Inns Of Decadent Splendor

July, 2010

Hollywood RooseveltHOLLYWOOD • This iconic outpost bears a history replete with royalty that few hotels can match. The first Oscar cer­emony was held in its ballroom in 1929. In 2005 hotelier Jason Pomeranc refur­bished the Roosevelt, and its Teddy's nightclub became a favorite among such after-hours connoisseurs as Paris Hilton and Courtney Love (who passed out not far from the David Hockney-painted pool). Pomeranc prides himself on protecting the privacy of his celeb­rity guests, but there was...