This hotel was selected for me as part of a promotion. My stay was free. The location is in North Phoenix, so depending on what you are doing on PHX, this might be out of the way or a long drive to wherever you desire to go. The area surrounding it was very commercial with chain restaurants and stores all around. There's not much to do if you're looking for local (non-chain) places etc. We had to drive pretty far to get to the good stuff.
This hotel serves it purpose with no extra fluff. You get the basics, and nothing more nothing less, meeting the 3 star "satisfactory" rating.
I did have difficulty parking one night, as the lot was very full. I think there may have been a wedding at the hotel. I eventually found a spot at the very edge of the parking lot (maybe even the neighboring business, I am not sure).
The pool area looked nice, but unfortunately I did not get a chance to enjoy it.
There is also a small bar and restaurant in the lobby area of the hotel. They had a pretty good happy hour deal on drinks.