Hotel

Caltech Athenaeum

The Athenaeum is a private membership club that first opened its doors on the campus of the California Institute of Technology in 1930. The club has grown with the Institute but remains faithful to the vision of its founders, whose purpose was to promote social, cultural, and intellectual exchange.

The Athenaeum's lovely building and grounds offer members and their guests convenient settings for formal and informal dining, meetings, casual rendezvous, or private parties. The club also has 28 guest rooms and suites that house members or their sponsored guests and visitors to the Institute.

The Athenaeum's hotel rooms include:

Air-conditioning
Walk-in closets
Iron and ironing board
Hair dryer
Safe deposit box at front desk
Laundry and dry cleaning available
Access to Athenaeum tennis courts and the Caltech Athletic Facilities

Meeting Spaces

Guest Rooms: 24
Distance From Pasadena Convention Center: 2.0 miles

Card Room

Area: 442

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		40
Banquet		30
Theater		30

East Patio

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		100
Banquet		70
Theater		100
Class Room		55

East Room

Area: 256

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		20
Banquet		16
Theater		15

Hall of Associates

Area: 1,450

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		175
Banquet		110
Theater		120
Class Room		20

Library

Area: 435

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		15
Banquet		12
Theater		40

Main Dining Room

Area: 1,960

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Banquet		140
Reception		200
Theater		150
Class Room		55

Main Lounge

Area: 1,740

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		150
Theater		150
Banquet		80
Class Room		45

North Lawn

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		200
Banquet		120
Theater		30
Class Room		20

Olive Terrace

Area: 1,144

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		150
Banquet		100
Theater		250
Class Room		90

Rath Al Fresco

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		250
Banquet		140
Theater		30
Class Room		20

South Lawn

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		600
Banquet		350
Theater		170
Class Room		90

West & East Combined

Area: 720

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		60
Banquet		40
Theater		45
Class Room		45

West Patio

Area: 1,681

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		300
Banquet		190
Theater		200
Class Room		45

West Room

Area: 464

Configuration	Description	Occupancy	Area
Reception		20
Banquet		16
Theater		15
Class Room		45