You can find our chic boutique hotel at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, under the shadow of the iconic Hollywood sign. Sip, mix and mingle at W Hollywood - the newest destination sensation. Hotel guests will enjoy the signature Whatever/Whenever® service that defines W Hotels. Shine like a star at W Hollywood, where you take center stage. Indulge in fabulous Los Angeles dining at Delphine, then take the lift upstairs and splash around in our rooftop pool, WET. Soak up the celebrity scene at Drai's Hollywood and then wind down in the comfort of our glamorous rooms featuring the Wonderful Room or Cool Corner Suite.
It all started in 2007 with a vital question: "Why isn't there a place for quick, affordable catwalk-quality blow outs?" We have been coifing ever since. Just wash, blow, go.
The Taft Building is an historic twelve-story building at 6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood and Vine, in Hollywood, California.HistoryIt was built for A.Z. Taft, Jr. (1889 - 1941), who purchased the Hollywood Memorial Church for US$125,000, tore it down, and commissioned the Taft Building there by hiring architects Percy A. Eisen (1885 - 1946) and Albert R. Walker (1881 - 1958). Construction ended in 1923. The architecture firm Walker and Eisen was also responsible for the Fine Arts Building, the James Oviatt Building, the Hotel Normandie, the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and the Commercial Exchange Building.It is an example of Classical Revival architecture. Shortly after, all the movie studios had an office in the building. Clark Gable's dentist also had an office there. Additionally, Charlie Chaplin and Will Rogers had offices there. It has housed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.It was the first high-rise office building in Los Angeles. It is opposite the Pantages Theatre, and Audrey Hepburn's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is outside the main entrance.