Where to begin? Our organization held its annual convention here and while the price was certainly right, we quickly learned that you definitely get what you pay for--and not in a good way.
The banquet manager is a nice enough guy but man talk about nickel-and-diming people to death! They tried to charge us .25 per pen if we wanted pens for our workshop rooms. They would charge us for water by the gallon and one of the staff very rudely informed me that if I wanted a cup of hot water for tea for my sore throat that I would have to buy the water by the gallon!
The rooms were all way too hot with the A/C not working properly. Even the restaurant azul was HOT like bikram yoga class hot. The hotel overall had a musty smell to it and the pool was not well maintained.
The convention center was a perfect spot to hold our exhibit hall but the City owns the convention hall and they are ridiculous with what they want to charge for as well.
I'm not sure if it's a Mesa thing or if this is just a restaurant beyond the norm for Marriotts because this was the rudest, most bizarre experience I've ever had.