Hotels in Pasadena

Four miles east of Old Town Pasadena, the Holiday Inn Express earns a fine reputation because of its excellent staff, the clean & comfortable rooms, and the reasonable rates. The hotel has a quiet location, set back a little way from the main road (Colorado Blvd), but easily accessed, being just one block from I-210, exit 30A. Guests are greeted by an elegant, open plan lobby, and have a wide range of facilities at their disposal, including a fitness center, outdoor pool, hot tub, free hot breakfast, a microwave/refrigerator in each room, and, for those needing extra space & facilities, 46 well equipped suites. There are several restaurants nearby, and many large stores just the other side of I-210 along Foothill Blvd.

Best Western Pasadena Inn is one of several hotels near the main shopping district in town (Hastings Village/Hastings Plaza) - the 2 floor, 64 room, exterior-corridor hotel sits along Colorado Boulevard 4 miles from the city center (and 6 miles from the Rose Bowl), part of a line of small shops, restaurants and other businesses. The place provides good, basic, affordable lodging with the usual amenities of free continental breakfast, free internet access, guest laundry, an outdoor pool and hot tub. I-210 runs past one block away, putting guests within easy reach of other north Los Angeles locations.

Right next to the Pasadena Inn stands another well regarded Best Western hotel, the Spanish-style Pasadena Royale, which offers slightly larger and better-equipped accommodations than its neighbor. There are 64 rooms, all containing a refrigerator & mini bar, and including various suites with microwave, extra sofabed and separate living/sleeping areas. The usual free continental breakfast is available, while for lunch/dinner, the main road (Colorado Blvd) offers restaurants of many different nationalities.

The Courtyard by Marriott is the best place to stay if visiting Pasadena Old Town - the 314 room, well managed, full service hotel has a central location along Fair Oaks Ave, half a block from the edge of the historic district and 0.6 miles from Paseo Colorado shopping center along Colorado Blvd. The familiar courtyard garden and outdoor pool are at the rear of the building, well away from the main road; inside, guests have use of a modern fitness center equipped with exercise machines and free weights. Breakfast & dinner are available on site at the Courtyard Cafe/Bar, with numerous other restaurants just a few minutes walk away. For those here to work, the hotel provides free internet access, a business center and 11 meeting rooms.

One of the few hotels in the center of Pasadena, the Hilton rises 13 floors above busy Los Robles Avenue, and most of the 296 rooms have fine views across the city to the San Gabriel Mountains. Sites within a few blocks include Paseo Colorado, Central Park, Pasadena Convention Center and California Institute of Technology, all within range of the hotel's complimentary local area shuttle. The well established, full service Hilton provides all the expected amenities for business, meetings, leisure and dining; there are two restaurants on-site, both open all day.

Rooms at Comfort Inn Pasadena are clean, large and quiet, all facing away from the main road, Colorado Blvd, which leads to the Old Town district of Pasadena 3 miles west. The hotel is a fairly old but well maintained establishment that offers guests free continental breakfast, free internet access, free movie rentals, and the usual leisure amenities of a fitness center, hot tub & outdoor pool - these latter two in a small, walled enclosure at the rear. All rooms contain a refrigerator and a microwave. There are several restaurants and a Vons Supermarket within 0.3 miles.

Another of the many hotels along Colorado Blvd, east of downtown Pasadena, the three storey Quality Inn Pasadena caters to budget travelers but still has the main services of free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool and hot tub. Besides the regular accommodation, larger rooms are available that have one or more of a refrigerator, wet bar, microwave, fireplace and whirlpool bath. Easy travel to/from Los Angeles is provided both by I-210 which runs by right behind the hotel (access is from exit 30A), or by the metro system, for which the nearest stop (Sierra Madre Villa; gold line) is also right across the street.

After a late 2008 renovation, the Rodeway Inn & Suites has become one of the better low cost motels in Pasadena, and like most similar places it is located along the main road (Colorado Blvd) - quite far east of the city center, close to neighboring Arcadia and Sierra Madre. The 33 rooms are clean and pleasant; all contain a refrigerator, microwave and quality furniture, and some have a hot tub bath and flat screen TV. The usual free continental breakfast is available, with plenty of fast food restaurants nearby to provide other meals.