Rodeway Inn is clean, safe, convenient, and best of all, super affordable. For the price I paid, I was thrilled with what I got.

Yes, the lobby is nonexistent. So what?? You hang out in a hotel lobby?? Then you really need to learn how to travel better.

Yes, the "breakfast" is pretty much nothing. They shouldn't advertise it but you also shouldn't complain. It's free.

Yes, the parking lot has small spaces but guess what? You're in L.A. You should be glad you don't have to PAY for parking or leave it on the street.

This hotel is located in a decent part of east Pasadena, near the freeways. It is not walking distance to the Colorado Street shopping malls or Old Town Pasadena but it is a cheap taxi ride over there (or drive, if you bring a car, and you should because it's L.A.). The area is safe and convenient, and the hotel is in a very bright area.

The rooms are HUGE. I had a queen room and my room felt like it could have been a suite. I had a mini-fridge, coffee maker, blowdryer and plenty of towels. The bathroom was also clean and newly modeled but pretty small. No biggie.

Free WiFi (and the signal was strong) and free parking made me a happy camper.

The negative: The TV has child lock on it so you pretty much can't watch any programs on, say, FX, TNT, HBO, or USA. I called the front desk to get this removed and they said they couldn't. Which is crap. LAME. But ya know, I'm not there to watch TV.

The pillows are very weak. Keep that in mind.

Otherwise, this place was great and I'd be happy to stay again.

Site is in a great location near Pasadena attractions and restaurants, shopping, and TARGET.
Pros: clean, underground parking, value/price. Good wireless internet.
Cons: parking difficult for larger vehicles, very poor breakfast and presentation (only cold cereal, apples and packaged crackers). No decaff coffee or lids for cups "to go". Entire breakfast and lobby area are only about 12' x 20'. No coffee makers in rooms
desk is not manned but you must ring a bell and "wait". No pool.

This is a good value for those not needing full-service.

1) No Luggage carrier to get stuff to room... I had special equipment with and suitcases and had to lug it all up to the elevator with no help.
2) Lighting in the room... Horrible! There was 1 light between the beds, and 1 light on the wall and it was not very bright. Haven't they heard of the economy lights w/ higher voltage. Swear.. they were using 20 watt bulbs in the 2 lights.
3) Temperature control sucked. The entire night was spent listening to the unit in the room go on and off cycling all night long, and room was too hot. We were on 2nd floor and couldn't get the room cool enough when we initially got into it.
4) Rate is fine if all you intend to do is sleep and run.
5) Breakfast - a joke ... A few roles, coffee, and a little cereal on a 2 x 4 counter.
6) Parking - horrid. To save a mirror, I ended up scratching the side of my car - the parking was too tight.

Recently stayed here with a few friends. We flew into LA late 1 afternoon, and wanted somewhere away from all the hustle and bustle but also close to thing like Universal Studios, Hollywood etc. Rodeway Inn was a great choice, with most things we wanted to get to being a short drive away.

There is a pretty big shopping center and strip only a few minutes drive from the Rodeway, for easy access to food, otherwise a few take away places are only a few minutes stroll.

The hotel itself is great. Basic, but I don't know what else people would expect from a cheaper place. We initially booked a queen room, but due to their being none left, we were given 2 seperate double rooms for no extra charge.

Let me tell you that the rooms themselves are absolutely massive!! Easily the biggest out of about 10 rooms we stayed in on our trip to the USA.

There is a bit of road noise as the hotel is right on Colorado Blvd, but that is easily fixed by closing the window, which blocks out alot of the noice.

All the basics are provided, great TV, clean bathroom, comfortable bed and a fantastic wifi setup that couldn't be beaten by any of the other hotels we stayed at on our trip.

The front desk staff were happy to help and provided good service.

Overall, if its a basic hotel you are looking for, the Rodeway is an excellent choice. We only really used the room at night, after dinner for a bit and then sleeping. During the day we were out busy. Apart from that though, don't take note of the negative reviews below as they seem to have been written a while ago, as I can confirm this hotel is great value for money