Tropicana at the Hollywood Roosevelt is a chic poolside bar wrapped in mid-century charm, perfect for sipping strong cocktails while soaking up that Palm Springs vibe.
"LA has lots of rowdy hotel pool bars. But for our money, you won’t find any better (or rowdier) than Tropicana at The Roosevelt in Hollywood. Beautiful people, strong drinks, and a setting straight out of a margarita-soaked weekend in Palm Springs. It can definitely get expensive here, but that’s the price you pay for love and luxury." - brant cox
"Between The Lobby Bar and The Spare Room (which is outfitted with a vintage two-lane bowling alley), the Hollywood Roosevelt might have the best overall collection of hotel bars in the city. Our favorite of the bunch is Tropicana, though. This iconic pool bar is surrounded by palm trees and private mid-century bungalows, all of which will briefly fool you into thinking you skipped town and went to Palm Springs for the weekend. As for drinks, especially during the summer months, order a frozen cocktail. " - brant cox
"Serving as The Roosevelt Hotel’s pool bar, Tropicana is a pretty close approximation of a long weekend in Palm Springs. Here you’ll find well-dressed people, strong drinks, and never-ending pool action in a setting that feels like a sexy 1960s Burt Reynolds night soap. The cocktails can get pricey, but that's Hollywood, kid." - Brant Cox
" Tropicana at the Hollywood Roosevelt is arguably the most iconic pool bar in LA and the closest you’ll get to a weekend in Palm Springs without passing city limits. The massive pool area is surrounded by lush palm trees and private mid century-modern bungalows, making the place look like somewhere Burt Reynolds would have hung out in the 1960s. For cocktails, especially during the sweltering summer months, our go-to is the Spicy G+T with habanero bitters and elderflower tonic, but the bartenders will also make a mean martini if you ask. Which you should—there are few things better than sipping a strong drink with some crispy calamari while your feet dangle in the water. " - nikko duren, kat hong, brant cox
"At first glance, Tropicana is another poolside bar with a crowd trying too hard and cocktails that are more expensive than the Lyft you took to get there. Your eyes aren’t totally deceiving you. But the longer you stay at this iconic Hollywood pool, the more you start to like it. Surrounded by 1960s bungalows, Tropicana is the closest thing LA has to a weekend in Palm Springs, and the space is big enough to keep that girl who just cannonballed into the pool with her Louboutins on at a safe distance. Even though they’re expensive ($16+), the drinks are good and, most importantly, strong." - brant cox
