Played out
While visiting a friend last year we went to the Tropicana pool bar and the Spare Room at the Hollywood Roosevelt and I thought what a great place to stay when I come back with my husband. So we booked for 5 nights at the end of our Napa to LA trip. We were there from a Wednesday to a Sunday and this happened to fall on Memorial Day weekend in which the hotel was hosting numerous pool parties that they were prepping for throughout the beginning of our stay (think chainsaws at 8am trimming up all the palms outsdie our balcony). We were told we had to purchase $60 tickets for Sat/Sun to access the pool area, which is pretty ridiculous when you're already a hotel guest although I did feel we could have gotten our hands on some tickets (if we had wanted them) as the staff at the Roosevelt were very helpful and courteous. After 2 nights on the one of the most uncomfortable beds I have ever slept (think foam with no coils/support) my husband and I woke up Friday morning and decided we could not spend the next 3 nights/end of our vacation in this place. Now I did note that the bed was extremely uncomfortable so this next part very well could be a result of that but in all honestly I woke up this place at least once an hour from a bad dream and just had this uneasy eerie feeling, it likely didn’t help that the room never got completely dark. I know that the Hollywood Roosevelt is rich in history be it a good or troubled one (I tend to go with the ladder) and I just felt bad vibes there. We had a pool facing room which is considered an upgrade, while the room itself was large and nicely decorated it did feel kinda grungy and there is a glass door at the entrance to the hallway in which our room was located that we could constantly hear banging at all hours of the night (with people wandering the halls/exploring likely after leaving one of the many bars/clubs in the hotel). The pool area was really loud at night almost like trying to sleep at a nightclub, I would have thought with all the money spent on renos of this place owner Jason Pomeranc would have had proper doors/glass put in place to help drowned it out. Thank goodness one of the Roosevelt managers was able to refund our last 3 nights (as we had booked via expedia), he was so helpful and we moved to the lovely L'Ermitage.