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| - We've always like Embassy Suites, mostly because their rooms are spacious and the free breakfast (with their trademark made-to-order omelets) is a cut above everyone else's. Oh, and my wife likes their complimentary happy hour.
The Scottsdale location is no different. In fact, the rooms may be even more spacious than other Embassy Suites, especially the rooms on the angled corners. A couple of things that also made this Embassy Suites stand out from most of the others we've stayed at: 1) the layout is an open, wing-shaped structure, not a rectangle that encloses a central courtyard, and 2) the pool is outdoors instead of indoors.
My wife did take advantage of the happy hour (actually, a happy "two" hours, from 5:30-7:30) with a couple of glasses of wine each day. The bartenders are very generous with their drinks, and they also serve complimentary cocktails: Tequila sunrises, screwdrivers, and margaritas seemed to be the most popular drinks being poured.
The back of the hotel overlooks the pool area and a golf course. The living area has a small wet bar with its own sink, a good size mini-fridge, and a microwave. The furnishings were clean and comfortable. Flat-screen televisions in both the sitting area and the bedroom. Mattress was a little soft for my wife's taste (she likes a really firm mattress), but I thought it was comfortable.
WiFi is free on the first floor, but there's a daily charge on the upper floors where the guest rooms are located. We saw quite a few guests bringing their laptops down to the bar/lounge area just off the lobby. However, if you are an AT&T internet customer/subscriber, internet access is also free on the upper floors, you just need to logon using your AT&T user ID and password.
My only complaint is that the bedrooms have a small clock-radio whose time is "radio-controlled." That is, there are no external controls which you can use to set the current time, just the alarm time. Supposedly the clock sets itself through some radio signal, but our clock was 12 minutes ahead. I did a Google search to see how it could be manually corrected, and if you take a small (jewelry size) Phillips head screwdriver and remove the top faceplate, there are controls under it which can be used. Very frustrating, since I didn't bring a small screwdriver. So when I set the alarm, I had to set it for 12 minutes after the time I wanted to wake up.
But overall a very good experience. We stayed with a large group of about 150 people for a conference over Labor Day weekend, and the staff was very courteous and accommodating.
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