Rose Bowl Motel

Overall the stay was just average. The window in the bathroom was broken, it was very noisy from street noise and people coming and going. The walls were dirty, the floor was dirty. The bed seemed cleaned, there were no bedbugs or coackroaches. Wasn’t too far from universal. Wouldn’t stay again though.

Room was nice staff was helpful, close to a lot of places to eat and check out

This is a serviceable property. Nothing special but it'll do for a short stay. The pros are the location is on a vibrant street, walking distance to a Trader Joe's, great restaurants and an amazing doughnut shop. You're only 5-8 minutes from Old Town Pasadena and the Rose Bowl.The price really can't be beat for the location. Microwave and fridge in the rooms are a nice touch. The cons are the amount of corners that they cut in rooms. While the rooms and linens are clean, the room is showing it's wear and tear with the windows and doors. Screens, paint and windows need attention and the doors in the room stuck badly when opening/closing. The bathroom is where they really cut corners. The towels are too small for an adult and of the co****st material. The toiletries are a small pouch of shampoo and a small brick of soap that doesn't lather at all. The real problem however, is the shower. No water pressure at all which combined with the other issues really made that part of the stay very unpleasant for both of us. The service could be improved as well as the person welcoming us/checking us in behind a glass window really wasn't that friendly or personable. As stated, the property is serviceable and affordable but don't get your hopes up for much else.

We really liked it, so nice and cozy . Its like having your own cabin and the man at front desk was very nice and helpful. Would stay again and can recomend it.

We chose this hotel due to location and proximity to Universal Studios. The room was clean and comfortable.

We loved this little place! We needed a place to stay after going to an event at the Hollywood Bowl and this was perfect and very affordable. Everything was clean and well-maintained and the people at check-in were very friendly.

THE GOOD: staff (maybe family owned?) is friendly and helpful, despite a significant language barrier, the location near Rose Bowl Stadium is good and an easy Uber, and it's across street from Trader Joe's to buy breakfast stuff and wine, cuz you're gonna need it. THE BAD: the place is old, the room is small, the bed is rock hard with two small flat pillows on a king size bed, the bathroom does not have a single electrical plug, there is no light in the tiny shower that has mold in it, there is nowhere to put your suitcase as the room is too small. No closet or dresser, the tv is mounted up in the corner and ruins your neck if you try to watch it, no hair dryer in the room, although they gave me one when I asked for it, but it was a typical hotel dryer that should be mounted on the wall, so i plugged it in and the base of it just dangled on the wall while I used the dryer. I am not a hotel snob and I really try to see the good in places, but this one, even at the price, will not be seeing us again.