lah , ▁by ▁British ▁author ▁Robert ▁S . ▁H ich ens . ▁ ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁a ▁financial ▁crisis ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s ▁after ▁her ▁screen ▁career ▁der a iled , ▁Naz im ova ▁put ▁her ▁property ▁to ▁work ▁generating ▁an ▁income ▁by ▁building ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁r ental ▁" v illas " ▁around ▁the ▁original ▁house . ▁The ▁opening ▁party ▁for ▁" The ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al la ▁Hotel " ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁She ▁found ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁hotel ▁manager ▁un su itable ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁her ▁un sc rup ul ous ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁enter prise ▁had ▁nearly ▁bank rupted ▁her , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁she ▁sold ▁out ▁her ▁remaining ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁property , ▁au ction ed ▁off ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁furn iture ▁and ▁other ▁household ▁goods , ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Broadway ▁stage . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁own ers ▁had ▁normal ized ▁the ▁sp elling ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁name ▁to ▁" Al lah ". ▁ ▁After ▁Naz im ova ' s ▁renew ed ▁Broadway ▁success ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁ill ness ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁r ented ▁Villa ▁ 2 4 , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁Hotel ▁ ▁C ater ing ▁to ▁both ▁short - term ▁and