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For 'Entourage's' Final Season, The Boys are Living Large at the Hollywood Roosevelt
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...
August 03, 2011
Kelly Osbourne Joins the Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt
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...
April 25, 2011
Come Out and Play at the Hollywood Roosevelt's The Spare Room
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...
April 15, 2011
The 'Top Chef' Finale Sees Hotel Action in LA and the Bahamas
While everyone's pulling out his best Tom Colicchio face and judging Richard Blais and Michael Isabella's four-course menu (Blais, you should have went with the Cap'n Crunch ice cream) on last night's Top Chef finale, we are scoping out all of the hotels featured on the all-stars competition. The...
March 31, 2011
Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt to Be a Members-Only Club
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?...
March 22, 2011
The Hollywood Roosevelt Goes Public with Its New Public Kitchen and Bar
Right in time for the Oscars, Hollywood Roosevelt just opened its newest restaurant, Public Kitchen and Bar. The lobby restaurant, which replaces Dakota, will be the perfect setting for an Oscars dinner, since the hotel hosted the first awards ceremony. Then there's the contemporary American fare from Executive Chef...
February 25, 2011
Get Pumped for the Oscars with These LA Hotel Parties and Drink Specials
A Black Swan! While Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams are likely scrambling to get the perfect ensemble and prepping their acceptance speeches for Sunday's Oscars, hotels are gearing up for the big night with a slew of cocktails, eats and par-tays so ordinary folks like us can join in...
February 24, 2011
Beacher's Madhouse Postpones Its Opening To March 16
Its not just hotels suffering from opening jitters at the moment; hotel shows are getting performance anxiety, too. We were uber-excited for the Valentines Day opening of Beacher's Madhouse - basically a modern day circus, minus the animals and with extra comedy and vaudeville - at the Hollywood Roosevelt...
February 11, 2011
Does Beacher's Madhouse at The Hollywood Roosevelt Induce Rehab?
Last night, party man David Arquette checked into rehab for booze and other issues. But not before one last party. So where did he choose to go on his last binge? Why the Hollywood Roosevelt for the sneak New Year's Eve preview of Beacher's Madhouse, a show he is...
January 03, 2011
Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt Will Now Open on February 14
Kiddie parties welcome!We've been so busy tracking the new bachelor moves of David Arquette that we nearly forgot about the new show he is working on at the Hollywood Roosevelt--Beacher's Madhouse.Last we checked, the show wouldn't officially open until mid-January but now we've got word that the show will...
December 06, 2010
David Arquette Prefers The Mondrian Over The Roosevelt for Late Night Shenanigans
David Arquette has been going around all over town promoting his divorce upcoming show, Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt but it looks like he doesn't have an exclusive contract with the hotel for anything else. The NY Post reports that last weekend Arquette continued his erratic behavior at--where...
November 17, 2010
In LA for Turkey Day? Here are 6 Hotels for Thanksgiving Dinner
Yum, turkey at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge. This Thanksgiving, forget about spending hours shopping, the day cooking in the kitchen and then the evening doing sinks full of dishes. There are a number of Los Angeles hotels that will serve up the traditional meal, with no fuss...
November 15, 2010
Beacher's Madhouse at The Roosevelt Will Not Open Until Mid-January
The one good thing to come out of the split between Hollywood stars Courtney Cox and David Arquette might be the publicity for David's circus act/variety show, Beacher's Madhouse, with ringmaster Jeff Beacher, set to open inside The Hollywood Roosevelt. After all, the split got us wondering when the...
October 20, 2010
When Is Beacher's Madhouse at the Roosevelt Starting?
Now that David Arquette is in the midst of a separation from wife Courtney Cox, we're guessing he has more time on his hands for socializing. And the first thought that comes to our hotel-oriented minds is his show, Beacher's Madhouse, which is set to debut at the Hollywood Roosevelt...
October 12, 2010
'Smoosh' in Style at Thompson Hotels with Designer Condoms
Yes, you read that headline right. Thompson Hotels will now be selling limited-edition designer condoms at their hotels. Fashion designer Charlotte Ronson (sister to Sam and Mark) has teamed up with Proper Attire condoms to create stylishly packaged condoms so that ladies will feel comfortable reaching for protection that...
September 20, 2010
The Hollywood Roosevelt Has Officially Turned into a Circus
It looks like Hotel Fun continues to be the rage in Los Angeles. The Mondrian has ping-pong and now the Hollywood Roosevelt has midgets. According to this announcement the hotel will be getting a Vegas import act--Jeff Beacher's Madhouse presented by none other than David Arquette. The show will feature...
August 04, 2010
HotelChatter's 10 Sexiest Hotel Rooms Alive!
For adults only. With the prevalence of peekaboo bathrooms these days, you'd think that hotels are all a bit sex-crazed. But as always, there's a difference between looking sexy and being sexy. We at HotelChatter have sussed out the 10 Sexiest Hotel Rooms Alive! These rooms go beyond voyeuristic showers...
July 26, 2010
Summer Suppers at Hollywood Roosevelt's New Restaurant, The Bridge
The Hollywood Roosevelt recently opened up a new restaurant on the Marilyn Monroe Bridge overlooking the pool from above the Tropicana Bar, but we were waiting to get in there until all the brouhaha from The Hills finale died down. Once we were sure Spencer Pratt had vacated the premises,...
July 23, 2010
'The Hills' Come Alive One Last Time at The Hollywood Roosevelt
Poolside at The Hollywood Roosevelt last night was quite a scene as past and present cast members of "The Hills" gathered together to say goodbye to the series once and for all. (Hallelujah! This crap is finally over!)We have no idea whether or not Spencer Pratt actually shacked up...
July 14, 2010
We Hope Spencer Booked His Room at The Roosevelt on Hotwire
UPDATE!: 'The Hills' Series Finale after party is taking place at the hotel and everyone feared that Spencer would crash the party. So the hotel cancelled Spencer's reservation. Insanity! But kinda awesome. However, we're still not sure what is up because then Spencer tweeted about a release party happening...
July 13, 2010
'Entourage' is Back and Hitting Up Old Hotel Haunts
UPDATE: We hear that The W Hollywood will be featured on next week's episode! We'll have the recap right here for you. Yes folks, Entourage is back on HBO for another season of things going swimmingly in Hollywood for Vince, E, Drama and Turtle. Sure, the boys might have...
June 28, 2010
Sexy Nanette Lepore Dresses Have Arrived at the Hollywood Roosevelt
Meet Elaine. She works at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt and she graciously agreed to model her new "uniform"-- a little black dress designed by Nanette Lepore , especially for Thompson Hotels. This dress looks slightly different from the sketch we initially posted but the zippers up the...
June 10, 2010
Nanette Lepore to Put Her Feminine Designs on Thompson Hotels
The latest fashion designer to make her mark on hotel uniforms will be Nanette Lepore, whose girly, feminine designs we've always admired (and when feeling especially spendthrift, purchased.) Lepore will now outfit the cocktail servers at Thompson Hotels' rooftop bars at Thompson LES and Donovan House in DC as well...
June 01, 2010
'Clash of The Titans' Rents Out the Hollywood Roosevelt
Congrats to our loyal readers and Twitter followers @Dsems and @ladew who thoroughly researched yesterday afternoon's Guess the Hotel hints to discover that it was indeed the movie, "Clash of the Titans 2" that held its post-premiere after-party at the Hollywood Roosevelt. In doing so, the hotel transformed its...
April 01, 2010
Adventures in Blind Hotel Booking: The Hollywood Roosevelt for $122
Now that Quikbook and Travelocity are getting into the blind booking business, joining Hotwire and Priceline, we've got many more tools to use when searching for bargain hotel rates. So we've decided to keep regular tabs on our wins (and in some cases, losses). We used to call this...
March 31, 2010
Vintage Details Inside Hotels: Do You Even Notice Them?
You know, we've always noticed the little things that make hotels uniquehello, this is HotelChatterbut we often wonder if the average guest cares that their hotel has perhaps an original (and functioning) US mail chute like at LA's Hollywood Roosevelt or NYC's Roosevelt Hotel (no relation). Extra vintage touches...
March 24, 2010
The Hollywood Roosevelt is Still Burning Bright in the Heart of Hollywood
Welcome to our regular feature, Pitch Your Hotel, where we let hoteliers, general managers and other hotel execs tell us on-camera what makes their hotels so different from all the rest. And believe us, the competition is fierce these days. So sit back, relax and listen to them explain...
February 22, 2010
Just Chilling at the Hollywood Roosevelt Pool
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February 19, 2010
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Gets Jazzed About Brunch
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel has a long and checkered history that well pre-dates todays celebrity tantrums and Super Sweet 16 parties. As a way of hearkening back to that golden-hued heyday, the hotel has started offering a new Jazz Brunch on Sundays from 11:00am-3:00pm. Since the special brunch starts...
November 20, 2009
Celebrate Halloween Where 'Ghostbusters' Was Filmed
'Tis the season for a parade of hotel parties. Holiday dinners in the hundred dollar range are just around the corner, but it's Halloween that precedes the hanging of tinsel from marble-tiled lobbies. Most of the upcoming events we've heard of are the standard ballroom/costume/D.J. affairs that attract crowds...
October 23, 2009
Inside The Hollywood Roosevelt's Tower Rooms
While off about the world, staying in everything from bed-and-breakfasts to five-star hotels, don't forget that you need some transportation to reach these places. Over at Jaunted, we've been covering the launch of Jetblue's inaugural LAX routes, and the airline was kind enough to put us up at the...
June 19, 2009
When Your Prom is Held at Hollywood Roosevelt, It Makes Headlines
If your prom was held at The Hollywood Roosevelt, you'd think it would end up being kinda...oh, we don't know: West-Coast-Gossip-Girl-swank. A place that is known as a playground for celebs a.k.a. the "popular kids" of the adult set has gotta be kind of an intimidating setting...
May 29, 2009
Is The Sunset Tower the New Hollywood Roosevelt?
This recent item in Page Six about a recent debaucherous party at the The Sunset Tower had us a bit concerned. And it's not because we are distraught over the caliber of women that How I Met Your Mother cutie Jason Segel is dating--although it does worry us quite...
March 19, 2009
On the Left Coast, Chuck Bass Hits the Hollywood Roosevelt
Gossip Girl here. When our favorite Upper East Siders abandon their Park Avenue perches and go west for the sun, at what hotspots might we expect to find the likes of S., Lonely Boy, Little J, Queen B., Nate and, perhaps most importantly Chuck Bass? Predictably, when...
March 03, 2009
Jessica Biel Throws JT a Bday Bash at the Hollywood Roosevelt
While the Standard LA was pumping something very unsexy back into the air, the Hollywood Roosevelt was playing host to a party for Justin Timberlake (see what we did there? Unsexy back?) According to E Online, actress Jessica Biel threw a surprise birthday bash for her her longtime boyf...
February 02, 2009
Some Folks Hate the H&M Ads On the Hollywood Roosevelt
On the East Coast, New Yorkers are not happy with Thompson Hotels due to their failure to open Smyth Tribeca in a timely fashion or open it at all, really. We're not sure if they're adding finishing touches or what. Meanwhile, over on the West Coast, some people...
January 13, 2009
The Hollywood Roosevelt for $129 a Night
Perhaps the heyday of the Hollywood Roosevelt is finally coming to an end. We just noticed a deal on Tablet Hotels from now through February 28th starting at $179 a night.Since the Golden Globe Awards are happening this Sunday, we thought we'd give the ole Roosevelt a lookie loo....
January 07, 2009
Tragedy at The Hollywood Roosevelt
Yesterday's Page Six featured a macabre item about the death of a young man at the Hollywood Roosevelt who died after swimming in the hotel's pool. This is tragic enough but Page Six reported that the hotel's management did not want the pool to be drained after the incident because,...
October 23, 2008
"The Hills" Hotel :: Audrina Throws a Party at the Hollywood Roosevelt
Apologies for being a little late with this. It's just that with Gossip Girl and The Hills on the same night, we sometimes have to boot up the ol' DVR. Besides, it really takes additional views to grasp the depth of the characters. Audrina was given some big responsibilities at...
September 19, 2008
Speaking of Beijing, 25 Degrees Burger Bar Opens in Hotel G
A 25 Degree burger.If you didn't already know, HotelChatter has a thang for hotel burgers. And oh how we wish we were headed to Beijing for the Olympics. 'Cuz if we were we would have to stay at the new designer hotel, Hotel G, which just opened a 25 Degrees...
August 04, 2008
Mmm Burgers :: Best Hidden Hotel Burger Shops
[Photo: Slice]BLT Burger has just opened inside of the Mirage in Las Vegas and we're already drooling. The all-burger dining experience comes from Chef Laurent Tourondel, he of the BLT Steak and BLT Market fame and here's a taste of what you can expect: Specialty burgers include the Tex-Mex, a...
July 17, 2008
Lindsay Lohan Returns to Favorite Boozy Hotel Bar for 22nd Birthday
Can you believe it? Lindsay Lohan is turning 22! We seriously thought she was like 35 already. Girlfriend not only looks a little worse for the wear in person she has also had more stuff happen in her young life than most peeps have in a lifetime. Super teen...
July 02, 2008
NBA Finals Hotels :: Scoping Out the LA Hotel Scene
So the Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA Finals this year. (Um...yay?) Should you find yourself needing a hotel room in Los Angeles to cheer on the Lakers, or either the Detroit Pistons or Boston Celtics, we've put together a few selections for the different types of fans....
May 30, 2008
HotelChatter Reader Deals :: Are You Ready for the Summer?
In which, HotelChatter readers are treated to exclusive hotel deals dug up by us. All deals have a limited amount of rooms attached to them and may sell out quickly. Today's Hotel Deals Royalton and Other Morgans Hotels Deals$50 off room rateThe Royalton in midtown Manhattan is offering $50...
May 09, 2008
Pills, Not Pillows, Cause for Thompson Hotel Complaint
Wednesday's Gatecrasher had an item that a recent New York female guest, Katy Valentine, at the new Thompson Hotel in La-La Land got ripped, er ripped off. Evidently bottles and bottles of her attention deficit/hyperactivity/narcolepsy/depression pills had gone missing from the room. Note: the gossip item said the new Thompson...
March 07, 2008
Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Affleck Do It at the Hollywood Roosevelt
It seems that hotels are the best places to film fake break-up movies. Last month, Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon put out a hilarious video/song called, "I'm F-ing Matt Damon" which was filmed at Miami Beach's Delano Hotel.For a while now we heard Jimmy Kimmel would do a video response...
February 25, 2008
Heard Around the Hotel World: Hollywood Edition
· Legendary "Mayor" of Hollywood Johnny Grant died on Wednesday night at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Now, maybe he and Marilyn can haunt the hotel together.· The scariest lodgings in all of Hollywood? The suites at the Celebrity Centre run by Scientology. The New Yorker says there are 39 hotel...
January 11, 2008
Jessica Simpson Brings Latest Conquest Tony Romo to Hollywood Roosevelt
What does Jessica Simpson do when she has a new man in her life? Well, she makes sure that she is photographed with him at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. JSimp and Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo hit up VIP club Teddy's to help celebrate her ex-assistant Cacee Cobb's 30th birthday...
December 03, 2007
OpenThread: Is The Thompson Hotel Experience Manifesto Worthy?
On Monday we published the Thompson Hotels Map, to track the aggressive growth of Thompson Hotels. We questioned whether or not Thompson would be able to provide the high level of customer service needed when you pay Thompson prices as they rolled out multiple hotels at the same time. We...
November 29, 2007
Introducing The Thompson Hotels Map
Click to go straight to the Thompson Hotels MapAs we head into the new year, we are bracing ourselves for the onslaught of Thompson Hotels that are "scheduled" to open in 2008.We are betting that the men of Thompson have learned their lesson from the long-delayed Six Columbus which took...
November 26, 2007
Inside the Hollywood Roosevelt
We spent Saturday night at the Hollywood Roosevelt and we picked probably the biggest night of the year at the hotel to stay there---the night of the Hollywood Roosevelt Halloween party. The entire hotel--from the lobby to Teddy's to Tropicana--was transformed into one big Halloween party. Funny enough, we were...
October 30, 2007
Getting to Know the Thompson Hotels Co-Owners
We've been chronicling every move of Thompson Hotels here recently so we weren't surprised by yesterday's article in the NYT Square Feet section on all the newest hotels popping up under this name. We've pretty much got all their newest hotels expected openings marked down on our calendars. (Just to...
October 29, 2007
25 Degrees of Separation at the Hollywood Roosevelt
Burger, InterruptedUpon our visit to the Hollywood Roosevelt last weekend, only one really good thing came out of that experience--the burger we had at the hotel's 25 Degrees restaurant. We actually went again last night to introduce our friend to this amazing burger.Open 24 hours (dangerous!), this joint is the...
October 17, 2007
Party Dispatch:: Bai Ling Looks Bored at the Hollywood Roosevelt
On Saturday night we hit up the "Visions of Hollywood" GQ photo exhibition at the Hollywood Roosevelt. We only did a quick walk-through of the exhibit and thus missed several celebs in the process because we were too busy drinking. But aside from this exhibit, there was a ton of...
October 15, 2007
Thompson Hotel Beverly Hills Set For July Opening, Six Columbus Set for 'Summer'
Scaffolding at Thompson Beverly Hills was seen back in April 2007.With all the Prince 3121 at the Hollywood Roosevelt, we have been neglecting Thompson Hotels other children.We hear, straight from the Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau, that Thompson Beverly Hills is set for a July opening. This is not...
June 26, 2007
Prince's First Concert at Hollywood Roosevelt Doesn't Include You and Your Friends
While we skulked around Hollywood Boulevard just as Prince's first show at the Hollywood Roosevelt was about to start, the LA Times was inside, walking the purple carpet amongst "200 beautiful people" and sitting three feet away from Prince as he jammed throughout the night. And it was a long...
June 25, 2007
The Incredibly True Adventures of Emailing Hollywood Roosevelt for Prince Tickets
With the announcement of Prince's intimate concerts at the Hollywood Roosevelt yesterday, we are sure the email hotline they released (3121HRH@ThompsonHotels.com) has been burning up with ticket requests.A good Friend of HotelChatter, who is a bit naive in thinking that she will actually be able to acquire these coveted tickets...
June 21, 2007
Prince To Start Performing at Hollywood Roosevelt June 23
UPDATE: Since we wrote this story at around 5:45am PST, we got the dates wrong. Prince starts this weekend, the 23rd and 24th. He will have three more shows next weekend as well, June 28-30.The time has come. Prince will indeed be performing at the Hollywood Roosevelt, starting June...
June 20, 2007
Prince Definitely Not Performing at Hollywood Roosevelt This Friday
UPDATE: Prince has finalized his contracts for at least five concerts, starting on June 23. The full scoop is here.We got a bit excited, as did seemingly everyone in the music and celeb blogosphere, that Prince would be starting up a seven-week gig of Friday night shows at the infamous...
June 11, 2007
Lindsay Lohan's Memorial Weekend Meltdown at the Mondrian Hotel
It seems as if it's a prerequisite for young stars these days to have meltdowns at luxury hotels. And the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles has been the victim of at least three. First there was Britney Spears. Then there was Jesse Metcalf. And now we have Lindsay Lohan.Just before...
May 29, 2007
Cain at the Cove Taking Atlantis Guests, Hollywood Roosevelt Still Up to No Good
More than a few people have been wondering whether or not guests at the main Atlantis hotel in the Bahamas are allowed to party at Cain, the hot nightclub in The Cove at Atlantis--the newest complex of this mega-resort.We tracked down a rep for Cain who told us this:While guests...
May 25, 2007
Prince To Get Room and Board Plus $3mil for Hollywood Roosevelt Gigs
The details on Prince's performance contract at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel haven't been finalized but already, reports are swirling that the musical superstart will get about $3 million for his seven week concert series set to begin on June 15. Page Six reports:"He's getting paid $3 million for the gigs...
May 23, 2007
Prince To Set Up Shop at the Hollywood Roosevelt
The Hollywood Roosevelt is apparently turning into a Vegas casino hotel minus the casino but now with a live musical act.The LA Times is reporting that Prince (who just finished a concert series at the Rio in Vegas) will begin a seven-week residency at the hotel starting sometime in mid-June....
May 22, 2007
Teddy's at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Still Problematic, Even for P. Diddy
Star-watching site TMZ.com is reporting that P. Diddy is being investigated for assault and battery after a run-in with an angry man who thought Diddy was hitting on his fiancee.The fracas went down at the celeb-beleagured Hollywood Roosevelt during a post-Oscars party on Sunday night/early Monday morning. At around 2...
February 28, 2007
Hollywood Roosevelt Security Called to Handle Model Meltdown
Looks like the Hollywood Roosevelt is still the place for celebs to demonstrate naughty behavior. Ben Widdicombe of the NY Daily News has listed this blind item in his gossip column today:Which rising Victoria's Secret model got herself kicked off a recent shoot (for a different label) after a diva...
February 06, 2007
Valentine's Day Hotel Packages: The Hollywood Roosevelt
Even cool celebrity hotels like the Hollywood Roosevelt want you to stay there during Valentine's Day.Hoping that you love old Hollywood stars as much as you love your partner or spouse, the Roosevelt is offering a Valentine's Day Package from February 11-20th. Choose from either a studio king accommodation or...
January 22, 2007
Roosevelt Hotel Nightmare: Britney Spears & Brandon Davis
In connecting the dots between a Perez Hilton blind item and a nasty report circulating around the web, many people are assuming that Brandon Davis nailed Britney Spears in a Roosevelt Hotel bathroom this past weekend. Sources say Britney Spears and Brandon Davis have been getting awfully cozy and...
December 04, 2006
Up Close and Personal at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Pool
Last week we finally got to have a look at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and see what all the fuss is about. For over a year, the hotel mavens have been telling us this place is a nightmare, so we wanted to see for ourselves, and we got a...
November 21, 2006
Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert Take Bad Fashion Sense to Teddy's at Hollywood Roosevelt
With Paris Hilton and Elisha Cuthbert arriving at Teddy's within the Hollywood Roosevelt, it's safe to conclude that the embattled club has managed to keep some of its celebrity clientele.Although with Paris Hilton looking like she raided the sale racks at Forever 21 and Elisha wearing the most hideous sweater/shawl/belt...
November 07, 2006
Where To Stay in Hollywood, When the Roosevelt Won't Have You?
HotelChatter Questions: In which, the intrepid HotelChatter editors and our hotel maven readers answer hotel questions that pop into our inbox. Have a question for us? Send it along. Have better answer than we gave, or better yet, want to give a vote of confidence to our answer? Comment...
October 05, 2006
Teddy's at Hollywood Roosevelt Reopens Minus Scheer-Demme but Now with Fred Durst
We knew it was too good too last.When Amanda Scheer-Demme was dumped from her nightlife position at the Hollywood Roosevelt, we thought finally this hotel would be getting back on track in actually servicing guests and not just the A-list Hollywood crowd.We know the hotel has made enormous strides in...
October 05, 2006
Haunted Hotels :: Hollywood Roosevelt
We've written about Haunted Hotels before but this week we're looking for some good ghost stories. We know, Halloween is not for another month, but if you plan on taking a trip around the end of October, you should know which hotels might have some unpleasant and unwanted guests. Unless,...
September 28, 2006
More Real Guests at the Hollywood Roosevelt
Around this time last year, the Hollywood Roosevelt was entering its struggle between deciding who was more important--celebrity clientele visiting the lounges and bars or actual paying overnight guests?But since then, the nightlife scene has calmed down a bit, allowing a tipster to let us know what its like to...
August 24, 2006
Pomeranc Turns to Madonna Advertecture at the Hollywood Roosevelt
While Angelenos eagerly await the opening of the H&M store in the Beverly Center (it's about time H&M got here!), we realize Jason Pomeranc must be having some tough times making his Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel profitable. How else can he explain the giant H&M ad featuring Madonna that is plastered...
August 16, 2006
Angelina Jolie Only Likes Women...Servers, That Is
Click Here to Go Straight to the HotelChatter Hollywood Star MapNY Post brings us some interesting news about the restaurant Dakota, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.ANGELINA Jolie loves to eat out - as long as a woman is serving her. When Jolie and two pals breezed into the Dakota restaurant...
August 02, 2006
Hotel Roosevelt and Entourage, Separated at Birth?
If you are an Entourage watcher you may have noticed last night's episode was filmed poolside at Hotel Roosevelt. Turns out HBO's Entourage, which has been limping along this season, and the beleaguered Hollywood hotel have more in common than you might think. Both were once hot properties with...
July 17, 2006
Hollywood Roosevelt :: Star Map Stop #1
HotelChatter Hollywood Star MapIn the old days at The Hollywood Roosevelt Shirley Temple tapped dance on the stairway and Marilyn Monroe posed for her first-ever suntan ad on the hotel pool diving board. After Jason Pomeranc rescued and re-habbed the place last spring, they installed the Tropicana Bar and the...
May 19, 2006
Google Earth Hotels: Hollywood Roosevelt
This is what the stars see looking down on the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and we mean real in-outer-space stars, not Lindsay Lohan.The Tropicana Bar may no longer be under the helm of Amanda Scheer-Demme but a recent X Box party at the hotel shows that it's still trying to stay...
May 12, 2006
Message to Jessica Simpson: Teddy's Is Closed
It all happened so fast. One night at Teddy's--the ultra private exclusive VIP only bar within the Hollywood Roosevelt Courtney Love passed out from exhaustion. Then Jessica Simpson and Adam Levine were spotted getting cozy. Not long after, Kid Rock was beating up a fan and then wham, Amanda Scheer...
March 30, 2006
Tropicana to Close?
Page Six reports that the celebrity hook-up spot Tropicana Bar, inside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel might be closing. The owners of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel seem fed up with Amanda Demme, director Ted Demme's widow, who operates Teddy's and the Tropicana there, and have told her they're dissolving her contract.Some...
March 28, 2006
Kid Rock Ruins Roosevelt for Fan
Kid Rock is just the latest in this week's celebrities behaving badly. The target of Rock's angst was the ever-lurking paparazzi outside the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. According to Page Six, a husband-wife paparazzi team says: The rap-rocker and his entourage beat up two of their staffers who were waiting for...
March 23, 2006
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel: Beyond the Velvet Rope
After we recovered from our celeb sightings, we slipped away from the wine-tasting event to skulk around this dark hotel a bit. (It's dark everywhere in this hotel as our camera will testify.) We ventured to the second-floor and strolled along the balcony overlooking the lobby. We peeked into the...
February 07, 2006
Hollywood Roosevelt: Winetasting With Kirsten Dunst
It was bound to happen eventually, and last night it finally did. HotelChatter lifted our self imposed moratorium on all things Roosevelt and attended a Roosevelt party. After successfully gaining entry into the famed Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel we were all set to report on the wild and crazy Tropicana...
February 07, 2006
Who Got It On at the Roosevelt?
The New York Post's latest blind items from today focus mainly on the sexual antics of Hollywood A-listers, including this little gem: WHICH newly single sexpot bedded a cad-about-town - who has already slept with several starlets of lesser wattage - after a boozy night at the Roosevelt Hotel in...
February 03, 2006
Kate Moss and Jack Osborne at the Roosevelt
Kate Moss gets around. Despite the whole cocaine snafu, she's still managed to party it up--first at Scores with Lindsay Lohan and now she's moved onto Jack Osborne. The two were caught getting hot and heavy at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Teddy's-- the ultra-exclusive lounge. Celeb onlookers who supposedly...
January 20, 2006
OC Star To Wed At Roosevelt
OC star Mischa Barton and Whitestar singer Cisco Adler are all set to tie the knot. After only a month long engagement, the couple set a February wedding date, and have just booked LA's Roosevelt Hotel for the nuptials. Let's hope the happy couple doesn't get the "Newton Mass"...
December 27, 2005
Real Guests At The Roosevelt
sfsuperstar provides Flickrgraphic proof here and here that regular everyday guests swim in the pool, get served at Tropicana, and have fun in the sun at the Roosevelt Hotel. Still no photographic proof of anyone eating an ice cream sandwich poolside, but now we being picayune. Related Stories:· Roosevelt Hotel...
December 06, 2005
Jessica, Nick, CaCee & The Roosevelt Hotel
According to the NY Dailly News, Jessica and Nick are fighting over their former assistant, aptly named "CaCee". Seems this CaCee Cobb has allegedly been blabbing to the world that Jess cheated on Nick with Bam Bam Margera and Johnny Knoxville. Doesn't this story sound a lot like that...
December 06, 2005
NY Times Asks: Do People Really Like Hip Hotels?
NY Times writer Susan Stellin penned a story detailing then ongoing debate about "hip" hotels. In the story our over-chroniclization (just made that up) of the Hotel Roosevelt is mentioned. If you want to get the quick and dirty round-up on months of Hotel Roosevelt stories, try these posts:...
November 15, 2005
Is Hotel Roosevelt Entering the Pretty Much Screwed Era?
First John Popper gushes about the "scene" at Hotel Roosevelt, and now prices have gone into an all out nosedive. This week Orbitz is promoting October rates at the hotel for only $109. So in a matter of months, Hotel Roosevelt has dropped its rates from well over $200...
October 10, 2005
Hollywood Roosevelt Looking For Warm Bodies at $149/night
Our friends at Gridskipper pointed us to a sort of web hotel rate war going on at Hotel Roosevelt. Travelzoo is offering $149 rooms at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Monday through Thursdays in October. Of course, you no doubt get shut out of the Tropicana and maybe even the...
September 29, 2005
This Man Loves Hotel Roosevelt
A couple weeks back we put an embargo on Hotel Roosevelt criticism stories. Of course, Hotel Mavens are always welcome to insert their comments on existing stories, but we felt our Roosevelt sample size was large enough, at least for the moment. The bottom line was celebs were treated...
September 19, 2005
Roosevelt Hotel: Enuff Z Nuff
Same old, same old over at the Roosevelt Hotel, but this first hand account is post worthy cause the Gridskipper recruits spent over $600 in 19 hours at the Roosevelt, still couldn't get into the bar, and didn't even get to expense their trip. It's funny cause it's true....
August 30, 2005
Eva Longoria Gets Royal Treatment at the Roosevelt
While the plebes go without bed sheets, admittance to the Tropicana, and sometimes, even a hotel room, celebs continue to rule the roost at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. Earlier this month Eva Longoria and her posse took in a day of sunning and swimming at the hotel. She was even...
August 22, 2005
Sun Always Setting On Hotel Roosevelt?
[Hotel Maven aileendunn just returned from a stay at the newly infamous Hotel Roosevelt, where despite being a paying guest, she was denied entry to Tropicana.] In spite of the hype, the Roosevelt is just a fancy Motel...Hell that is. I travel to LA often and was looking forward...
August 17, 2005
Roosevelt Hotel: Love Passing Out While Guests Just Pass?
Deputy district attorney Gina Satriano says 41-year-old Love failed a drug test when she was hospitalized in July after fainting during a party at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel. Ahh, the Roosevelt Hotel, at this point we gotta think Courtney Love allegedly face planting at a party is another notch in...
August 12, 2005
Bright Lights, Free Stay = Roosevelt Wedding Debacle Mitigation?
Well, thanks to yesterday's NY Times follow up article on the state of the Roosevelt, we have some new information. Remember the couple that was told there wedding ceremony was being moved from poolside to the dimly lit lobby? Well according to the Times, said couple was offered an...
August 08, 2005
Another Night At Hollywood's Roosevelt
A Defamer reader writes in on a night at the Hotel Roosevelt's Tropicana: Waited to get into the Roosevelt hotel's party at the Tropicana for two hours (was a guest at the hotel, at the end the super-cool manager snuck me in) and arrived to see a so-so bash...
August 05, 2005
Photos Inside Hotel Roosevelt
We found this photo of a Roosevelt cabana room. This is one of the first photos we have seen inside the new Roosevelt Hotel. Of course, we have seen plenty of pool area shots. A couple more Roosevelt photos made their way to the HotelChatter Flickr photo pool. Related...
August 02, 2005
Roosevelt Ice Cream Sandwiches For VIPs Only?
More alleged Hotel Roosevelt VIP/regular guest segregation, this time concerning ice cream sandwhiches. According to US Weekly if you are lounging poolside and aching for an ice cream sandwhich, you better be an A-lister. Ice cream sandwhiches are not on the menu, however, for certain VIPs, such as...
August 02, 2005
Bruce Willis's Sophomore Slump At The Roosevelt Hotel
More from the Roosevelt Hotel Tropicana, courtesy of Page Six via Defamer: On Friday, Willis was at a cabana in the Tropicana at the Roosevelt Hotel in L.A. with 20 pals when the subject turned to pickup lines. Willis looked at a woman, a sophomore in college, and said,...
July 26, 2005
Hollywood's Roosevelt Searching For Balance
An article in today's Wall Street Journal details Jason Pomeranc's struggle to turn Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel into a celeb hot spot and a hotel people actually want to stay at. Thus far, it sounds like the Roosevelt is 1 for 2. Celebs party hotel of choice, yes, good experience...
July 22, 2005
LA's Roosevelt Hotel A Freak Show
Since the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was recently revamped and the new bar Tropicana opened, the pool scene there is starting to look like "Fellini-esque, a freak show." The New York Post said "couch-surfing screenwriters and hooker-attired tan fanatics" are filling the deck of the Olympic-sized pool where one guest...
July 11, 2005
Once Upon A Time In LaLa Land
In this month's National Geographic Traveler, a feature article called "The Insider's Guide to Los Angeles" lists the best rooms in Los Angeles for under $200 a night. Up first is the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for $150 a night. If you want "retro-chic" feel, then this is the place...
June 29, 2005
Could The Academy Awards Head Back To The Roosevelt?
Wishful thinking yes, but... Last Thursday night, New York hotelier Jason Pomeranc of 60 Thompson fame, hosted Luke Wilson, Ozzy Osbourne and the Black Eyed Peas at the Vanity Fair "Amped" party Thursday night at his newest prize possession, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in L.A. The hotel, set to re-open...
February 28, 2005
Oscars: The Awards Suites are Here
The Academy Awards and the LA hotel scene are as inseparable as Hunter S. Thompson and a shot of Wild Turkey, especially when you consider that the first ever awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1929. Now the Oscars are being held at the Kodak...
February 26, 2005
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel: Not Just Another Hollywood Facelift
Like so many starlets before her, the bandages are coming off of the famed Hollywood Roosevelt's multi-year makeover. The $115 million renovation brings a modern flair to this Hollywood classic, while retaining the same unique charm that made her such a draw back in 1927, when she hosted the...
May 24, 2004
Partner Reviews: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
old but good location
this hotel is pretty old and has a lot of history behind it but also a top line location for tourists. I have used it for years in my tour a...
Truly a Historic Sight
If you walk into the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel since the remodeling, you truly feel like you have walked into the past. They have really do...
Great Location
I wasn't blown away by the hotel itself, but the location is perfect. And there's always something going on. Plenty of star-spotting to be h...
Roosevelt Hotel
This is a Hollywood Landmark. You've probably seen it in movies without even realizing it. The Roosevelt has undergone remodeling in the p...
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Cool Photography by Mick Rock, Slim Aarons and Ron Galella grace the Roosevelt room hallways.by Thompson Hotels on Jun 08, 2011 at 3:43PM -
Hey scenesters, can we all agree that FRINGE is one of the coolest shows on TV? If you happen to be a member of the Television Academy, remember John Noble aka Walter Bishop aka Walter-Nate come Emmyby Dayton S. on Jun 07, 2011 at 7:09PM -
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Notable residents and guests: Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and more.by Thompson Hotels on May 09, 2011 at 9:19PM -

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Marilyn's mirror is no longer located in the lobby and is in storage now apparently.... Sad :(by Lacy C. on Feb 16, 2011 at 6:47PM -
Sweet pool...by ShoeHefner on Jan 26, 2011 at 8:27PM -
Really lousy venue for a party (Halloween, New Years...)by Amy Rebecca on Jan 07, 2011 at 6:34AM -
Always dress your best cause you never know what will happen at the Roos!by Brian B. on Dec 28, 2010 at 12:23PM -
Love the steak in the restaurantby Scrollmotion on Dec 18, 2010 at 12:19AM -
If you just call the front desk and ask for a refrigerator, they'll bring one up to your room free of charge.by Jamie H. on Dec 15, 2010 at 7:17PM -
King burgerby rini S. on Dec 03, 2010 at 11:27PM -
The Guiness Milkshakes at 25 are the best!by bMichael O. on Nov 26, 2010 at 7:07PM -
Jump in the poolby Katie m. on Nov 26, 2010 at 5:30AM -
25 Degreesby Thomas V. on Nov 23, 2010 at 1:12PM -
"Meet me at the Roosevelt, bass cabana room" - Snoop Dogg "Deez Hollywood Nights"by Brisk on Nov 09, 2010 at 4:56PM -
hai... im from indonesiaby Tyzar S. on Nov 08, 2010 at 6:25AM -
Sight seeing galore! Stay for a while and have a few drinks at this ultra hip hotel bar!by The Salup Group on Nov 04, 2010 at 6:53PM -
Great place to meet locals and visitors but avoid any time there is a premier of a movie across the street.by Jeff N. on Oct 15, 2010 at 7:09AM -
Miami Vice + the slider. Get that comboby Ken S. on Oct 10, 2010 at 8:14PM -
Try the million $ mojito. Don't worry , it cost $35by Rubi R. on Oct 09, 2010 at 12:38AM -
When taking pictures in ur room, sometimes u will get weird exposures. Good food, nice private parties. They serve a nice Heffeweizen at The Bridge. Favreau threw a nice set here for a wrap party. HA!by DANGER on Oct 04, 2010 at 11:16AM -
Supposed to be haunted.by Lorena S. on Oct 03, 2010 at 6:07AM -
Entourage season finale!by Johnny P. on Sep 13, 2010 at 6:40AM -
Nice Hotel BUT they're charging 10USD for internet access. Should not be on 2010by Xavier M. on Sep 09, 2010 at 12:48AM -
fantastic cocktails, but 16 bucks for a gin & tonic? you're kidding me right?by Christine N. on Aug 30, 2010 at 1:15AM -
just get inby Lidwina A. on Aug 27, 2010 at 6:05PM -
i got the historian badges in here...by Erlin H. on Aug 27, 2010 at 2:26AM -
After checking out Grauman's, go across the street for some clubbing at Teddy's (Sam Ronson often deejays), grab a poolside drink at Tropicana Bar or some grub at Angelina's fave steakhouse, Dakota.by People on Aug 24, 2010 at 5:12PM -
the pool bar is not a good place for heels! :)by Rachael  D. on Aug 11, 2010 at 8:47AM -
Great place to lounge by the pool and great bar, but an AMAZING place for a wedding....by Dina S. on Jul 08, 2010 at 7:03PM -
Sunday's Pool Parties Are The Best!!!by CourtneyLynne on Jul 05, 2010 at 6:46AM -
this is really peaceful retreat in an otherwise touristy neighborhood. drinks by the pool are great and the whole set-up is lovely. the steak house is changing their look, soon, which is smart.by Andy on Jun 11, 2010 at 1:36PM -
Must hit up the 25 Degrees burger bar. And don't worry, it's open 24 hours!by HotelChatter on Jun 10, 2010 at 12:18AM -
Go to the Library Bar. The bartenders are incredible at asking what flavors you like and incorporating fresh herbs, fruits and veggies (what? I know! trust me though) to make delicious drinks.by Jen F. on May 17, 2010 at 6:46PM -
Had drinks in the Library Barby Daunie D. on Apr 27, 2010 at 1:20AM -
Pool Bar for Cocktails.by Rachel O. on Apr 13, 2010 at 6:21AM -
The ghost of Marilyn Monroe has supposedly been seen several times in the mirror located next to the elevator on the lower level. It was originally located in her poolside Suite, #1200.by HISTORY Channel on Mar 31, 2010 at 2:21AM -
Wednesday after 6pm amazing mixologist in the lobby Library Bar.by Tom W. on Mar 29, 2010 at 8:46PM -
Beautiful hotel. Start off at Library Bar in the lobby. Take your drink and explore the rest of the hotel's lobby area – walk around and soak in the old Hollywood. End up poolside at Tropicana Bar.by Fernando L. on Mar 25, 2010 at 7:53AM -
Get a cabana room right next to the pool. Valet parking is $30 with in and outs. Parking structure across the street for $20. Gets filled quickly.by Jenn on Feb 18, 2010 at 6:36AM -
The brighest star on Hollywood Blvd is The Library Bar's bartender Matt Biancaniello. Matt's amazing cocktails are made with fresh ingredients from the LA Farmer's Market.by Terrell S. on Feb 06, 2010 at 4:39AM -
Enjoy a drink by the pool :-)by daisy w. on Feb 01, 2010 at 11:04PM -
Get a room with a view of the pool.by Coolassmike B. on Jan 31, 2010 at 2:08AM -
Crash the Roosevelt Hotel Pool Party. Brush up against Jordan Catalano, i.e. Jared Leto, at the Tropicana Bar, after his underage girlfriend has been kicked out. Sip a beer.by Tam V. on Aug 19, 2009 at 6:30PM -
walk by the david hockney pool. take discrete photos of hipsters and celebrities posing. laugh about them later.by andrew b. on Apr 15, 2009 at 10:34PM
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