Comments on: Tournament of Roses – Tips for Watching the Rose Bowl Parade http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tammy http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-18065 Tammy Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:03:04 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-18065 My mom is a retired florist from the East Coast. Every year she would make us sit and watch this parade on TV and would comment on how much she would love to be at this parade. Well, 2010 is the year she will finally make it! I'm happy to say that she'll be bringing 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren with her as well. We've already purchased our tickets through Sharps Seating plus tickets to a couple of events (after parade float viewing for one). I have a comment and one question. We booked our hotel around February 2009. By then, all the hotels in Pasadena were booked solid. Tour groups come in and book up blocks of rooms in these hotels and they went fast! We ended up at the Westin Bonaventure which is some where between LA and Pasadena. This is as close as we got. My question is: My mom has handicap parking. Any idea if we can get a reserved spot and who we should seek out to inquire? Also, any advice on parking (time, location, agent) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Traveling Mamas! My mom is a retired florist from the East Coast. Every year she would make us sit and watch this parade on TV and would comment on how much she would love to be at this parade. Well, 2010 is the year she will finally make it! I’m happy to say that she’ll be bringing 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren with her as well.
We’ve already purchased our tickets through Sharps Seating plus tickets to a couple of events (after parade float viewing for one). I have a comment and one question.
We booked our hotel around February 2009. By then, all the hotels in Pasadena were booked solid. Tour groups come in and book up blocks of rooms in these hotels and they went fast! We ended up at the Westin Bonaventure which is some where between LA and Pasadena. This is as close as we got.
My question is: My mom has handicap parking. Any idea if we can get a reserved spot and who we should seek out to inquire? Also, any advice on parking (time, location, agent) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Traveling Mamas!

]]> By: Rick http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-9409 Rick Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:11:40 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-9409 I started looking and the only hotels I could find were 3. One right on E. Colorado and 2/3 down the route and two more about 3 streets before the turn to where they store the floats for the next couple of days for people to see close up. The quality, as mentioned before, may be in question. I am old enough to remember when the area was still pretty nice. Now live on the East coast and have not been for a lot of years. Anyone else knows of any places to stay on the route, please advise. I started looking and the only hotels I could find were 3. One right on E. Colorado and 2/3 down the route and two more about 3 streets before the turn to where they store the floats for the next couple of days for people to see close up. The quality, as mentioned before, may be in question. I am old enough to remember when the area was still pretty nice. Now live on the East coast and have not been for a lot of years. Anyone else knows of any places to stay on the route, please advise.

]]> By: MudslideMama http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-8888 MudslideMama Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:46:59 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-8888 Barbara, The short answer is, there are no hotels along the parade route. In fact, the closest hotel that I can find is a Quality Inn, and believe me, the term "Quality" there is suspect. I wouldn't stay there. The long answer is, if you're planning to be in Los Angeles for next year's New Year's Eve and Tournament of Roses Parade, you'll be staying at a hotel somewhere other than on the parade route, so consider buying good seats early (as mentioned in the travel article). Reserved seating takes the pressure off of having to wake up very early to get a good view of the parade. Barbara,

The short answer is, there are no hotels along the parade route. In fact, the closest hotel that I can find is a Quality Inn, and believe me, the term “Quality” there is suspect. I wouldn’t stay there.

The long answer is, if you’re planning to be in Los Angeles for next year’s New Year’s Eve and Tournament of Roses Parade, you’ll be staying at a hotel somewhere other than on the parade route, so consider buying good seats early (as mentioned in the travel article). Reserved seating takes the pressure off of having to wake up very early to get a good view of the parade.

]]> By: Barbara Roll http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-8004 Barbara Roll Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:50:31 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-8004 We as a Family are planning to come and see the Rose Bowl Parade 1st Jan 10. Fropm London England My husband loves the marching bands, and its something that he has always wanted to do. We will be staying in a hotel hopefully on the route. Can you recomend a good hotel for us to stay and celebrate News Years Eve along with getting a good view of the parade? Thank you We as a Family are planning to come and see the Rose Bowl Parade 1st Jan 10.
Fropm London England
My husband loves the marching bands, and its something that he has always wanted to do.
We will be staying in a hotel hopefully on the route. Can you recomend a good hotel for us to stay and celebrate News Years Eve along with getting a good view of the parade?
Thank you

]]> By: andreea http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-7893 andreea Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:26:28 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-7893 Hello there,very nice place <a href="http://mediapointchicago.com" rel="nofollow">:)</a> Hello there,very nice place
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]]> By: tess thackery http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-7866 tess thackery Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:23:49 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-7866 Is there a hotel along the parade route in which one can stay and watch the parade from a balcony. I imagine if such exists it would be expensive but as it is a once in a lifetime - might be worth it - I looked on-line but nothing came up Packages for the Parade are offerd but are for hotels in Long Beach or Los Angeles. There must be great old hotels in Pasednea. Can anyone suggest a hotel in which one could watch the parade from a room with a balcony? Is there a hotel along the parade route in which one can stay and watch the parade from a balcony. I imagine if such exists it would be expensive but as it is a once in a lifetime – might be worth it – I looked on-line but nothing came up

Packages for the Parade are offerd but are for hotels in Long Beach or Los Angeles. There must be great old hotels in Pasednea. Can anyone suggest a hotel in which one could watch the parade from a room with a balcony?

]]> By: Blouise Hobson http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-7861 Blouise Hobson Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:00:02 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-7861 Thanks, MudslideMama. I ended up recording NBC. Have not watched it yet (now watching the repeat on Travel Channel) Next year I'll try to remember to do ABC. Thanks, MudslideMama. I ended up recording NBC. Have not watched it yet (now watching the repeat on Travel Channel) Next year I’ll try to remember to do ABC.

]]> By: MudslideMama http://travelingmamas.com/2008/12/15/tournament-of-roses-tips-for-watching-the-rose-bowl-parade/#comment-7860 MudslideMama Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:07:46 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=2903#comment-7860 Bloise, I don't know if it's too late already, but when I watch the Rose Bowl, I always end up watching it on ABC. I don't know why, though; the commentators on both NBC and ABC do the same sort of filler chatter throughout. Our local ABC team is pretty smart, though. :) Happy New Year! Bloise, I don’t know if it’s too late already, but when I watch the Rose Bowl, I always end up watching it on ABC. I don’t know why, though; the commentators on both NBC and ABC do the same sort of filler chatter throughout. Our local ABC team is pretty smart, though. :)

Happy New Year!

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