Opened in 1926 and 1927, with heated pools, from about $260 and $235. Hotel Figueroa for a restored YWCA hotel, a pool among euphorbias and L.A. Live on foot; The Hollywood Roosevelt for the hotel of the first Academy Awards, David Hockney's pool and the Walk of Fame.
The smart moneyA 1926 YWCA hotel restored in Spanish Colonial style, with a heated courtyard pool and L.A. Live two minutes away.
$$From about $260 a night
Choose Hotel Figueroa if
The catch
The entry rooms are small: the 1 Queen Bed room is about 187 sq ft (17 m²) and the 1 King Bed about 270 sq ft (25 m²), so book the king or a suite if you want space to sit.
The pool oneThe 1927 tower on Hollywood Boulevard where the first Academy Awards were presented and David Hockney painted the pool.
$From about $235 a night
Choose The Hollywood Roosevelt if
The catch
Noise is part of the deal. The hotel runs restaurants, bars, private events and pool programming, music and pool activity can be audible in the cabana rooms around the pool, the Tropicana is shared with day-pass guests aged 21 and over, loungers are first come, first served, and the pool can close for private events or film shoots.
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Hotel FigueroaThe Hollywood Roosevelt
Hotel Figueroa
The Hollywood Roosevelt
The verdict
Opened in 1926 and 1927, with heated pools, from about $260 and $235. Hotel Figueroa for a restored YWCA hotel, a pool among euphorbias and L.A. Live on foot; The Hollywood Roosevelt for the hotel of the first Academy Awards, David Hockney's pool and the Walk of Fame.
Questions people ask
Opened in 1926 and 1927, with heated pools, from about $260 and $235. Hotel Figueroa for a restored YWCA hotel, a pool among euphorbias and L.A. Live on foot; The Hollywood Roosevelt for the hotel of the first Academy Awards, David Hockney's pool and the Walk of Fame.
Book it for a restored 1926 hotel, a heated courtyard pool and L.A. Live on foot, and pay the step up to the 1 Bedroom Suite for space. Skip it if you want the sea within reach or a pool shallow enough for young children. A restored 1926 hotel in the middle of downtown's arena district, where the courtyard pool, the Metro and the price are the draw. The entry rooms are small and the nightly fee is extra.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Book The Hollywood Roosevelt to swim over a Hockney, step out onto the Walk of Fame and sleep in the hotel that hosted the first Academy Awards. Take a Cabana Garden King for the pool without the front row, and count the $37 fee and the $79 valet before you commit. A historic Hollywood hotel built around a famous pool, where the scene, the address and the history are the point and the rooms are compact. Expect company on the deck and music from the bars.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.