The concept was tried out for about a year, then cancelled. No scooter rentals.

For the first part of the parade route along Colorado Boulevard from Orange Grove Blvd. to east of Lake Avenue, I don't think there are any hotels along the prime areas of the parade route, let alone with balconies. The area is commercial with business and office buildings. I think the hotels are not on Colorado Blvd. Not too familiar with east of Lake Avenue.

The Hilton, an older hotel, is at the center of the city and convenient to the theater, Asian Museum and mall. The newer hotels at west Colorado are near the freeways, the Norton Simon Museum and Old Pasadena with trendy shops, lots of restaurants and evening activity. I think that all of the large hotels are high quality for comfort and service, but the newer ones are more elegant.