12-10-2012, 07:07 PM
Which cities? Which hotels?
Where are people staying?
12-10-2012, 07:10 PM
Crashing with a friend...gotta leverage those Pasadena connections. But I'll have wheels and will meet up wherever!
12-10-2012, 08:51 PM
This will be my fourth bowl game in four years. I've found it's much more fun to stay in or very near the team hotel or at one of the official travel package hotels. I did what fullmetal and goodgrief did in Miami Beach - I went over to the Fountainbleu after the Orange Bowl to get my Orange Bowl Champions t-shirt, see the team arrive back from the stadium and run into player's parents. (It was a real highlight to tell Richard Sherman's mom how happy we were to see him grow over the years.) I stayed at the Zona Suites for the Fiesta Bowl, as it was in the same lot as the Fairmont Princess. I was hoping to recreate the postgame celebration the year before. You know the rest of the story, sadly.
I was pretty lucky to get a room through Anthony's travel packages for the Millenium Biltmore. It's another official Stanford fans hotel, is walking distance to the Omni (another official Stanford fan hotel that was sold out) and close enough to the team hotel at the JW Marriott. Another benefit is we will take the Metrolink from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I suspect there'll be lots of Stanford fans on that train, to avoid the parking and traffic hassles.
It'll be a hectic 48+ hrs for me. My resident team will be admitting patients on New Year's Eve. I will stay as late as I can, then fly out to Burbank (I'll probably get to the hotel around 10:30 PM). Someone will cover me Jan 1st, and I have to be back on January 2nd. I had originally booked the latest flight from Burbank to Oakland at 9:10 PM after the game, but had lots of concerns - there's a lot of things that could screw up my getting to the airport in time (like getting my rental car boxed in at the stacked parking on the golf course, and getting into a miserable postgame traffic jam.) After a lot of thought, I realized the smarter thing to do was to book the earliest flight out on January 2nd (means I will have to get up around 4:00 AM to catch it). Will still be a little late to work, but it'll be a little less stress.
Anyone else at the Biltmore or Omni?
I was pretty lucky to get a room through Anthony's travel packages for the Millenium Biltmore. It's another official Stanford fans hotel, is walking distance to the Omni (another official Stanford fan hotel that was sold out) and close enough to the team hotel at the JW Marriott. Another benefit is we will take the Metrolink from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I suspect there'll be lots of Stanford fans on that train, to avoid the parking and traffic hassles.
It'll be a hectic 48+ hrs for me. My resident team will be admitting patients on New Year's Eve. I will stay as late as I can, then fly out to Burbank (I'll probably get to the hotel around 10:30 PM). Someone will cover me Jan 1st, and I have to be back on January 2nd. I had originally booked the latest flight from Burbank to Oakland at 9:10 PM after the game, but had lots of concerns - there's a lot of things that could screw up my getting to the airport in time (like getting my rental car boxed in at the stacked parking on the golf course, and getting into a miserable postgame traffic jam.) After a lot of thought, I realized the smarter thing to do was to book the earliest flight out on January 2nd (means I will have to get up around 4:00 AM to catch it). Will still be a little late to work, but it'll be a little less stress.
Anyone else at the Biltmore or Omni?
This will be my fourth bowl game in four years. I've found it's much more fun to stay in or very near the team hotel or at one of the official travel package hotels. I did what fullmetal and goodgrief did in Miami Beach - I went over to the Fountainbleu after the Orange Bowl to get my Orange Bowl Champions t-shirt, see the team arrive back from the stadium and run into player's parents. (It was a real highlight to tell Richard Sherman's mom how happy we were to see him grow over the years.) I stayed at the Zona Suites for the Fiesta Bowl, as it was in the same lot as the Fairmont Princess. I was hoping to recreate the postgame celebration the year before. You know the rest of the story, sadly.
I was pretty lucky to get a room through Anthony's travel packages for the Millenium Biltmore. It's another official Stanford fans hotel, is walking distance to the Omni (another official Stanford fan hotel that was sold out) and close enough to the team hotel at the JW Marriott. Another benefit is we will take the Metrolink from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I suspect there'll be lots of Stanford fans on that train, to avoid the parking and traffic hassles.
It'll be a hectic 48+ hrs for me. My resident team will be admitting patients on New Year's Eve. I will stay as late as I can, then fly out to Burbank (I'll probably get to the hotel around 10:30 PM). Someone will cover me Jan 1st, and I have to be back on January 2nd. I had originally booked the latest flight from Burbank to Oakland at 9:10 PM after the game, but had lots of concerns - there's a lot of things that could screw up my getting to the airport in time (like getting my rental car boxed in at the stacked parking on the golf course, and getting into a miserable postgame traffic jam.) After a lot of thought, I realized the smarter thing to do was to book the earliest flight out on January 2nd (means I will have to get up around 4:00 AM to catch it). Will still be a little late to work, but it'll be a little less stress.
Anyone else at the Biltmore or Omni?
I was pretty lucky to get a room through Anthony's travel packages for the Millenium Biltmore. It's another official Stanford fans hotel, is walking distance to the Omni (another official Stanford fan hotel that was sold out) and close enough to the team hotel at the JW Marriott. Another benefit is we will take the Metrolink from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I suspect there'll be lots of Stanford fans on that train, to avoid the parking and traffic hassles.
It'll be a hectic 48+ hrs for me. My resident team will be admitting patients on New Year's Eve. I will stay as late as I can, then fly out to Burbank (I'll probably get to the hotel around 10:30 PM). Someone will cover me Jan 1st, and I have to be back on January 2nd. I had originally booked the latest flight from Burbank to Oakland at 9:10 PM after the game, but had lots of concerns - there's a lot of things that could screw up my getting to the airport in time (like getting my rental car boxed in at the stacked parking on the golf course, and getting into a miserable postgame traffic jam.) After a lot of thought, I realized the smarter thing to do was to book the earliest flight out on January 2nd (means I will have to get up around 4:00 AM to catch it). Will still be a little late to work, but it'll be a little less stress.
Anyone else at the Biltmore or Omni?
12-10-2012, 10:04 PM
Driving in from southern Arizona on New Year's Eve. Staying at the Biltmore. Have a big car and parking pass but could be convinced to take the train.
Driving in from southern Arizona on New Year's Eve. Staying at the Biltmore. Have a big car and parking pass but could be convinced to take the train.
12-10-2012, 10:14 PM
From my experience, the Rose Bowl is an absolute mess to drive in and out of, probably doubly more so during an actual Rose Bowl.
On the other hand, it is my favorite stadium for tailgating. So if you have a tailgate you'll be joining, by all means train in or park offsite and take the shuttle, but if you want to set up your own thing you won't regret it.
On the other hand, it is my favorite stadium for tailgating. So if you have a tailgate you'll be joining, by all means train in or park offsite and take the shuttle, but if you want to set up your own thing you won't regret it.
From my experience, the Rose Bowl is an absolute mess to drive in and out of, probably doubly more so during an actual Rose Bowl.
On the other hand, it is my favorite stadium for tailgating. So if you have a tailgate you'll be joining, by all means train in or park offsite and take the shuttle, but if you want to set up your own thing you won't regret it.
On the other hand, it is my favorite stadium for tailgating. So if you have a tailgate you'll be joining, by all means train in or park offsite and take the shuttle, but if you want to set up your own thing you won't regret it.
12-10-2012, 11:14 PM
(12-10-2012, 10:04 PM)CowboyIndian link Wrote:Driving in from southern Arizona on New Year's Eve. Staying at the Biltmore. Have a big car and parking pass but could be convinced to take the train.
CI -
  I got some good advice from another website - apparently parking your car at the Biltmore will set you back $50 a day. A recommended alternative is the underground lot at Pershing Square for much cheaper. I'm doing what Publius is doing - forsaking a car and using public transit. I'll be taking a shuttle from the airport to the hotel, and the train from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I'm not an LA native but I know what the freeways are like.
(12-10-2012, 10:04 PM)CowboyIndian link Wrote:Driving in from southern Arizona on New Year's Eve. Staying at the Biltmore. Have a big car and parking pass but could be convinced to take the train.
CI -
  I got some good advice from another website - apparently parking your car at the Biltmore will set you back $50 a day. A recommended alternative is the underground lot at Pershing Square for much cheaper. I'm doing what Publius is doing - forsaking a car and using public transit. I'll be taking a shuttle from the airport to the hotel, and the train from Pershing Square to Pasadena. I'm not an LA native but I know what the freeways are like.
12-11-2012, 07:21 PM
My son and I took the Gold Line from Union Station (one of the architectural gems in this or any other town) to the Rose Bowl for the first UCLA game. It isn't fast but it's relaxing and fun. For $6.00 you can get a day pass on the Metro, which will cover your whole trip. No angst.
I hope the Cardboard members will find a place to meet up. The bar at the Biltmore is famous and we haven't even gotten there yet.
The advice to park in Pershing Square is a great tip. It's just across the street.
I hope the Cardboard members will find a place to meet up. The bar at the Biltmore is famous and we haven't even gotten there yet.
The advice to park in Pershing Square is a great tip. It's just across the street.
My son and I took the Gold Line from Union Station (one of the architectural gems in this or any other town) to the Rose Bowl for the first UCLA game. It isn't fast but it's relaxing and fun. For $6.00 you can get a day pass on the Metro, which will cover your whole trip. No angst.
I hope the Cardboard members will find a place to meet up. The bar at the Biltmore is famous and we haven't even gotten there yet.
The advice to park in Pershing Square is a great tip. It's just across the street.
I hope the Cardboard members will find a place to meet up. The bar at the Biltmore is famous and we haven't even gotten there yet.
The advice to park in Pershing Square is a great tip. It's just across the street.
12-12-2012, 08:58 AM
I can't afford downtown I can't afford downtown or Pasadena. I need to stay at a business-friendly place because I'm working Monday.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
12-13-2012, 07:51 AM
Maybe check out AirBnB.com? People rent out a room in their house or apartment, although there are some boarding house-type places listed as well.
I used the site to find a place to stay for the Fiesta Bowl and had zero problems.
I used the site to find a place to stay for the Fiesta Bowl and had zero problems.
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