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

Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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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Kelly Osbourne Joins the Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt

Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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

Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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

Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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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The Hollywood Roosevelt Goes Public with Its New Public Kitchen and Bar

Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90028

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 Tim Goodell, the man behind the hotel's upscale burger joint 25 Degrees. The under-$30-a-dish menu includes chicken liver terrine with kumquat marmalade and grilled rustic bread; chicharrones with chilis and lime; gnudi with brown butter, chanterelles and bacon; and crispy oxtail galette.

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

Where: 6250 Hollywood Blvd. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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

Where: 7000 Hollywood Blvd [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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

Where: 1755 North Highland Ave. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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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Does Beacher's Madhouse at The Hollywood Roosevelt Induce Rehab?

Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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 co-producing with Jeff Beacher.

The show, which is essentially a modern-day circus without the animal acts, officially opens on February 14. Tickets can be reserved here but are being sold as memberships and table service rather than single tickets.

Plus, they are still saying that most of the tickets are sold-out for the first three months. Wow, really? There's that much of a demand for this show? And is it so over-the-top you may want to reconsider your relationship with alcohol the next day?

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NBA Groupies Will Be Stalking the W Hollywood For the All-Star Game in February

Where: 6250 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

Forget Christmas and New Year's. For NBA groupies, the best time of the year is February when the NBA All-Star Game happens.

This year, the b-ball festivities are happening in Los Angeles which means that LA-area hotels will not only be hosting NBA teams, coaches and fans but groupies as well. And guess what? They are already starting to scope out the team hotels, in particular The W Hollywood Hotel.

The NY Post has an article all about how ladies look to snag athletes from the NFL and NBA and we thought this tip was hilarious:

BallerAlert's "Eleven8," for example, suggests memorizing the layout of the W Hotel in Hollywood, where, she said, the NBA stars will rest their heads during February's All Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

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Beacher's Madhouse at the Hollywood Roosevelt Will Now Open on February 14

Where: 7000 Hollywood Boulevard [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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 open on February 14, 2011! Will David and Courtney rekindle the flame on Valentine's Day at the show? That remains to be seen.

The show will also host two sneak peek performances on New Year's Eve and on New Year's Day. Tickets for those shows will go on sale on December 15 at 9am. You can request tickets here.

There's no word yet on how much this will cost you but they are selling tables and memberships rather than just individual tickets, which means this could get kinda pricey. The site is also saying that most of the shows are already sold-out for the first three months. We're guessing that's thanks to the Roosevelt's well-cultivated celebrity clientele. Yes, it's like Prince all over again.

In the meantime, Beacher's is now doing private performances for special guests. And it looks like they've already done their first kiddie party.

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The Redbury Offers Guests the Key to Sam Nazarian's Hollywood

Where: 1717 Vine St. [map], Hollywood, CA, United States, 90028

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 why their hotels are worthy of your hard-earned dollars or rewards points.

Yesterday, we gave you a ton of eye candy to gobble up from the brand new Hollywood hotspot, The Redbury. Today, we let general manager Xavier Moulin take over and tell us what makes The Redbury such a clutch spot when visiting Hollywood.

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