HotelChatter

First, a serious warning about the hotel: WiFi may only be $10 for 24 hours of access throughout the hotel, but that "throughout the hotel" doesn't seem to include the cabana rooms; we switched our rooms because of it, and never looked back once we hit the net.

Location
Otherwise, the vintage Hollywood digs were ideal for our 36-hour stay in LA. In terms of Hollywood tourist sites, the hotel is more than convenient to the Walk of Fame and Grauman's Chinese Theatre; it's practically on top of them, in addition to being an attraction in itself.

The Room
A bit on the smaller side, our room 338 was your standard Thompson Hotels room: a white bedspread with thin orange stripe, Kiehl's toiletries, and slight wear-and-tear typical of a super partying property. We soon thanked our lucky stars for the wifi flaw that was the impetus to change rooms, as even from up in the tower, we could hear the late-night thumping of the pool club music.

The Public Spaces
The leather couch-filled vintage lobby is one of the main draws of the Roosevelt, that is unless you're seeking out La Lohan at Teddy's Bar, or aiming to get a tan and a mojito poolside.

Speaking of poolside, the WiFi signal does stretch out here, and we were able to enjoy a very sunny afternoon at the Tropicana Bar, eating a beet salad and watching the famously toned bodies (both male and female) of LA parade past.

For a meal indoors, we suggest the hotel's 24-hour burger joint, 25 Degrees. We were defeated by the massive onion rings side dish twice; it's rare to actually get such a heaping helping at a trendy spot in LA, and jet lag sort of saps your appetite.

The Scene
Judging by all of the New York Times in front of closed doors in the morning, the hotel was pretty chock-full of guests. We did notice an inordinate amount of clubwear-clad young things, and even overheard someone in the elevator comment that they'd be surprised to find anyone over 21 staying at the hotel.

Well, there we were at least, representing both the over-21 crowd and the travel dorks. And from this night we learned two very important lessons: always turn down offers of poolside rooms unless your plans include staying up all night and partying yourself, and prepare for a young crowd and internet issues when staying at a Thompson Hotel.

For more shots of our quickie stay at the Hollywood Roosevelt, check out the full Flickr set.