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[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Roosevelt or Renaissance?

Renaissance, when it was still Renaissance. Now it's a Loew's.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Renaissance, when it was still Renaissance. Now it's a Loew's.

I haven't been there since they changed ownership. Is it better, worse or any different? Any remodeling?

We really dig the W Hollywood. While the Bliss spa isn't full service there, they do employ excellent people. The rooms are nice and the hotel is fun.

Personally, I never got that vibe at the Ren. We were just down at the Redbury and it's pretty cool, although the bar area is small and I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over their outdoor bar vibe, the "Library". I hated that nonsense when I was younger and have zero tolerance now.

Talk about a room full of douchers and douchettes.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I haven't been there since they changed ownership. Is it better, worse or any different? Any remodeling?

We really dig the W Hollywood. While the Bliss spa isn't full service there, they do employ excellent people. The rooms are nice and the hotel is fun.

Personally, I never got that vibe at the Ren. We were just down at the Redbury and it's pretty cool, although the bar area is small and I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over their outdoor bar vibe. I hated that nonsense when I was younger.

Talk about a room full of douchers and douchettes.

Yeah, the Renaissance was mostly families and business travelers. They'd pretend they were trendy but they were anything but. Pretty much the same place now, from what I hear. Remodeling, but it's all superficial changes I think.

Redbury, W, and the Roosevelt are all much cooler.

Especially where restaurants are concerned.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Yeah, the Renaissance was mostly families and business travelers. They'd pretend they were trendy but they were anything but. Pretty much the same place now, from what I hear. Remodeling, but it's all superficial changes I think.

Redbury, W, and the Roosevelt are all much cooler.

Especially where restaurants are concerned.

The Redbury's restaurant was interesting (Persian/Arabic/Greek) but I'm not sure I could make it a regular habit. The French restaurant at the W is pretty good (can't remember the name without looking it up - D something?) and the Roosevelt definitely has the coolest vibe of them all, IMO.

I love that bar, hangin' in the main room, grabbing a burger late or whatever. I'm not into the pool area (unless chicks are getting crazy & naked) but it's probably my favorite of the three if I'm going out with the guys.

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The Redbury's restaurant was interesting (Persian/Arabic/Greek) but I'm not sure I could make it a regular habit. The French restaurant at the W is pretty good (can't remember the name without looking it up - D something?) and the Roosevelt definitely has the coolest vibe of them all, IMO.

I love that bar, hangin' in the main room, grabbing a burger late or whatever. I'm not into the pool area (unless chicks are getting crazy & naked) but it's probably my favorite of the three if I'm going out with the guys.

I really like Cleo, but I can see not making it a regular spot. I did always think Delphine was kinda cool. At least it's different than most places in the area. The Roosevelt is just old school kinda cool. Really good bartenders and the food at Public Kitchen and Bar is actually pretty good, especially the desserts.

Not my ideal place to go out for dinner and drinks in the city, but if you're in the area it's not bad.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

I really like Cleo, but I can see not making it a regular spot. I did always think Delphine was kinda cool. At least it's different than most places in the area. The Roosevelt is just old school kinda cool. Really good bartenders and the food at Public Kitchen and Bar is actually pretty good, especially the desserts.

Not my ideal place to go out for dinner and drinks in the city, but if you're in the area it's not bad.

Yeah, I really liked Cleo and the food was excellent. They had some interesting takes (the oysters and octopus) and their flatbreads, pitas and lamb were excellent. The drinks were uber weak and the door to the valet was constantly open, so there wasn't really a great vibe in their bar area, especially with a bigger party like we had, in which we were practically hovering over restaurant patrons.

Delphine is very good but I'm still shocked there's not a restaurant on the scale of Olives (which is amazing in Union Square), Blue Fin (47th & Broadway) or a Whiskey Bar. Drai's is for douchers, so it's not really my type of hang.

And yes, The Roosevelt definitely has the old-school vibe and their remodel has been a great success. I remember going in there back when I first moved to Hollywood back in 1993 and thinking it was an empty dump. I was so bored I agreed to be part of a test group for a new CBS show that failed (Annie Potts was the star). We were all sweating our asses off after the 22 minute pilot because they didn't have central air!

That's crazy to think about now.

[scho63]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah, I really liked Cleo and the food was excellent.

Delphine is very good but I'm still shocked there's not a restaurant on the scale of Olives (which is amazing in Union Square), Blue Fin (47th & Broadway) or a Whiskey Bar. Drai's is for douchers, so it's not really my type of hang.

And yes, The Roosevelt definitely has the old-school vibe and their remodel has been a great success.

That's crazy to think about now.

I'm a huge fan of the Knickerbocker Bar and grill-not too far from Olives

http://www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com/

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The Redbury's restaurant was interesting (Persian/Arabic/Greek) but I'm not sure I could make it a regular habit. The French restaurant at the W is pretty good (can't remember the name without looking it up - D something?) and the Roosevelt definitely has the coolest vibe of them all, IMO.

I love that bar, hangin' in the main room, grabbing a burger late or whatever. I'm not into the pool area (unless chicks are getting crazy & naked) but it's probably my favorite of the three if I'm going out with the guys.

I've been to a lot of amazing restaurants in LA. I still love Cleo the most. I was just in Gordon Ramsay's in the London and wishing I was at Cleo the other day. It's really good.