Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

The location was great. Facility was vintage but updated. Staff was attentive.

Let me start by saying that this was an amazing hotel and I would recommend it to anyone looking to stay on the strip. But there are a few things you should know before you book. [...] you have one and only one option when it comes to parking your car; valet, that's it, no self parking. What you are not told when you book is that it's 30 dollars a night…!!! Why this is not included in the room price I'm not sure but it was not very cool. My last and final word of advice is that the Hotel bar (Paradise pool bar) is WAY, WAY ,WAY overpriced. I ordered two drinks (7&7 and a Gin & Tonic) and was charged 30, yes you read that right, 30 dollars!!! A bottle from the room fridge was 32 dollars. Not to mention it was the worst 7&7 and Gin & Tonic I have ever tasted in my life. Not sure how you can screw up a drink that has two ingredients but this bartender managed to do so. My wife and I ended up going up the street to the Pig & Whistle and had a blast. I highly recommend ditching the overpriced hotel bar and hit the P&W. Like I said at the start of this review, the Hotel is a great place to stay, just not to park or drink.

Historic building centrally located to all Hollywood sights, venues, shopping, dining and clubs. Needs a bit of building renovation, paint on bathroom floors was chipping, old shower fixture was stuck. Friendly and professional staff. Standard rates a bit pricey, great hotel if they are running special room rates, ie via [...], etc.

I live in LA, bf does not, and wanted to spend a full day/late night in Hollywood. Great way to "experience" Hollywood by staying the night at The Roosevelt. It's a Hollywood landmark (don't let the outside fool you~ even though I LUV the old hotel sign, esp at night). Considered The Renaissance, Marriott across the street @ Hollywood & Highland (same price range), but it's more for those in town w/ fam, business, or staying longer than a weekend. The Roosevelt crowd is 25-35, single, trendy, and a little bit "vegas". Also, considered The Standard off Sunset, but friends gave poor reviews (not to be mistaken for The Standard, downtown LA, very good reviews). Only thing about location for The Roosevelt is it's not on Sunset strip, but there's taxis on stand-by, so nbd. Valet prkg a MUST, and yes it's about $30/day, but consider the location, that's normal for ANY hotel in a major downtown city. Recommend a room w/ poolside view (not what we got b/c we wanted a lil' privacy but fun for people-watching & being up in the "mix"). Bathrooms are small, ours only had half a shower door (that was the "look", suppose to be modern?), tight fit for 2 in shower, no counter-space (had to do make-up/hair on floor in front of full length mirror). Hotel has 24hr room service (limited menu but theres a 24hr burger joint downstairs), and minibar (but stock ur own supply for obvious rea$on$). We were cheesy and did an ALL-morning "Grand Tour" LA tour (via Starline tours). I ended up liking it b/c my bf got to see ALL of the important sites (HW Bowl, Kodak Theatre, Chinese Theater, Rodeo Drive, La Brea Tar Pits, Olvera St, Farmer's Market/the Grove, Disney Music Hall, etc.) w/out relying on me to get him there (plus, I don't know the "history/facts" like the tour guide). It picked us up across the street at the Graumann's Chinese theater so we valet our car early in the morning (8am) and hotel held our bags until we were ready to check in later (tour ended about 2-3p). You spend about 20mins at each location & if we wanted we could drive back to a spot that we liked afterwards (nothing's really too far from hotel). It's about $60pp but still worth it one time, esp for those who aren't from LA. And I've been to those places many times but still ended up learning or seeing something I never knew. Before going out at night, I recommend having cocktails around the bar areas at The Roosevelt, very loungy-feel. If staying on a friday nite have dinner at Cafe WAS b/c (Ivan Kane's) 40 Deuces closed in Hollywood about 2yrs ago and Cafe WAS now has the girls on fri nites (burlesque dancers~ the sexiest ones in LA area), there's 2 shows. You don't need to have dinner to see girls (but good luck having a view at the bar). Get a good spot and make a dinner reservation.

It was a true Hollywood experience. Red carpet, stars, and history.

It was a very stylish hotel in an excellent location. We enjoyed our stay. The only negatives are that nothing is really included in your stay except for housekeeping. You must pay to park your car in the lot, pay to make a local phone call, pay to do anything really. The drinks at the Tropica were very expensive. Overall, I enjoyed my stay because of the location and history of the hotel. If I ever return to LA, I will probably stay at one of the beaches.

Some "cabana rooms" are overlooking a street and the Hotel chose to have the windows frosted. My husband and I asked to be moved to a room with a clear window. The staff was helpful and we ended up in a cabana room with balcony overlooking the pool, which was great! We enjoyed drinking our coffee in the morning in our private balcony above the pool. The only thing to note is that the pool bar is a trendy bar so it plays loud music until 2AM in the weekends. Not family friendly but it didn't bother us. All in all, a good hotel with a good location if you choose the room that fits your style. We will probably stay there again in the future.

I've stayed at the Roosevelt over six times in the past few months, and find it a great place to stay for business. The fittness center is small, clean, well equipped and almost always empty. If you work out in the morning, often there is a pot of fresh coffee outside the fittness center at the ready. I always stay in the cabana rooms (either garden or pool view)which are decent sized and sound-proofed much better than other hotels in the same price/sytle category. If you stay in the cabana rooms on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening during good weather and are looking for a quiet getaway, the poolside rooms aren't for you as the Tropicana Bar is often booked for events which can last well into the early hours. The garden view rooms, however, are always quiet as they face residential blocks of Hollywood. The staff at the Roosevelt is always friendly and accomodating, even if they do not recognize you as a return guest. The valets and door staff, on the other hand, are some of the best! They are incredibly personable and professional.

Hotel is very cool but very weird. Reminded us of a David Lynch movie set. Dark and moody. We did get lost a few times in the hotel. Loved our stay. We stayed in a Cabana Room that overlooks the pool. We had a balcony view of the pool and Tropicana Bar. Only complaint would be that the room was very dark (not enough lighting) and we had to track down ice (no ice machine on our floor even though the hotel directory said their was ice on each floor). We ended up going to the bar to get ice and were told we have to call front desk and have ice delivered to our room.

Location was great, walking distance to everything. Was glad I didn't rent a car, you had to pay to park everywhere we went.