We stayed at the Bissell House as our base in LA for 3 nights. The house is a beautiful, elegant old Bed and Breakfast, but perfectly presented. The owners were so friendly and accommodating, and made us and the children (10 and 7 year old boys) feel completely at home . A lovely garden and pool area was a welcome treat in the LA sunshine. Afternoon snacks (yummy cake!), and wine were provided each afternoon with the owners' compliments - a really nice touch. The full breakfasts each morning were delicious thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend the Bissell House to anyone traveling to LA.

Bissell House is a lovely point of departure for exploration of the Los Angeles/west San Gabriel Valley. Within walking distance of village-like South Pasadena's downtown, the location is hard to beat. The restaurants on Mission Street and nearby neighborhoods have some great food; try Firefly, Gus's, and a sundae at the Pharmacy (share the sundae or skip dinner). The exterior of the house and its neighborhood take you to the elegance of the late 1890's. We've used Bissell House many times as an escape from our very different niche of SoCal. Thus, we were a bit surprised to see how much it had changed with the replacement of its longtime innkeeper.

The breakfasts were good, but not spectacular: for example, despite the height of blueberry season in California, we had unfresh blueberries (frozen). The coffee was weak and unappealing.

We didn't mind the chipped paint on the doors of the rooms, but the saggy mattress was another matter.

Every request for information and help was generously answered, but one gets the feeling that the current owners and staff don't quite have it together. When we asked to pay when checking out, we were first told that our credit card had already been charged. When we assured the staff that we had only been charged for a single day, it took several minutes to sort things out.

Make no mistake, we will be coming back to Bissell House to give it a 2nd chance, but we might also experiment with one of the other South Pasadena B'n'B's just to see the alternatives.

We stayed two nights at the Bissell House for the BCS game. The Inn is about 2.5 miles away from the Rose Bowl so we were able to walk and avoid all the traffic issues. The location was ideal because it was quiet and without the hustle and bustle of a hotel.

From a B&B prospective, we enjoyed the tea and coffee along with the cake and cookies that were available to guests all the time. The breakfast was very enjoyable as well. They made sure there was something to eat in case we woke up much earlier than breakfast was served. All the guests we met were very friendly.

This was a great place to stay close to activities and we would definitely stay here again!

We stayed at the Bissell House for 4 nights and really enjoyed ourselves. It is a beautiful house and the breakfast's we had were delicious. The owners really made us feel welcome to anything in the house and everyone we met there was very inviting. When we visit South Pasadena again we will definitely be staying at the Bissell House.