The Pool at The Hollywood Roosevelt

"Amenities: 24-hour Room Service, Bar/lounge, Gym, Pool View the entire Hot List of the travel world's most noteworthy debuts in 2006 ›"

"There’s a beer garden out by the pool with tacos, beer and ping-pong"

"Legendary landmark hotel with lots of Art Deco trimmings, but its palm-shaded pool and sleek steakhouse make this a modern-day, happening scene"

"landmark, combines the shimmer of silver-screen history with a cutting-edge party scene centered around its multiple bars and massive pool"

"Only the poolside cabanas retain an old-fashioned flair"

"The place reeks of atmosphere, with boutique rooms, cabanas and suites, plus a jacuzzi, fitness room and swimming pool"

"The Spanish-style property drips with Old Hollywood decadence, especially in its chic lounges and pool surrounded by palm trees and cabanas"

"The hotel is at its most dramatic downstairs: in the Dakota steakhouse, at the discreet Library Bar and around the pool, which boasts a restored underwater mural by David Hockney and an often-buzzing bar scene at the poolside lounge"

"Don't be surprised by the skimpy suits, flowing liquor and (on our visit, a gold basketball) around the swimming pool, with its celebrated underwater mural painted by David Hockney"

"David Hockney's pool-bottom mural dazzles at the still hot Tiki-tributary Tropicana"