Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

(323) 466-7000

7000 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028 34.1014 -118.342

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood, Central LA

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Last updated 12.29.11

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Hotel & Motel Amenities:

Hotel Dining, Hotel Pool

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In Short – Located within the '50s-style cabana building overlooking the hotel's buzzing pool bar, this intimate lounge offers a secluded retreat for famous visitors and private parties. White-tufted sofas and loungers are set amongst dark-wood floors and a paneled ceiling. With views of the sexy poolside scene, the space features its own entertainment system and posh outdoor area for cruising. Guests are offered a choice of private catering or room service noshes ranging from burgers to salads.

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The Extras:
The Olypmic-size heated outdoor swimming pool features a restored underwater mural by David Hockney.
Know Before You Go:
Since the departure of its famous promoter, the pool is only open to hotel guests, VIPs and those with bottle service reservations (available through the hotel directly).
Parking:
The valet is usually pretty fast, but be sure to validate your parking ticket at the bar or expect a hefty exit fee on the way out.
ambiance
90.90999603271484% positive
  1. “GREAT hotel in a great location”
  2. “The decor and ambiance is amazing and worth the price.”
  3. “So when guests came from San Diego, I suggested it for its great location, so we could walk to bars and restaurants, go to Teddy's, etc.”
  4. “Great location for tourist activity and a beautifully decorated old hotel.”
  5. “really nice staff and nice rooms with good views.”
  6. “The rooms are huge and so comfortable.”
  7. “The drinks are expensive but that's what one would expect for the atmosphere.”
  8. “The atmosphere is very friendly and 'loungey', great place to meet some really good looking people.”
  9. “Awesome location, right in front of Kodak Theater”
  10. “The views from the rooms are really great of Sunset Boulevard and for mornings the Coffee Bean is right across the street.”
  11. “If you like orange lighting against black panels, you might like this hotel decor more then I do.”
drinks
50.0% positive
  1. “The drinks are expensive but that's what one would expect for the atmosphere.”
  2. “The drinks are expensive, so bring a date girls!”
  3. “Nice and very friendly staff, I even became friends with one of them who helped me get into a 944 mag party that was at the tropicana bar that night.”
  4. “We used to love eating cheeseburgers and drinking affordable cocktails poolside.”
food quality
0.0% positive
  1. “The server took an hour to get every round, the food was bad and overpriced, and forget getting lounge chairs, as they were booked all day by noon.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “The atmosphere is very friendly and 'loungey', great place to meet some really good looking people.”
service
75.0% positive
  1. “really nice staff and nice rooms with good views.”
  2. “The atmosphere is very friendly and 'loungey', great place to meet some really good looking people.”
  3. “Nice and very friendly staff, I even became friends with one of them who helped me get into a 944 mag party that was at the tropicana bar that night.”
  4. “The staff is wonderful.”
  5. “The pool area is just amaizing, the waitresses/waitors are very friendly.”
  6. “The server took an hour to get every round, the food was bad and overpriced, and forget getting lounge chairs, as they were booked all day by noon.”
  7. “Later that night, the doorman at Teddy's was unbearably rude and would not let us in, despite the fact that we were hotel guests, and when we called down to the front desk to complain, the guy said, "just because you're hotel guests doesn't guarantee entr”
  8. “Everyone friendly and helpful.”
  9. “The people were all pretty gross - not glamorous at all, but girls with really bad implants who were going topless and making out with their hairy boyfriends poolside.”
  10. “had a relatively good experience with the valet staff and housekeeping, but the front desk, concierge and service staff seemend so inexperienced.”
  11. “The rooms were beautiful, the staff was very kind.”
  12. “The staff in general are all very nice.”
value
37.5% positive
  1. “The hotel is really pricey , but honestly it was worth it.”
  2. “The drinks are expensive, so bring a date girls!”
  3. “We used to love eating cheeseburgers and drinking affordable cocktails poolside.”
  4. “The drinks are expensive but that's what one would expect for the atmosphere.”
  5. “The server took an hour to get every round, the food was bad and overpriced, and forget getting lounge chairs, as they were booked all day by noon.”
  6. “The rooms are huge and so comfortable.”
  7. “Drinks are expensive I think but I don't usually pay for them so I'm not completely sure.”
  8. “The decor and ambiance is amazing and worth the price.”
3 Star Rating: Average

07/03/11

It's ok

by donaldforhire

I stayed here when I moved to LA. This is truly a Hollywood landmark and a great place to see celebs.. the rooms are beautiful, the hospitality is good. My problem was that when I went there, there was a private function and security was over the top and a little in your face. I don't mind not being a VIP, but I am still paying a lot of cash for a room and drinks.. The Pool is beautiful, parking works and your are right in the middle of everything... if the cost is clear, this is a fun place to stop by and have a drink... but it only gets three stars because they should have kept a leash on the help.

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/01/11

One of the worst hotels money can buy

by kentgray

No doubt this place has an incredible night scene - as a club, it gets closer to 4 stars. As a hotel, this place is a DUMP. Stayed there several times now - rooms are small, dark and dirty. Supposedly-cool 1970's dark decor just masks the poor room quality. Overdue for a remodel.

As someone who spends over 100 nights / year in hotels, save your money folks and stay elsewhere.

3 Star Rating: Average

01/04/10

Trendy

by niecehead

Not that impressive

  • Cons: Expensive
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/09/09

Great Hotel

by Guilherme Gomide

Great choice. Awesome location, right in front of Kodak Theater

  • Pros: Location, customer service, nice bar at the pool
  • Cons: My room was kind of small
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/05/09

Worst service and trashiest hotel in Hollywood

by overitla

I have lived in LA for 5 years, always drive by this hotel, heard good things, and wondered. So when guests came from San Diego, I suggested it for its great location, so we could walk to bars and restaurants, go to Teddy's, etc. From the second we arrived, every single person on staff was rude, obnoxious, and completely unhelpful. The front desk girls literally turned up their noses at us! We arrived early, couldn't check in until 3 p.m., so we went to Tropicana to have drinks and apps by the pool. The hostess gave us attitude, sitting us at the worst table in the house (right by a very loud speaker that was on its last leg, blaring out Bon Jovi songs). The people were all pretty gross - not glamorous at all, but girls with really bad implants who were going topless and making out with their hairy boyfriends poolside. The server took an hour to get every round, the food was bad and overpriced, and forget getting lounge chairs, as they were booked all day by noon. The bathroom was so small in our room, I am 5'4" and my knees were against the wall whenever I sat on the toilet. The fire alarm on the ceiling was hanging down loose off its wires (that made me feel safe), there were nail polish stains on the carpet, and even though there were three of us in the room, we only got two towels between us. Later that night, the doorman at Teddy's was unbearably rude and would not let us in, despite the fact that we were hotel guests, and when we called down to the front desk to complain, the guy said, "just because you're hotel guests doesn't guarantee entry into Teddy's...it's a private club, that's just the way it is..." It was July 4th, and the only people in line were ridiculously tacky tourists, and here we were, a hot blonde, and two brunettes with money to spend... RIDICULOUS. The next day, my friends promptly checked out and went to the Beverly Wilshire, which was an entirely different (and MUCH more upscale experience)!

  • Pros: Nice Pool
  • Cons: EVERYTHING ELSE

The Details on Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Place Categories:

  • love hotel
  • nice friendly staff
  • comfortable rooms
  • great location
  • expensive drinks
  • amazing price
  • helpful everyone
  • overpriced food
  • recommend place
  • loungey atmosphere
  • really great views
  • very friendly waitresseswaitors
  • obnoxious kids
  • obnoxious irresponsible parents
  • affordable cocktails
  • pretentious bunch
  • worst hotelstaying experience
  • most amazingly stunning suit
  • beautiful tropicana bar
  • great stay
  • great wednesday night
  • unbearably rude doorman
  • really nice beds
  • like hotel decor
  • all pretty gross people

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