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Conference Parking

Downloadable PDF with parking map and information for Serious Play.

 

Public Transportation

Conference shuttles will be available to hotel guests. Schedules will follow with conference attendee information before the start of the event.

The Metro Gold Line links downtown Los Angeles and the greater San Gabriel Valley with the Pasadena area, providing easy access to South Campus, the Design Conference venue. South Campus is located one block from the Gold Line’s Filmore Station.

The Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (ARTS) provides convenient bus service among many of the city’s retail, business and entertainment centers, including Art Center’s Hillside and South campuses.

 

About Pasadena

The city’s shops and restaurants blend comfortably with tree-lined streets, distinctive neighborhoods, historic buildings and a vibrant cultural scene, including the Norton Simon Museum, the Huntington Library, the Gamble House, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens; the California Institute of Technology; and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

 

General Pasadena Information

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Pasadena Visitors and Convention Bureau

 

General Los Angeles Information

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Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau

Travel & Lodging

As of January 8, 2008, The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa has been changed to the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa with the continuation of the AAA Five Diamond service known to the famed landmark hotel.

Conference Hotel

The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa
1401 South Oak Knoll Avenue
Pasadena, CA  91106
626-568-3900

(ask for reservations, referencing The Art Center Design Conference )
Click here to reserve your room on-line (does not work in Firefox)

 

The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa is the official hotel of The Art Center Design Conference 2008: Serious Play.  Art Center has secured a special rate for deluxe rooms in this landmark retreat.  

To receive the special Design Conference rate of $219 per night (single or double occupancy), you must book by Wednesday, April 16, 2008, and mention “The Art Center Design Conference 2008” when making reservations.  

A famed Pasadena landmark since 1907, The Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa is set on 23 acres in one of the most prestigious and architecturally significant neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Amenities include shops, gardens, an intimate bar, two restaurants, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and a world-class spa.

The hotel is within a few minutes of the Conference venue and an array of cultural and entertainment destinations in downtown Pasadena and Los Angeles.

Reservation Deadline: Wednesday, April 16, 2008.