Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

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The luxurious Roosevelt Hotel opened its doors in 1927 to cater to the members of the Los Angeles, California movie industry. During that time period, if you wanted to see any movie stars, the Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood was the place to do it. Although it was named for Theodore Roosevelt, it was financed by a wealthy group of Hollywood actors including Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Louis B. Mayer. The cost to build the hotel was around $2.5 million in the late 1920s, so you can see that it was quite an expensive undertaking.

Hollywood Roosevelt HotelOnce it was completed, the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was the place for celebrities to be seen. This hotel hosted plenty of opening night galas as well as many important events in Hollywood. Actually, the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929 was held in the Blossom Ballroom of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
The Hollywood Roosevelt has 12 stories and contained 302 rooms and suites. The hotel experienced a restoration in 1983 that ran $240 million. The end result is that it now has 335 luxury rooms. This hotel enjoys a prime location in the center of Hollywood right across the street from Mann’s Chinese Theater with the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame at its front door on Hollywood Boulevard.

The Investigation 
Renowned psychic Peter James was asked to investigate the paranormal activities in the hotel in 1992. He was able to detect Montgomery Clift’s ghost in Room 928 and, in the Tropicana Bar, the presence of Marilyn Monroe was strongly sensed. Near the elevator, Peter felt Humphrey Bogart’s presence and noted Carmen Miranda on the 3rd floor in the hall. The Blossom Room revealed Edward Arnold and Betty Grable. Peter left the hotel feeling that it was, indeed, haunted.
As for the reason it’s haunted, there’s a theory floating around that these ghosts started appearing after the renovations were completed. Those 1983 renovations seem to have certainly stirred things up. Maybe they stirred them up a bit too much and the ghosts are protesting.