Emery Park
approx. 0.3 miles
The closest green space to the hotel, and the easiest way to stretch out after a long stretch of freeway.
San Gabriel Valley
Location
2221 W Commonwealth Ave, Alhambra, CA 91803. The hotel sits on West Commonwealth Avenue, a practical Alhambra address with quick access north into Pasadena or west toward Los Angeles.
It is a real neighborhood rather than a strip of hotels: bakeries, family restaurants and everyday shops sit within a few minutes of the door.
The neighborhood
The neighborhood, and everything past it
Alhambra is a working, lived-in city in the San Gabriel Valley, known for a dense run of restaurants, bakeries and cafés along its main avenues. Nothing about it is staged for visitors, which is precisely why guests tend to enjoy it: you eat where the neighborhood eats and park where the neighborhood parks.
Head north and Pasadena arrives quickly, with the Norton Simon Museum, Castle Green and the Rose Bowl Stadium among its landmarks, along with the California Institute of Technology campus. Head west and you reach El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium and Griffith Park in the usual rhythm of an LA drive.
All figures listed are approximate distances drawn from third-party listings. Actual travel time depends on traffic, route and time of day.
Gateway Plaza Park
approx. 1 mile
A short walk or a very short drive, useful for an early morning before the valley heats up.
California Institute of Technology
approx. 5 miles
Regular reason for a stay here, whether for a campus visit, a lecture or a family drop-off week.
Castle Green
approx. 3.7 miles
One of Pasadena's landmark historic buildings, part of the same run north as the museums.
Rose Bowl Stadium
approx. 6.8 miles
Event days fill the area, which is exactly when having parking waiting for you matters most.
Norton Simon Museum
approx. 4.3 miles
An afternoon's worth of collection, comfortably reachable and back before dinner in Alhambra.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
approx. 7 miles
The historic core of the city, west of here on the ordinary route into downtown.
Griffith Park
approx. 10 miles
Trails, the observatory and the wider park, best attempted early in the day.
Nearby
Eating nearby
Listings for the area note Pho N Mor, McDonald's and Panera Bread among the closest places to eat, and the wider avenue holds a long run of independent kitchens and bakeries that keep late hours. They are included here as reference points for orientation rather than recommendations, and none are affiliated with the hotel.
Transit
Getting around
Most guests drive, and free on-site parking makes that simple from the first evening onward. For rail travel, Cal State LA station and Union Station are the usual regional reference points. Check current schedules directly with the operator, since we cannot guarantee timings or journey durations.
Before you arrive
Reading up on Alhambra
If you would like to know more about the city and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley before you arrive, the resources below are a sensible starting point. They are independent local-information sources and are not affiliated with the hotel, but they will tell you more about the area than any hotel page reasonably can.
City of AlhambraThe official city website, with civic information, park details and a calendar of local events worth checking before a weekend visit.Mission San Gabriel ArcángelA historic mission close by, with visiting hours and background on the valley's early history published on its own website.View on Google Maps