Um, I don't think this place merits "WORST Western", but it was not impressive and relatively expensive for this class of hotel. A big part of the problem stems from the room we were placed in. Our bed was about 15 feet from Camelback Road - a very busy road and LOUD at night. The room smelled stale and had the charm of a Prison cell.
We had a really large room - which I guess they try to make up for the proximity to the street, the construction site next door, the driveway adjacent to the other side of the room, the inoperable windows,the fact that the walls are stone - no drapes to help with acoustics (just shutters) - which makes for a great sound chamber for unmufflered motorcycles at 3 am. The Bathroom doors were shutter type - I guess great for ventilation but hello? privacy?
Adding to the charm, the Building lights shone right into our undraped windows, the TV had horrible sound and the shower drain was backed up.
All of the hotel room doors are "open air" - completely accessible to the street. I am not necessarily creeped out about this. Scottsdale seems pretty safe - but it couldn't have hurt with the acoustic problem.
We asked for another room. Can't blame the staff but they didn't seem eager to please. The guy on 4 am duty when we checked out seemed cool though.