Claudia Roy of Montreal gets flipped through the air at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel pool, which is the site of the Night Swim party scene every Tuesday. For several years now, a greater number of upscale hotels in Southern California have been hosting such pool parties, and not just during summer. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Friends Denaye Narte, left, and Trish Taylor enjoy the scene at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotels Tropicana poolside lounge. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
While the Night Swim party scene carries on around them, a pair of loungers kick back in the pool at the Hollywood Roosevelt. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Friends meet and greet at the Hollywood Roosevelts Tropicana lounge. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
After a refreshing night swim, Dina Marinelli towels off in the ladies’ restroom at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
The Los Angeles landmark was among the earliest local hotels to try the pool party concept when promoter Sam Gaglani brought his Wet party down from San Francisco in 2001. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
