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Hotel Dena, Pasadena Los Angeles, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
Pasadena, California, United States · Tribute Portfolio · Near Luxury
Van Halen's "Jump" runs through this hotel as a wooden sound-wave artwork, one of the playful details that turned Pasadena's 1975 Sheraton into Hotel Dena in 2023. Dash Design filled the 311-room Tribute Portfolio house with work by WRDSMITH, Ian Schuler, Leah Tumerman, and Kate Neckel; a 15-seat screening room with vintage projectors and theater chairs keeps the performance theme going beside the Civic Auditorium.
- 311 rooms
- Opened 1975
- Neighborhood: Downtown Pasadena
- Rooms from 310 sq ft (29 m²)
- Interiors: Dash Design
About Hotel Dena, Pasadena Los Angeles, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel
- A vintage 1949 Rolls-Royce greets arrivals outside, setting up the hotel's affectionate backstage-and-screen mood before check-in.
- The Screenwriter's Suite, Director's Suite, and Dena Suite extend the performing-arts idea into the room names.
- Guests can borrow broadcast kits containing a Lume Cube ring light and microphone, an unusually literal invitation to make something during the stay.
- Entry-level rooms start at 310 sq ft (29 m²).
History
The five-story building opened in 1975 and spent decades as the Sheraton Pasadena. After renovations, it became Hotel Dena in 2023, joining Marriott's Tribute Portfolio with a new performing-arts identity shaped by Dash Design.
The setting
At 303 Cordova Street in Downtown Pasadena, Hotel Dena is adjacent to the Pasadena Convention Center and steps from the Civic Auditorium, rather than in Oak Knoll.
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