Pasadena: where an affordable meeting is an extraordinary meeting.Pasadena was founded in 1874 by a group of midwesterners escaping from cold winter weather. By the turn-of-the century, the city was a winter playground for the rich and famous mostly from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Chicago. With Pasadena's recent enhancement of its accommodations, meeting facilities, historical attractions and restaurants, many groups are discovering that a meeting in Pasadena is affordable while offering an extraordinary setting. Located just nine miles Nine Miles is a reggae "band" started by Yoshiaki Manabe (真鍋吉明) of The Pillows. The name Nine Miles comes from the name of the town in which Bob Marley grew up in Jamaica.
The Pasadena Hilton Hotel located in downtown Pasadena just completed renovation on 191 rooms. "We offer the newest guest rooms in Pasadena," said Harriett Lieberman, Hilton, director of sales. "Our guests will also experience a whole new look in the Lobby Bar slated for completion in March. Its name will change to the 'Sports Edition' complete with satellite television for special games in a newly-designed sports motif. The ballrooms are our next enhancement as part of our multimillion dollar renovation," she continued. The Pasadena Hilton's International Ballroom accommodates 900 people and fourteen conference rooms are available for smaller meetings. Another popular downtown hotel is the Holiday Inn Pasadena. "All meetings rooms are currently undergoing renovation," said Art Rosales, sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → . Guest room bathrooms are also undergoing a complete refurbishing." The Holiday Inn Pasadena offers 13,000 square-feet of meeting space located adjacent to the Pasadena Convention Center. Fifteen meeting and banquet rooms accommodate groups from six to 300 people. The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel Huntington Hotel may refer to:
"The Ritz-Carlton Huntington attracts many prestigious groups," said director of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Landry Kimbrough. "This month the Television Critics Association The Television Critics Association (or TCA) is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming. They meet in the Los Angeles area twice a year, in January and July, in conferences known as Winter and Summer met at the property, and many other national and local groups are meeting here." The historic Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel is situated on 23 acres in residential Pasadena, just 15 minutes from downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The Hotel offers a resort atmosphere with over 25,000 square-feet of meeting and conference space with 385 rooms. The Doubletree Hotel at Plaza Las Fuentes was selected from a total of 63 hotels nationwide for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Hotel of the Year Award, a tribute to the 300 employees' commitment to providing excellent service to its guests. "The hotel is constantly being updated to keep it fresh," said marketing director, Eve Helms. "We recently completed renovation on our V.I.P. and Presidential Suites and 175 guest rooms will be redone re·done v. Past participle of redo. by the end of the year," she continued. The 12-story, 360-room hotel offers 12,000 square-feet of flexible meeting space for up to 800 people including an elegant Grand Ballroom and a variety of conference rooms. The Pasadena Center, a multi-purpose 75,000-square-foot facility boasts spacious exhibition halls, lobbies and 20 meeting rooms. A 300-seat theater is used for teleconferences and multimedia presentations. The adjacent Pasadena Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium is a name commonly used for a city's auditorium and/or arena. Canada
The Castle Green, constructed as a grand hotel in 1898, received a restoration on its southern facade and two circular towers. Located in Old Pasadena, the structure today houses senior housing and apartments. Its ornate facade is often used in films. The Colorado Street Bridge The Colorado Street Bridge is a historic concrete arch bridge in Pasadena, California, USA. Because it spans the Arroyo Seco, it is often incorrectly referred to in the press as the "Arroyo Seco Bridge". re-opened on December 13, 1993 after a 33-month, $24.3-million reconstruction effort to meet current seismic design requirements. Free shuttle bus service was recently approved by the Pasadena City Council. A new $900,000 shuttle service will provide delegates meeting in Pasadena the opportunity to ride free to favorite shopping and dining areas near major hotels and the Pasadena Center. Six buses will travel up and down Lake Avenue and along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street. Old Pasadena continues its expansion. One Colorado, a $90-million retail center in Old Pasadena opened Crate & Barrel, Gap, GapKids/Baby Gap, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, Armani Exchange, and Rizzoli Bookstores. Game Trends doubled its size and offers more than 500 games and toys at 36 W. Colorado in Old Pasadena. J Crew, the famous upscale catalog clothing company opened at Fair Oaks and Colorado with 9,200 square-feet. South Lake Retail's Port'O'Call expanded into 8,500 square-feet in the old Silverwoods' building. Fifteen new stores opened in the South Lake Business District including Super Crown, Aaron Brothers, Starbuck's Coffee, and Williams-Sonoma. A city with over 250 restaurants, Pasadena's dining choices are a masterful blend of elegance and simplicity. Openings in 1993 included Abiento featuring Italian cuisine at 110 S. Lake Avenue, Route 66 at 425 S. Fair Oaks, Little Ricky's serving Cuban and Mexican cuisine at 39 South Fair Oaks Blvd., McCormick & Schmick's fresh fish and seafood at Plaza Las Fuentes, Panda Express at South Lake, and Il Fornaio, and Cafe Santorini at One Colorado. Claude's French cuisine opened downtown. Other restaurants soon to open are Twin Palms, owned by actor Kevin Costner, Sam Ho Bar B.Q., Audrey's, Chicago for Ribs, and Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant. A few of the groups who will be discovering Pasadena in the next few months include the following: February 8-9: Sunkist Growers, Inc. Annual Meeting and 100th Anniversary. March 2-7: National Easter Seal Society's 75th Anniversary Telethon May 18-21: Neighborhoods, USA Annual Meeting June 11-19: Universities of Space Research Meeting June 14-19: American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. Annual Convention June 18: World Cup USA Soccer Championships July 17: Pasadena Rose Bowl July 18-24: Action Youth International Disney Soccer Tournament Pasadena is proud of its museums, meeting facilities and institutions. Its residents have propelled man's devices far into the universe, and uncovered the deepest secrets of earth and sea. The Huntington Library, Norton Simon and Pacific Asia Museums are just a few of Pasadena's art galleries, and the city is home to Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. , which have few peers in scientific fame. To discover how your meeting can be affordable in the extraordinary setting of Pasadena, contact the Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau (818) 795-9311 or stop by their office at 171 South Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
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