Hollywood is everything you thought it was and more. Yes, there’s loads of beautiful, tanned folk with shiny veneers sipping super-food smoothies while walking tiny, well-pruned dogs. There are vegan cafes, beauty salons and yoga studios on every other corner. But there’s also hip live-music bars, museums and a string of top-end hotels, like Dream Hollywood – a modern, centrally-located four-star hotel. TLE recently visited to see what it had to offer.
The neon-lit Dream Hollywood hotel sits opposite Record Parlour on Selma Avenue street in the heart of the Hollywood action. The hotel is less than a five minute walk from Hollywood Vine Station, which takes you to Union Street station in under 35 minutes, and close to the famous star-lined Walk of Fame, Hollywood Wax Museum and the Capitol Records Building. There’s also a host of cool bars within ten minutes of the hotel, like grungy No Vacancy and the popular, lively music venue, Good Time at Davey Wayne’s.
All 178 rooms at Dream Hollywood are are playful, modern and sleek paying homage to Hollywood’s mid-century architecture. Floor to ceiling windows welcome natural light and frame city views, while large bathrooms come with refreshing, spacious rainfall showers. Each room has a smart iPad control, well-stocked mini bars and neat walnut finishes. And, if you’re lucky enough to bag a suite, you’ll also have your own vintage record player.
The star asset of this hotel is its 11,000-square-foot rooftop pool that can be transformed into a dance floor at the touch of a button. The terrace, complete with six cabanas, also homes a sprawling bar area with views across Hollywood, including the famed Hollywood sign. And, as with a lot of things in LA, the hotel is geared towards health and wellness so the gym is packed with state of the art weight and aerobic equipment. Meanwhile, staff are a dream too. They are always quick to offer you a bottle of water – needed when it’s hot outside – and are more than happy to give you a run down of the local area.
Rooms available from £194 at dreamhotels.com
