Travel Guide

LAX Airport Parking and Hotel Roosevelt

Do you believe in ghosts? If so, there's one hotel in Los Angeles that you simply must visit. Located directly across from the Chinese Theater, you'll find the mysterious Hotel Roosevelt, home of countless LA hauntings. This 12-story Hollywood icon is the city's only historic hotel currently in operation, providing LAX airport parking customers with an inside look at Tinsel Town's shady past. From famous ghosts to fantastic suites, the Hotel Roosevelt offers guests a unique vacation experience right in the heart of Hollywood's most popular tourist area. Host to the first Academy Awards in 1929, the Hotel Roosevelt retains an air of sophistication and regality even to this day, pampering guests with fantastic views and gorgeous amenities. Recently remodeled and resorted, the Hotel Roosevelt is the newest "it" spot for young celebrities, so don't be surprised if you see a few familiar faces during your upcoming visit. No other hotel in Hollywood has quite as much history as the Hotel Roosevelt, so why bothering staying anywhere else? Book a room at the Roosevelt today and live like Hollywood royalty- past and present!

Sometimes Hotels need facelifts in Hollywood too

A multimillion dollar renovation project was recently completed on the Hotel Roosevelt providing LAX airport parking customers with a new and improved vacation destination. Designed with a throwback to the establishment's heyday, the new Hotel Roosevelt is decked out with wood-beamed ceilings, Spanish tiles, ornate light fixtures and gorgeous lead-glass windows. Rich fabrics and leather have also been utilized throughout both the public areas and private rooms. The man behind this magnificent hotel makeover was design guru Dodd Mitchell. Dodd is best known for his work behind ultra stylish restaurants like Katana, Chi and Dolce. Since the renovations, Hotel Roosevelt has been hailed as a "new world-class destination spot" reclaiming its rightful place at the top of L.A.'s trendy establishment ladder. Hot starlets have been flocking to the hotel since its reopening, including the always fashionable Lindsay Lohan. (Rumor has it that Lohan loves to stay in the Marilyn Monroe suite!). Trendy yet true to tits roots, the new Hotel Roosevelt is a wonderful accommodation option for LAX airport parking customers of all ages. Three hundred rooms are currently available for rent, including 60 beautiful poolside cabanas, and a handful of suites. Johnny Parks LAX Airport Parking highly recommends requesting the Steven Spielberg quite - it has a wonderful view of the Sunset Strip.

A history worth revisiting

Hotel Roosevelt originally opened back on May 16th, 1927, becoming an instant hit with celebrities of the day. Built at the then staggering cost of $2.5 million, the Roosevelt quickly became known as the "Home of the Stars". Here are just a few of the notorious happenings believed to have taken place inside the hotel:

• Shirley Temple took her first tap-dancing lesson on the hotel's ornate tile stairway.
• Marilyn Monroe posed for her first ad, a suntan lotion spot, on the diving board at the Hotel Roosevelt's pool.
• F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Salvador Dali were amongst the creative customers commonly found inside the Hotel's restaurant, the Cinegrill.

But the most famous aspect of the Hotel Roosevelt has to be the numerous allegations of Hollywood Hauntings. Brave customers of Johnny Parks LAX Airport Parking are encouraged to request room 928. This room belonged to Montgomery Clift when he was filming the movie "From Here to Eternity" in 1952. Clift was known to pace the 9th floor hallway outside his room as a method to remember is lines. He also liked to play the bugle. Guests of the hotel often report seeing a shadowy figure pacing the same hallway, and many have mentioned hearing the sound of a lone bugle. Customers of Johnny Parks LAX Airport Parking can also peer into Marilyn Monroe's "haunted mirror". The mirror was original a part of the furnishings in room 246, a room Marilyn often occupied. Visitors have reported seeing her image in the mirror on occasion.

If you would like to learn more about the Roosevelt Hotel before embarking on your upcoming Johnny Parks LAX Airport Parking vacation please contact the hotel toll free at 1-800-950-7667. Potential guests can also log onto www.hollywoodroosevelt.com.