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| - I would have never guessed that Phoenix was such a pricey city for hotels. The Clarendon was on the lower side of the cost scale and with free parking I was sold on it. Once we arrived I was pleasantly surprised at how cute the hotel was. The front desk staff was great, helpful and always very friendly regardless of time of day. I loved the fact that at night you were able to get some free snacks and soda. Forgot suntan lotion, no problem, you can borrow some of theirs.
We had booked a Jr. Suite, but upon checking in were upgraded to a 1 bedroom suite. We headed up to room 308, which was on the end, so it was a good location. The room was spacious and decorated with a modern trendy type flair. The bed was extremely comfortable. The air conditioning units...the one in the bedroom was fine. The one in the living room made an annoying noise every now and again. Unfortunately if we shut it off the bedroom just got too hot, so we lived with the noise. It wasn't constant so it wasn't so bad. The rooms contain bottles of water, that you don't have to pay for as well as a mini refrigerator. Big pluses in my book.
The bathroom is a little small and could use a bit of an update but it was fine. The only issue we had was that our room wasn't cleaned 1 day. After being out all morning we returned about 3pm to find our room had not been touched. We asked the front desk and were told they were still cleaning, so we headed for the pool for a couple of hours only to return again with the room not being cleaned. The next morning our room was cleaned while we were at breakfast. Not sure what happened, but it wasn't anything to get real upset about.
You pay an additional $15/night for use of pool and wifi, etc. The pool is great as is the large whirlpool. Gallo Blanco located in the lobby is delicious as I mentioned my review for that. The rooftop was a nice place to sit an watch the sunset or enjoy a drink at night. Pay attention to their recommended restaurants in the area and trust them. We tried 2 (Tuck Shop and Local Breeze) and they were both fabulous.
All in all, I thought the hotel was great and would definitely stay there again.
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