Living Social made me an offer I couldn't refuse...one night in a suite at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, four passes to their onsite water park, a $50 gift certificate to their onsite spa (ummm...massage!), and two free breakfasts at their onsite restaurant. It was only a tiny bend of the straight line between San Diego and Las Cruces and offered me relaxation and a break from driving...so I bought the deal for the budget pleasing price of $129.
It was PACKED...a beehive of kids from 0 to 16...and parents who were thrilled to have them distracted long enough so they could sneak off to the onsite spa or the onsite golf course or lounge by one of the 100 onsite pools in peace. I saw many a man gazing lovingly at the Budweiser clutched lovingly in his hands. Both Sophie and I shuddered to imagine the water quality in the pools we dipped our sweaty bodies into. I had a nice massage...not the best I've ever had, not the worst I've ever had. Breakfast was kind of a nightmare...a 45 minute wait with the added torture of staring longingly at several empty tables. Service was always great...
If you're not into being surrounded by kids, I'd bypass this place...