The Hollywood Roosevelt

My wife and I have been coming here for a two-night staycation in July for her birthday and in December for our anniversary for a few years now. It's our favorite historic hotel in L.A. and ALWAYS a hit. The building is beautiful, the staff is attentive, your car is secure in their monitored parking lot, and the food and drink are great. It's an easy walk from the hotel to eat at the iconic Musso and Frank's Grill (105+ years and counting), and the Hollywood Roosevelt has a great breakfast place by the pool (Rosy's) and a lobby bar that features fun things like jazz when we were there on 12/26. Shout-out to Chanda to helped us secure our favorite room if available. It was! She saw to it that we got VIP coupons for drinks upon check-in to toast our anniversary. We also loved our super attentive/friendly server Aidan at breakfast, and our room service delivery guys--Luis and Ricardo. Can't wait to make our reservation for my wife's birthday in July. For foreign travelers, this is the perfect hotel to base yourself because other destinations, such as Beverly Hills, are only a few miles away.

The rooms are lovely, large and faithful to a bygone era with extremely comfortable beds. The pool area is charming, with a bar, cafe and comfortable lounges. It’s hard to believe you’re so close to Hollywood Boulevard in this relaxing and evocative hotel.

The Hollywood Roosevelt is a gorgeous historic building, but it is run by a group of disorganized and clueless individuals. I will share a couple of anecdotes from my experiences here: 1. My boyfriend and I did a staycation at the hotel, and he requested a late check out which was an additional $100+ for 2 hours. At the initial checkout time (not the late checkout time he paid for), an employee came knocking at our door aggressively trying to kick us out. My boyfriend told him we have late checkout, and called the front desk who "didn't see that noted". They then double checked and saw that we were indeed noted as a late check out, and had paid the additional fee. 2. My friends and I purchased tickets for the magic show in the library bar. We asked an employee how to get there and they looked at us as though we had two heads. "Library bar? What's that?". 3. To resolve an issue with magic tickets, we flagged the issue to the front desk who guaranteed someone from food and beverage would reach out. No one ever did. A few days later we called the front desk, who transferred the call to reservations, who transferred us back to the front desk and so on and so forth. Once again, disorganized and clueless individuals. If you like headaches, deciphering riddles, and surrounded by incompetents, this is the place for you! Now you may be wondering why I didn't rate the roosevelt 1 star. Despite it's lackluster, or rather atrocious service, management, problem solving - the hotel itself is a gem. The history is fascinating and the pool is beautiful - painted by David Hockney himself. If you love hollywood history and architecture it's worth checking out for a drink, but I would not recommend making any reservations. Just play it safe and go to the lobby bar then move on.

This is the coolest hidden gem in LA So much history So clean and architecturally amazing Codey the head of security is super cool They gave amazing food and different bars and venues within. The rooms have one of the best mini bar and snack spread I have ever seen

Amazing historical property with an equally amazing staff! Highly recommended for anyone looking for a flavor of old Hollywood! We really appreciated Mark taking care or bags and giving us great information. We will definitely be making a trip back in the new year.