• Pasadena has some of the nicest accommodations in the Los Angeles area.hotel image by Gon?¡ìalo Carreira from Fotolia.com
  
  Pasadena, California, an affluent town east of Los Angeles, is home to the historic San Gabriel Mission, a landmark built by local Native American labor under Spanish rule. The city is well known today for hosting the Rose Bowl Parade and as the site of the California Institute of Technology. Pasadena boasts elegant homes, designer shops, and a few luxury hotels for the discerning traveler.
  
  

The Langham Hotel

• The Langham Hotel offers guests a Michelin-star restaurant, called simply "The Dining Room," whose menu items include apple- and saffron-infused foie gras and Japanese kuroge beef in Bordelaise sauce. The rooms and suites are expansive with luxury bedding and textiles, iPod docking stations, flat-screen televisions and marble baths. The hotel offers afternoon tea and a Sunday champagne brunch. It also houses a world-class fitness and spa facility that offers a caviar hair-conditioning treatment. The hotel has an on-site bar, referred to on the facility's website as a "Cosmopolitan watering hole." The Langham is near Occidental College, The Huntington Library and Gardens and several golf courses.
  
  The Langham Hotel
  1401 South Oak Knoll Ave.
  Pasadena, CA 91106
  (626) 568-3900
  pasadena.langhamhotels.com
  
  

Westin Pasadena

• The Westin Pasadena provides guests with luxury decor in a spacious environment. The hotel offers an on-site restaurant serving California cuisine, a bar and a bakery. Guests can enjoy the library with fireplace, outdoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna, tennis courts. Golf courses and running trails are nearby. Guest rooms have plush beds, 27-inch televisions, bathrobes, in-room safes, windows that open (many with views of the mountains), and high-speed Internet access. Cribs and dog beds are available upon request. The hotel is a few miles away from the Rose Bowl and Pasadena City College
  
  Westin Pasadena
  191 North Los Robles
  Pasadena, CA 91101
  (626) 792-2727
  starwoodhotels.com/westin
  
  

Sheraton Pasadena

• The Sheraton Pasadena offers guests a fancy, yet relaxed environment with a casual but classy hotel bar, Charlie's Bar, and Soleil, a Mediterranean restaurant. Guest rooms have large beds, bottled water, balconies, cable televisions and high-speed Internet access. The hotel houses an outdoor pool and health club, and offers laundry and babysitting service. The Sheraton provides free shuttle service, which covers a three-mile radius and transports guests to attractions such as the Huntington gardens, the Rose Bowl, and nearby museums and landmarks. Shops and restaurants in the historic section of Pasadena are within walking distance from the hotel.
  
  Sheraton Pasadena
  303 East Cordova St.
  Pasadena, CA 91101
  (626) 449-4000
  starwoodhotels.com