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Dream Hotels are Dreaming of Hollywood

November 28, 2011 at 11:55 AM | by | Comments (0)

Looks like Hampshire Hotels will be "hopping off the plane at LAX with a dream and their cardigan." Ok, well maybe not the cardigan but definitely a dream...a Dream Hotel, that is.

The LA Times reports that construction on the 148-room hotel will begin in the spring at Selma Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard, right in the middle of Hollywood (and closest to the W Hollywood and The Redbury.)

Not many more details have been released but the hotel will have a rooftop swimming pool, a restaurant and a lounge. It should open in the fall of 2013. Is it us or does that just seem like forever away? Let's hope we don't forget about this dream in the meantime. But considering how long we waited for the Dream Downtown in NYC, we guess we'll be able to tough it out.

[Photo rendering: LA Times]

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For 'Entourage's' Final Season, The Boys are Living Large at the Hollywood Roosevelt

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
August 3, 2011 at 2:27 PM | by | Comments (0)

Nary an episode of Entourage airs without at least one scene taking place in a hot Hollywood hotel so it's no surprise that the final season of the bro show is starting off with Vince, Turtle, E and Johnny Drama living it up at the Hollywood Roosevelt in a penthouse suite.

Granted, they are only there because Turtle accidentally burned down their house but still, the guys have had a long love affair with the Roosevelt. (See here and here.) This time around they are presumably shacked up in the Gable Lombard Penthouse Suite at the hotel which has three full-size bedrooms (we're guessing Turtle and Johnny Drama are sharing) as well as a full-sized kitchen, vaulted ceilings, 1,500sq.ft. of roof deck space underneath the Hollywood Roosevelt sign, and a built-in surround system, among many other amenities.

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New Miniseries Will Explore Chateau Marmont's Celeb-Filled Past

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 8221 Sunset Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90046
June 27, 2011 at 10:19 AM | by | Comment (1)

The Chateau Marmont has had its share in the spotlight, most recently in the Sofia Coppola-helmed flick Somewhere. But now the West Hollywood hotel will have its own starring role in a new miniseries from Office star John Krasinski and Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin, Deadline Hollywood reported.

The duo will executive produce the hotel-set HBO show with hotelier Andre Balazs and his daughter Alessandra. (Aha! So this is that TV show Andre was working on.) It will be based off the book Life at the Marmont by former hotel co-owner Raymond R. Sarlot and Fred Basten.

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Kelly Osbourne Joins the Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
April 25, 2011 at 11:42 AM | by | Comments (0)

Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt has seen its share of stop and starts. First David Arquette is signed on, then he isn't, then he is. The opening date was pushed back several times. The latest news is that Kelly Osbourne will be joining the oompa loompa circus as creative director.

She'll somehow fit the new gig into her schedule as a fashion correspondent for E! and contributor to Joan Rivers' Fashion Police. She'll work with just-outta-rehab Arquette, who's back as a co-host with creator Jeff Beacher.

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Chateau Marmont Bans an 'Apprentice' Alum for Tweeting about a Celeb

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 8221 Sunset Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90046
April 21, 2011 at 10:17 AM | by | Comment (1)

Be careful about tweeting about celebs at star-packed Chateau Marmont. Former Apprentice contestant Jenn Hoffman was dining in Bar Marmont when she saw Rachel Hunter break out into some crazy behavior and she tweeted about it. The result: Hoffman is banned from the hotel for a year.

Hoffman took to her blog to explain the sitch:

"She's doing high kicks in the middle of the restaurant, she's yelling and screaming, she's singing happy birthday at the top of her lungs to a party that's not her party, she is doing full on splits—splits—spread eagle this way and this way in the middle of the restaurant...showing everyone her ladyparts."

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Come Out and Play at the Hollywood Roosevelt's The Spare Room

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
April 15, 2011 at 1:01 PM | by | Comments (0)

If you long for the days of your youth, when you could spend the day playing in the arcade, the Hollywood Roosevelt offers an entertainment option so that won't have to fight with 11-year-olds to get some game action.

Opened by nightlife visionaries Med Abrous and Marc Rose, The Spare Room, a dark, cozy, upscale gaming parlour and cocktail lounge, where you can play without mom telling you it's time to go home. The Spare Room, which sits in the mezzanine level of the hotel, has an old rec room vibe with two vintage bowling lanes, games galore and an old-school photo booth.

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Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt to Be a Members-Only Club

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
March 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM | by | Comments (0)

David Arquette may have dropped out but Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt is still opening, although with some caveats.

While we last heard the show would premiere March 16, private previews are starting tomorrow and only VIPs are allowed. How do you know if you are a VIP? If you got this invite. Page Six reports:

[Jeff Beacher] sent antique-looking, oversize books containing mini-bar bottles of Red Bull and vodka, and an invite to the venue which starts previews Wednesday. Some VIPs got them personally hand-delivered by an Oompa Loompa. "Privileges will be withdrawn from any individual who removes one or more midgets from the library," warns the invite.

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Get a Blo Job at the W Hollywood's New Blowout Bar

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 6250 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
February 16, 2011 at 12:06 PM | by | Comment (1)

Traditional hotel salons might be as last season as the pixie cut. Following in the steps of The SLS, the W Hollywood just opened its own blowout salon, Blo Blow Dry Bar.

You won't see a single pair of scissors at Blo; the salon only does blowouts. The typical service includes a wash and blowout in about 30 minutes for $33. At that price, we'd be tempted to lazily have someone else do our hair each day we stay at the hotel.

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Beacher's Madhouse Postpones Its Opening To March 16

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
February 11, 2011 at 11:31 AM | by | Comment (1)

It’s not just hotels suffering from opening jitters at the moment; hotel shows are getting performance anxiety, too.

We were uber-excited for the Valentine’s Day opening of Beacher's Madhouse - basically a modern day circus, minus the animals and with extra comedy and vaudeville - at the Hollywood Roosevelt on Monday, but now we’re told that the opening has been postponed to March 16.

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SAG Celebs Hit the Chateau Marmont To Diss The Chateau Marmont

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 8221 W Sunset Blvd [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90046
January 31, 2011 at 1:01 PM | by | Comments (0)

Normally we’d think that anyone who got an invite to a party at the Chateau Marmont would be kinda grateful, but then celebs always like to do things differently, no? At the EW pre SAG awards bash at the Chateau Marmont on Saturday, according to USA Today, the talk on the red carpet was about the hotel – and its shortcomings.

Garcelle Beauvais said the parking is “always horrible”. Joel McHale complained that he’s only started getting his invites since he had kids, which “puts a damper on it.” And apparently Ben McKenzie (presumably not the one from the OC since he also said he first visited in the 60s) said his first memories of the place were a “haze”.

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Three Words To Make Your Winter Better: Taco Beach Shack

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 334 Arizona St. [map], Hollywood, FL, United States, 33019
January 13, 2011 at 10:29 AM | by | Comments (0)

This tasty piece of news slipped by us in December, but now we're in the middle of the January freeze, we think we're going to savor it even more: Hollywood Beach Suites, Hostel + Hotel in Florida has a brand new Mexican cantina, Taco Beach Shack. We love all three of those things, so how can it go wrong?

Located on A1A just off Hollywood Boulevard, the huge outdoor space has a wraparound bar, sofas, ping-pong tables, large plasma screens--and soon it will also have a swimming pool.

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What Do Charlie Sheen, Justin Bieber and 'Golden Voice' Ted Williams Have in Common?

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1755 North Highland Ave. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028
January 11, 2011 at 11:46 AM | by | Comment (1)

They are all up to no good at hotels!

Let's start with The Man with the Golden Voice first. After a life-changing week last week that started with him homeless on the streets of Cleveland and ended with several job offers and a luxury room at the Jumeirah Essex House, Ted Williams was detained by police at the Renaissance Hollywood last night.

The LA Times reports that police were called to the hotel for a disturbance. When they arrived, they found Ted and an "unidentified family member" who had been in a heated argument. (The Gossip Cop says it was one of Ted's daughters.) Maybe they were arguing over who would pay for valet at the hotel which runs up to $29 a night.

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