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| - Scottsdale: Westin Kierland Resort and Spa: Westin Resort in Scottsdale AZ....."Heavenly"
My g/f and I stayed here for a weekend in March of 2010, the purpose of our visit was for a concert, and to visit with some friends. Scottsdale AZ is all about these resorts/spas and attached golf courses, but the Westin Kierland is one of the best from the rest that we've stayed at so far.
The hotel is located right off of Scottsdale road, and behind and next to Kierland commons (an outdoor shopping complex with plenty of choices for restaurants and shops) The shopping plaza is literally a 2 minute walk across street from the hotel. There are also plenty of shopping complexes along Scottsdale Road.
The property itself is massive, and yet manageable, there is a huge parking lot with plenty of parking spaces (Hertz rent-a-car not only has spaces to pick-up and leave your car there but a Hertz desk in the check-in area) They also have valet but we didn't use their services, and parking is free. When you walk up to the front of the property you are greeted (if the time of the season is right) with the sweet, loving scent of jasmine (they have jasmine plants all along the walk paths that lead you up to the hotel (a sweet, plus in my book). When you walk in you the first thing you notice is what is behind the hotel and that is an outdoors gathering and commons area, where you can sit and chat, or have a meal and look onto the golf course or light a fire at night.
The hotel is broken into two wings a west and east wing, in the east wing is the concierge desk (who have a small gift waiting for you as hotel guests) they can also print out your boarding pass', and you can also get a list of places in kierland commons (the shopping area) and if you show your Westin Key-card you get discounts and special promotions etc. and beyond that is the spa, and gift shop, and the grand ballroom. To the west wing is the check-in desk (because of the time of my arrival my check-in was a bit lengthy but I understand) beyond the check-in area are the elevators, the restaurant (deseo), the office of "fun", and to the pool area.
The property also has what they call the "casita" village a complex that can be reached by golf course or short walk passed the pool areas. The casita village were more guest rooms but in a secluded complex.
The room was a typical Westin room clean, spacious, filled with their "heavenly" products like soaps, shampoos and conditioners. The beds are the most "heavenly" of them all maybe except for the typical bath-tub (another major plus in my book) and the dual shower heads. But the beds were large and comfortable with plenty of pillows and their "heavenly" comforter, it's like sleeping on and in a cloud (pure bliss).
The pool area is large there are two pool areas and they are all somewhat gated. The adult pool area is small and quiet with a large pool and has a swim lane for those who want to swim laps. The much larger, more raucous kids pool is where most people hung out with plenty of cabanas, and food and beverage people taking orders. There is a large pool, and then there is a large lazy river with inner tubes to float down in relaxing comfort (a huge plus). Beyond the pools are recreation areas with table football, an RC car racetrack, two table tennis courts, and an over-sized chess board. There is also a basketball hoop with basketballs and two tennis courts (where you can either reserve tennis lessons or reserve the courts to play).
Back to the "fun" office this is where this resort gets another star because it is great for families, with young children because there are a ton of events put on by the staff for not only the adults but for kids as well. For example we saw a schedule in the "fun" office that offered a kids pajama party, arts and crafts, and a kids only talent show (now they came at a fee but to have these events for kids was very welcoming) They also had supervised field trips to the zoo, snorkeling lessons, and plenty of poolside events that were kids only which again made the hotel less "stuffy" and "adults only" type of resort but for everybody.
This Westin is on par, and in some instances a cut above some of the other Westin properties it maybe a pricey but let's not forget Scottsdale AZ is a resort town and you are going to pay some "resort town" prices, but for all negatives the positives far outweigh them, and this property is "heavenly" experience.
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