A lovely place to stay, beds are firm, and the cooking accoutrements are slim, but just bring your wine cork, a cooking sheet, and check out the supplies in the kitchen and go to the Ralphs or other grocery stores to get the essentials and enjoy an economical visit to SoCal in gracious Pasadena. Old Pasadena has many places to pick up food to-go as well. Try to avoid the freeways during rush hour of course... :-)