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| - I really want to give them 3.9 stars, but not possible, and they don't deserve 4 quite yet until they do something about the food.
My review is based on yet another outing with the manfriend while he worked and I hung out (sweet!). We stayed 4 nights.
+ 1 Star - Holiday Flair. Marriott got their Xmas yayas out big time. Big ole trees in the lobby and stuff displayed here, there, everywhere in the public spaces. Tasteful but festive.
+ 1 Star - Fruit. I am addicted to the fresh fruit in the lobby. Yum I say!
- 1 Star (really minus two...) Food. God Awful restaurant. Breakfast is okay but price! Ridic! $16 for the "cold" option?! seriously. And whatever you do, DO NOT order the pizza. I had it for dinner and literally could not eat it. Makes Dominos look gourmet. Instead.....
+ 1 Star - Fridge. No lame-ass overpriced mini bar. There is a bar sized fridge that you can go to the Whole Foods nearby (10 min) and stock up with numnums. Also good way to avoid the overpriced breakfast and the other meals (that are toxic).
+ 1 Star - Room size. Out here in the middle of the desert, there is a lot of room. So it's nice to see that they gave us a sitting room with rull on sofa, chair, coffee table-y stool things, desk, settee, little outside patio with two chairs/table, entertainment center, wet bar with fridge, good sized bathroom with 2 sinks and separate shower/tub.
Neutral Stars - Toiletries and such. I heart these guys for giving up the bathrobes (the room, strangely, only came with one, but asked nice housekeeper and she gave me more). But where are my fuzzy slippers? And what's with the skimpy washing stuff - only 2 soaps, shampoo, conditioner, lotion. No bath gel? And it's sunny here normally, so it would be nice to have sunscreen or some other "Arizona" type thing.
+ 1 Star - Flat Screens. Cannot believe that the last 2 places I stayed had dino-tube TV's. So I must start giving props for the flat screens to show some love to the hotels that are getting with the 20th century! Woohoo! Also, they have some funky free programs on the TV here. Check out "Jellyfish". They are your friends.
- 1 Star - The Water Trick. I hate this, personally. Don't be such cheap arses that you put the water out (especially here, in a desert) with a $5 (!!!) price tag around the neck. How about - 1st one free, after that you can order more from room service for a fee or something? Ugh. That is one of my pet peeves as is....
- 1 Star - Internet Charge. Seriously? $12 a day? Come on people.
+ 1 Star - Parking free. Self park of course but valet .....
- 1 Star - Valet parking gouge. Are you joking $20? How about I will park some one else's car once and you give me free breakfast. But not dinner. Poison. Ugh.
+ 1 Star - Nice. The people here are just so darn nice. Geez. It's like they all are on some sort of medication. Nice nice nice. Lalalalala. Nice.
All in all, would we come back? Yeah, we would if it's the only price-appropriate place at the time (this time was about $210 a night with tax etc). Now that we know to avoid the dining room as much as possible, we are better psyched up. But I think there might be some better options for us, so tbd in the future.
Check out the following while you are in Scottsdale/Phoenix:
The Talesin House (Frank Lloyd Wright) - 15 minutes from hotel
Bikram Yoga Paradise Valley - 20 minutes
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