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...