The Spare Room

We went here when exploring the Hollywood area on a whim and looking for a comfortable lounge bar to end our evening with. Came across this one when searching for recommended lounges, and after passing 2 that weren’t the evening vibes we were hoping for, we were very happy to take a chance on this one. The Spare Room is on the mezzanine floor of the Roosevelt hotel, but doesn’t require you to be a guest or have reservations (at least we didn’t need to when we came on a Monday evening in January). Walking into the lounge, there’s a bar followed by a series of couches on the left, great for a date night or drinks after work with friends. Next to the couches are pool tables, they aren’t too full when we came in but I wouldn’t be surprised if they are popular on busier nights. The bartender was wonderful, easy to have conversations with and she was very accommodating when I asked if she could use less syrup and more coffee in the espresso martini, which was one of the best I’ve had in a while. Definitely overall has an atmosphere of authentic vibes, welcoming staff, and options to chill, chat, or play some games with friends old or new. There wasn’t live music when we came, but the bartender said there often is depending on the night, and we will look forward to coming again soon!

Nice place, service not bad, but paid $50 for two drinks — a gin martini and a fruity cocktail — and both were bad. The gin in the martini tasted cheap/off, and the other cocktail wasn’t good either. We both had awful lingering headaches the entire next day, which shouldn’t happen after two drinks. The music was also way too loud for conversation, and there was very limited seating at the bar. Overall, not a great experience, especially for the price.

Now this is the kind of place where it’s a blend of rocking and silent evening. Superb place. Superb staff. Every staff was humble and really knowledgeable. Liked the way the place has a old touch yet modern vibes. Will visit again. If you are in LA then it’s a must visit. Only FEEDBACK or my dissatisfaction would be the website does not have any SSL and the booking through the website redirects to emails. While booking there goes a lot of email exchange back and forth and then I have to share my card number on email. Which I think is not safe. Such a great place should have a good website and you can block reservations through card using the website and should show the slots available.

This is by far one of my favorite new bars. My bartender was Yael and she was amazing. The drinks she made were really tasty and she is very creative. She made us a bowl for our party with rum and passionfruit and was delicious and loaded. Highly recommended and ask for this famous bartender, she will hook you up!!! We will be back soon for more yummy drinks and good mix of old school hip hop and classics.

One of The Best Craft Cocktail Joints in LA. Somewhat hidden in the historic Roosevelt Hotel is a brilliant bar that has a vintage bowling alley. The mixologists there are excellent and the leggy wait staff are gorgeous. It's best to get there early. 1) So you can get a decent seat. 2) Before they turn up the music to an obnoxious level. Having said that, you'll be hard pressed to get a better drink in the city of the angels.

One of my new favorite spots in LA, especially in the area. HIGHLY recommend getting a reservation for a bowling lane if/when you go. There are only two lanes and we were lucky that there was a no-show when we went, so we were able to snag the open lane for the remaining 45 mins of the missed reservation. The lanes have an attendant and scorekeeper that manually keeps track on the chalkboard too, which is a unique twist to keep the old school vibes

Awesome place to get specialty drinks and bowl late night. We found it easily in the Roosevelt Hotel and had a great server that helped us get drinks and set up bowling. There are a lot of board games to play as well there, so paying the $100 to bowl for an hour isn't necessary. They had live music the first time I went here, and it was fantastic.