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| - Maricopa Manor has a lot of things going for it. Joan, the owner, is friendly and low-key. The grounds are nice and spacious with lots of fountains and birds chirping, and it's fairly quiet and secluded-feeling despite being next to a Dairy Queen right off Central and Camelback. There's even an outdoor B&B cat, Dreamsicle, who happily accepts petting. The Manor Suite (#5) is a good size with a mini-fridge, plates and utensils, two-person table, small living room and fireplace, plus a King sized bed. The bathroom has an older jetted tub (which we didn't have occasion to use) and a small shower with a rain-head. Breakfast is delivered promptly and was surprisingly good; you get a hot crustless quiche, fruit, a muffin or other sweet bread, OJ and coffee. Free snacks, bottled water and Wi-Fi are also in the room.
The downsides are pretty minor. The Manor Suite is looking a little worn, and could use some touch-ups/repairs. To get steady hot water in the shower you have to let the hot water run for a minute or two, which is pretty wasteful. The pool isn't heated, and even on a warm March day it was too cold to swim in. And while the breakfast in a basket is tasty, the quiche/fruit/muffin combo may get a little old on consecutive days (we broke things up by going out to breakfast on our second day).
Overall, this was a nice change of pace from the Phoenix-area hotels we've stayed at before (and more conveniently located).
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