Hotel Review: Hotel Dena in Pasadena, California
A giant because of Hotel Dena for internet hosting our keep so we may present this detailed evaluate of our expertise.
If you learn half considered one of this story, then you recognize that my lovely and proficient Canadian spouse simply turned a U.S. citizen. We determined to make a mini trip out of it for the reason that check-in time for the Naturalization ceremony was 7:15am in Pasadena, about an hour from the place we stay. We determined to go the night time earlier than so we didn’t have such an early morning begin and to keep away from visitors. It turned out to be a really good move.
After trying to find inns close to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, I found that Hotel Dena was the closest one. In reality, the lodge and the auditorium share the identical car parking zone.
Unbeknownst to me, Hotel Dena is a part of the Marriott group and is a Tribute Portfolio Hotel. I attempted to make use of my Marriott yearly free night time credit score because of the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card but it surely wasn’t out there. To use Bonvoy Points was 50,000 factors. The money value was simply $162.
Here are 10 issues to find out about Hotel Dena in Pasadena:

1. Location
The lodge’s location is good when you’ve got an occasion on the Pasadena Convention Center or Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The lodge is adjoining to each (you don’t even must cross a road) and has a again entrance, which makes it only a couple hundred yards away.
It’s additionally just some blocks from Old Town Pasadena and City Hall, which has been in numerous motion pictures and TV reveals. In reality, after we walked by, they have been filming the present Shrinking which I like on Apple TV. They have been filming subsequent to the Jackie and Mack Robinson statues; they have been each native to the town.
2. Parking
The lodge is so near the Convention Center they share the identical car parking zone. There’s no valet, which looks as if a missed alternative and parking prices $30 an evening. Event parking is $15.

3. Hotel Dena has persona
The second you stroll in, you understand that this lodge has a persona all its personal. It’s not a kind of typical, cookie cutter chain inns the place all the pieces is generic, secure and the identical in cities throughout the nation. This lodge offers boutique vibes, though there are 311 room and is a part of Marriott.

4. Design
Even for those who don’t have a watch for design, you’re certain to note and respect all of the design components all through the property. Each room highlights the work of L.A. road artist WRDSMTH within the inventive headboards (pictured above).

The lavatory seems to be prefer it’s been lately renovated and is a small however enjoyable area. My spouse cherished the Ring-like lavatory mirror, which she stated was excellent for doing her make-up and needs one at house now.

And our room had a stunning lounge in a colour palette evocative of of solar, sand and sky, excellent for a Los Angeles lodge.

There’s a mini screening room arrange with traditional silent motion pictures projected onto a display within the foyer, an enormous New York Times from 1938 that friends can flip by and the foyer is a comfortable and welcoming area with cozy couches and intimate lighting.

5. Agents Only Bar and Lounge
Because we had such a brief go to and a good schedule, we didn’t have an opportunity to eat or drink at any of the lodge’s venues. But the cool-looking Agents Only bar and lounge is an area spot for specialty crafted cocktails. Many of the drink names give guests a way of place with a nod to Hollywood, just like the Golden Age Old Fashioned (Woody Creek Distillers Bourbon, earl gray tea, fragrant bitters), the Red Carpet (ord’s gin, strawberry, basil, lemon) and the Hollywood Highball, (Woody Creek Distillers Vodka, passionfruit hibiscus syrup, ginger, lemon, glowing water.)

6. Lyric restaurant
Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to eat at Lyric, the lodge’s breakfast spot. As the title suggests, there’s a heavy musical affect right here with menu objects known as You Were Always On My Mind Buttermilk Pancakes, Mamma Mia Greek Yogurt and Doin’ It Right French Toast, plus, they’ve obtained a set of vinyl records so friends can groove to their favourite tunes as they eat.

7. Grab and Go Market
For vacationers in a rush, there’s a MRKT throughout from the entrance desk, which is a self-serve grab-and-go market. You can get microwaveable meals, snacks, and ice cream. It’s tremendous useful to have one thing like proper on the lodge’s premises.
8. Friendly and attentive employees
The second we checked in, I may inform the employees have been pleasant, which normally means they’re comfortable. Even one of many housekeepers stated hello to me as we walked down the hallway to our room, which, truthfully, doesn’t appear to be the norm lately at inns until you make the primary contact, which I normally do. Someone picked up our to-go meals trash outdoors our room inside quarter-hour (in lots of luxurious inns, I’ve seen meals trays sit outdoors guestroom doorways for hours) and made our pull-out mattress in a well timed method.

9. Longest hallways I’ve ever seen
Hotel Dena has 311 rooms and their hallways are the longest I’ve ever seen. I believed there was a mirror on the midway level however there wasn’t. Las Vegas inns may need longer hallways however they curve. This one is straight as an arrow.

10. Fitness heart and pool
The pool is open from 7am to 10pm and poolside kitchen service is offered from 11am to 7pm. It’s a pleasant spot to catch some rays and calm down in a snug lounge chair. The health heart is positioned on the lodge’s second ground, is open 24/7 and has you coated without spending a dime weights and cardio.

11. Content creators will adore it
Intentional or not, this lodge is a content material creator’s dream and never simply due to the free WiFi. No, it’s because of the various actually distinctive and delightful backdrops for capturing video or just photographing. Fitting for a metropolis well-known for creating movies, Hotel Dena presents friends the possibility to borrow Lume Cube Cordless Ring Lights to create content material on the go. I’ve one at house however there have been dozens, if not a whole lot, of occasions once I’ve carried out interviews from my lodge room and it was too darkish. This is a incredible amenity for content material creators.
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