Pasadena Hotel & Pool, groomed in private

Pasadena Hotel & Pool occupies the restored 1926 Constance building at Colorado Boulevard and Lake Avenue. The historic structure was updated with a pool deck and modern guest rooms. Shops and dining along Lake Avenue are steps away.

Guests in town for Caltech events, Rose Bowl games or weddings can get groomed without leaving the hotel. He arrives with a complete kit, sets a clean station near the best light in the room, and leaves the space as he found it.

The barber comes to you, at any hour.

Ben holds licenses in barbering and cosmetology in multiple states. Before Los Angeles he built and ran four barbershops, and his chair has since followed entertainers on tour and onto television and music video sets. Rod Wave, Polo G and Lamar Odom are among the names who have sat with him. Fades, tapers, waves, edges and beards are the core of what he does, and he is equally at home with a slicked side part, a textured crop or a fresh set of waves.

Pasadena Hotel & Pool sits at 988 E Colorado Blvd in Pasadena, close to Pasadena Playhouse, Old Pasadena and Caltech. Ben works across the neighborhood and nearby San Marino, Glendale and La Cañada Flintridge, so moving from a hotel room to a home or a set later in the day is no trouble.

Send a text or make a call to 608-201-7717, any hour. Ben confirms the time, quotes the visit (from $150, $300 standard between 11am and 7pm, adjusted for distance and late hours) and is on his way.