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| - Disclaimer: I have not stayed at the resort, but instead, attended a wedding ceremony and reception there this past weekend. This review is only for the resort based on my experience at the wedding.
On Valentine's Day, my husband and I ventured up to the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center to attend the wedding ceremony and reception of one of my co-workers. We parked on the garage rooftop and skipped using valet. The ceremony was outside and right near the garage, so we didn't have to walk far. Due to the 5:30 ceremony time and the cool weather conditions, the resort did have plenty of heat lamps set up and a gift table was in the space where the ceremony was which was nice so that guests did not have to hold onto cards and gifts. Unfortunately due to being outside and near the parking garage, there were plenty of lurkers who watched the ceremony from the top of the garage or their rooms that faced the ceremony space...it was really creepy to me and a bit distracting as a guest.
After the ceremony, the resort had plenty of staff on hand to direct guests from the ceremony site to one of the ballrooms on the other side of the resort (or so it felt!) for cocktail hour. There were two bars on opposite sides of the room set up which was nice to help handle the 140ish guests wanting drinks. In addition, there were waitresses who came around to get drink orders. The appetizers were very good and were hits with everyone we knew at the receptions...the cheese ravoli and cheese quiche were probably the two favorites among our group, but the chicken satay was also good.
In the ballroom where the dinner/dancing was held, again there were two bars to help with crowd control, as well as servers who came around to get drink orders. Let's just say I took advantage of the efficiency the resort had when it came to serving drinks! The dinner food was again a big hit with our table, especially the mashed potatoes and macadamia nut crusted chicken. I didn't try the filet that came on my plate with the chicken, but from the others at my table it was cooked well. The salad with herb dressing that started the meal was already on the table when we arrived after cocktail hour and it was very fresh...I appreciated that the dressing was not overpowering.
While the food was very good, my husband and I were not blown away by the resort property. It was kinda bland and generic. It didn't have that take your breath away beauty that some of the other resorts in the Valley have. Based on my experience at the wedding, I would give the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center 3.5 stars, but am going to round down to 3 stars based on the look of the property and the fact that if you want an outdoor ceremony, you will have lurkers.
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