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This hotel is pretty awesome. I booked a weekend here since I am looking for a new place to live in the area (moving from Las Vegas).
The location is great! Its in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, so you have fantastic bars, restaurants, shops, and of course....Fashion Square Mall.
One of the things I LOVED about this place is the automated check-in. You don't have to deal with some random person going through the whole process of checking you in.
I love the room. Bed was ok. More on that in a minute. Tvhe room had a killer wet bar, and couch. The usual desk. a GIGANTIC (for a hotel) 42" HD television, and a good bathroom with nice smelling soap. Seriously. Steal it.
The breakfast bar is "ok"...not great. I guess you get what you pay for (it's free). If you want "real" food, it's available for an extra cost.
NOW, it's time to be not so nice, and knock it down two stars for two important reasons:
1. The mattress needed to be flipped. There is no reason for a bed to be slightly tilted to one side. Horrible. Uncomfortable. I had to "sleep" in weird positions to be sane.
2. The "front desk" people. They are a bit creepy like those sales reps at Best Buy. You know, the ones who work on commission and hound everyone for any shred of eye contact. That's how the people are here.
Even at the check-in kiosk, I had people trying to talk to me. Not to be a a jerk or anything, but if everything at a hotel is self-serve, I'd rather do it all myself rather than need people guiding me.
The other thing that bugged is everytime I was in and out of the hotel, I was greeted. It might be some corporate thing for employees to greet guests, but this was a bit overboard. Lighten up people.
All in all, it's a great deal. I paid just over 60 bucks a night for a fantastic hotel. Just a couple of quirks which held it back from a legendary experience.
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