When Schafer Newman stayed at the Goodland, in Goleta, Calif., last year, it wasn’t the hotel’s proximity to the beach or downtown Santa Barbara that impressed him the most. Nor was it the extensive cocktail and spirits list at the property’s watering hole, the Good Bar. While these features were welcome, Mr. Newman, 28, from San Diego, said that he was blown away by the record player in his room, accompanied by a selection of rock ‘n’ roll records, including “Let It Bleed” by the Rolling Stones. “I had never used a record player, much less really seen one before, and I thought it was the coolest touch,” he said.

Mr. Newman isn’t the only guest at the Goodland to think so. According to Drew Parker, the hotel’s director of sales and marketing, the record players in each of the 158 rooms are a big hit — as is the hotel lobby’s Vnyl Record Shop, stocked with another 250 vinyls which guests are welcome to borrow during their stay.

“Almost everyone who stays here comments on how much they love the players,” he said. “For our younger clients, they’re a new discovery and for our older ones, they’re a throwback to the past.”

While many properties today emphasize their technology-related innovations, at some hotels, old-school record players, with impressive vinyl collections to go with them, are taking center stage.