Hotel stay and travel



Travel to Pasadena: Pasadena is situated a short distance north of downtown Los Angeles and is easily accessible by four major international airports (LAX, Burbank, Ontario, and Orange County). The Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau provides information on transportation.

Staying in Pasadena: Rooms are being held at special low rates at three hotels (Sheraton, Hilton, and Westin) within walking distance of the conference venue.

If you already made a hotel reservations and wish to change or cancel your reservation, please contact the hotel of your reservation directly.

To make a new hotel reservation please proceed to one of the three hotel websites below.

NOTE: The conference hotels are almost completely booked out at the conference rate. Information for additional hotels can be found at The Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau.. We also recommend on-line hotel booking engines, like expedia.com, orbitz.com, or hotels.com, to name just a few.

These hotels offer special conference rates for ICRA 2008, for the nights from May 18 to May 23, 2008. Note that, depending on availability, the conference rate can be extended to May 16, 17 and May 24, 25 (these days are called "shoulder dates"). If the on-line booking system does not provide rooms at the conference rate on the shoulder dates, or if you cannot get rooms during the core time from May 18-23, please call the hotel directly and ask for the "IEEE/ICRA 2008" group rate. It can happen that if *one* night has no availability for a block of nights you try to book, the on-line booking returns with the meassage that rooms at the conference rate have been depleted -- the telefone reservation operator will tell you about such problems. Please, try all hotels if one hotel cannot accommodate your needs. If problems persist, please email the conference organizers.

If you are interested in a room-sharing arrangement, please contact Ms. Jo-Anne Ting.

Hilton Pasadena
(Conference rates available until April 28, 2008, subject to availability)
This is the general hotel link. You can get the ICRA 2008 rates by entering the group code ROB in the "Group/Convention" field of the reservation. If you book by phone, mention the group code ROB or that you are with the IEEE or ICRA2008 event. The IEEE rate for this hotel is $155 per night.
168 S. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, CA
Tel: (626) 577-1000

Sheraton Hotel
(Conference rates available until May 4, 2008, subject to availability)
This is a special link for ICRA 2008, which automatically activates the conference rate. If you prefer a reservation by phone, mention the "IEEE/ICRA 2008" group code. The IEEE rate for this hotel is $169 per night
303 E. Cordova St., Pasadena, CA
Tel: (626) 449-4000

Westin Pasadena
(Conference rates available until April 25, 2008, subject to availability)
This is a special link for ICRA 2008, which automatically activates the conference rate. If you prefer a reservation by phone, mention the "IEEE/ICRA 2008" group code. The IEEE rate for this hotel is $159 per night
191 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA
Tel: (626) 792-2727