3-528: The Andaz West Hollywood is a 239-room Hyatt hotel located at 8401 Sunset Boulevard , West Hollywood, California (at Kings Road). The hotel was opened in 1963 by Gene Autry as Gene Autry's Hotel Continental . Leased to Hyatt Hotels Corporation in 1966, it was renamed the Continental Hyatt House . In the late 1960s and 1970s the hotel's proximity to popular clubs such as the Whisky
6-617: A Go Go made it the preferred Los Angeles accommodation for touring rock groups , notably English bands Led Zeppelin , The Who and the Rolling Stones . It was often referred to at the time as the "Riot House", a play on the name Hyatt House. In 1976 the hotel became the Hyatt on Sunset . In February 1997, the hotel was renamed the Hyatt West Hollywood . The hotel was renovated in 2008 and reopened on January 8, 2009 as
9-757: The Andaz West Hollywood , the second Andaz hotel in the new brand by Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. The 14-story Andaz West Hollywood has 239 rooms, including 20 suites and a restaurant called Riot House. The renovation was completed by New York-based architecture and interior design firm Janson Goldstein LLP and includes a hand-painted metal disk 11-foot sculpture by renowned New York-based artist Jacob Hashimoto . The balconies made famous by stories of rock stars throwing televisions from them are now glass-enclosed sunrooms that overlook Sunset Boulevard. Hyatt Hotels Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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