Needing a hotel immediately after tickets for a nearby music festival went on sale, I wanted a hotel that was convenient to Pasadena but moderately priced. Although this didn't have some of the conveniences of other hotels, this was still a nice "hidden gem" of a hotel. Great neighbourhood, clean for the most part, public transit was just a couple blocks away, restaurants, 7-Eleven and supermarkets nearby, check-in was different as they use a remote check-in desk.
There were a couple downsides, such as the bedroom had only 2 outlets, which neither of them were close to the bed. Not all of the channels on the TV were picking up, nor could I plug in an HDMI device into the TV. Bathroom door was a little difficult to close, door probably needed shaving along the edge to fix that.
Aside from those, this is still worlds better than a hotel I stayed at in San Antonio last year! If I do choose to attend the same festival next year, I think I might end up booking this hotel again!