<p>Any recommendations for hotels or motels in Pasadena? The closer to Caltech the better. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>A friend of mine recently stayed at the Saga Motel, which is less than 1/2 mile from campus (and across from Pasadena City College). It was nice motel. There is another one nearby - Westways. I think there is also a Vagabond. There are a lot of motels on Colorado Blvd. </p>
<p>If you want a hotel - there is a Hilton, Westin and Sheraton about 1.5 miles away. There is an inexpensive bus service that goes up and down Colorado (or the one way street just below).</p>
<p>If you are looking for a deal for pre-frosh weekend, Priceline accepted my first bid of $85/night for 3 star, they gave me the Westin. Total for 3 nights including all taxes and fees is $298. Not bad.</p>
<p>I'd definitely recommend the Saga -- it's probably the closest motel to campus and my parents paid about $70 a night when they stayed there.</p>
<p>The bus system mentioned is ARTS: <a href="http://www.cityofpasadena.net/trans/transit/ARTSRoute_Rev.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.cityofpasadena.net/trans/transit/ARTSRoute_Rev.asp</a>
It's a pretty nice bus system, only 0.50 a ride and the bus picks up at most stops every 15 min. I use it to go to classes every day. You'll probably want to look at Route 10.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the great information! I went ahead and made a reservation at the Saga, but I might try Priceline as well. The Westin for that price would be great.</p>