The Hollywood Roosevelt review: a celebration of movie making’s golden era

Experience the many sights of Los Angeles from this legendary hotel on Hollywood Boulevard

The Hollywood Roosevelt was built in 1927
The Hollywood Roosevelt was built in 1927
(Image credit: Al Kancello/Alamy Stock Photo)

If there was ever a city that symbolised “love it or hate it”, then surely it’s Los Angeles? It’s a city of contrasts, of glitz and grit, high rises and ocean vistas, freeways and countryside, old school glamour and endless new building works, the ultra-rich and an increasingly depressing homeless situation.

It’s also oddly addictive, capable of changing your opinion from love to hate and back again in a matter of seconds, utterly incoherent, and nigh impossible to navigate without a car or a very large Uber budget. It has an energy unlike anywhere else – and is dotted with legendary hotels such as The Hollywood Roosevelt.

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