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| - I stayed here for two nights the first week of April 2012. Woot. Arizona weather really is the best.
Overall, it was a nice place to stay. Purdy too. I bought a deal on Hotwire and wasn't sure what hotel I was booking until I paid, and it turned out to be this resort. Overall, very satisfied for the price I paid. However, I do not think I would pay $200+ a night here. At that point, I would say it's not worth it.
The entrance is gorgeous and nicely updated. Trendy, modern, yet warm. Love the lit deer heads. I want them. It feels like a high class resort when you first go through the entrance. Once you head to the rooms though, it does seem like an older resort. However, our room was nicely decorated and very clean so no complaints in that area.
If you are missing your pets from home, be sure to ask for a pet fish during your stay! I asked for one, well, I had to ask twice because they forgot the first time... But soon I had a goldfish in my room which I named Basil. (Due to me becoming inebriated on one too many cucumber basil martini's... Don't judge)
As for the room/parking, it's very easy to park extremely close to the entrance to the rooms which we liked. It was easy to navigate in and out as the resort is fairly small. The room itself, ours faced the parking area, which we didn't really care either way about. It was close to the pool so that was good enough for us. However, I will say the bed sucked. When my husband turned, I too turned and bounced along with him. They badly need to upgrade to better beds. While not uncomfortable per se, I don't enjoy feeling every teeny movement of my partners.
They had nice toiletries- C.O Bigelow. I enjoyed those little aspects.
For an hour every evening they had free wine happy hour, which we did check out one of the evenings. Hey, no one complains about Free Wine!!! Nothing special, but it did the trick.
Hotel Bar: Had some kick ass cocktails. Plenty of strength and tasty concoctions.
Biggest Bummer? The pool area. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty. First appearances are good. There is plenty of shade from large palms and such and there's an area for kiddies with sand. However, there is not enough chairs for the amount of guests. And the guests that are there put towels on all the chairs even if they aren't around, which is not cool. Suggestion to hotel: Perhaps walk around every hour and remove towels if no one's been sitting there for awhile? It's not fair for a select few to have a chair all day, while others are unable to lay by the pool at all. And while there is plenty of shade, for me that was another downfall. Almost too much shade. It was hard to find areas to sun in compared to those covered by shade. It made me majorly pissy. Sun is why I came to AZ.
Overall, a great place close to downtown Scottsdale and a walk away from the mall. Perfect for those who want to spend time near the action. If you can get a good deal here, it's worth the stay. Plus, they have a free shuttle if you want to go somewhere a few miles from of the place. (so you can drink and have a driver)
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