Event Venue

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

Sq. Ft.: 442

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	40
Banquet	30
Theater	30
Class Room	90

East Patio

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	100
Banquet	70
Theater	100
Class Room	45

East Room

Sq. Ft.: 256

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	20
Banquet	16
Theater	15
Class Room	55

Hall of Associates

Sq. Ft.: 1,450

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	175
Banquet	110
Theater	120
Class Room	20

Library

Sq. Ft.: 435

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	15
Banquet	12
Theater	40
Class Room	45

Main Dining Room

Sq. Ft.: 1,960

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	200
Banquet	140
Theater	150
Class Room	20

Main Lounge

Sq. Ft.: 1,740

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	150
Banquet	80
Theater	150
Class Room	55

North Lawn

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	200
Banquet	120

Olive Terrace

Sq. Ft.: 1,144

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	150
Banquet	100
Theater	250
Class Room	55

Rath Al Fresco

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	250
Banquet	140
Theater	60
Class Room	45

South Lawn

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	600
Banquet	350
Theater	60
Class Room	45

West & East Combined

Sq. Ft.: 720

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	60
Banquet	40
Theater	45
Class Room	45

West Patio

Sq. Ft.: 1,681

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	300
Banquet	190
Theater	200
Class Room	20

West Room

Sq. Ft.: 464

Configuration	Capacity	L	W	H
Reception	20
Banquet	16
Theater	15
Class Room	90