Hotel Information

Conference Hotel

Courtyard by Marriott Old Pasadena
180 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, California 91103 USA
Phone: 1-626-403-7600

A block of rooms having a special rate of $149 plus tax has been negotiated; these rooms are available at this rate for reservations made before February 21, 2010.

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Free internet is provided at the hotel.

Travel Distance
The Marriott is 2.5 miles from Caltech and shuttle service will be provided morning/evening to and from Caltech.

Dining
The hotel is adjacent to Old Pasadena where there is a large concentration of restaurants.

Public Transportation
The Courtyard by Marriott Old Pasadena is adjacent to the Memorial Park Gold Line surface rail station so that it is easy to travel from Los Angeles Airport (LAX) to the hotel using inexpensive public transportation.

This involves taking the FlyAway Bus which goes nonstop from LAX to Union Station (about 25 minute ride, buses every 30 minutes during day) and then the Gold Line from Union Station to the Memorial Park Station in Pasadena (21 minute ride, trains about every 12 to 15 minutes on Sundays). Total trip time is about 50-90 minutes and cost is $7 for FlyAway Bus and $1.25 for Gold Line.

FlyAway Bus information/timetable
Gold Line information/timetable

Other options from LAX are Super Shuttle Shared Ride Van (about 50-90 minutes, cost approximately $30, find these under the Orange Shared Ride Van sign at LAX) and taxi (about 35-45 minutes, cost approximately $75).