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| - I just recently stayed at the Camby hotel with 8 of my girlfriends. We had an absolute blast and it was perfect for our weekend; a girl's weekender centered on spring training and reconnecting.
As many have mentioned in reviews, this used to be the Ritz but now it's a Marriott Autograph collection. The decorations are modern, whimsical and based on the five C's of Arizona, which pretty much means nothing to me. We all liked the quirky artwork in the rooms and around the hotel. There did happen to be some celebs staying at the hotel while we were there, which added a fun element, but it wasn't what made our stay great. Really the Camby is just like a lot of other hotels, a building with a bunch of rooms. What sets a hotel apart for me is service, which was really good at the Camby.
The pool isn't big or fancy, but there's lots of space on deck to sit and connect, and there are Ping-Pong tables, which is fun. Most notably we had great pool service from our server Ali. Ali was attentive, friendly, and helpful and we just generally thought she was adorable. We spent almost an entire day at the pool and felt like we were very well taken care of, we ordered lunch and drinks, and some more drinks, and possibly a few more drinks, and it was here we met Matt, who deserves his own paragraph.
Matt, aka #CambyMatt, welcomed us with open arms and was the most memorable part of the hotel for us. He's a manager of some sort, and though I know he doesn't manage the whole hotel, to our set of peeps he pretty much did. He was a constant thread throughout our weekend; seemingly present everywhere we turned, from the bars, to the restaurants, to the pool. Charisma oozes from his every being, remembering all of our names, taking the time to get to know us, and constantly charming us with his humor. He was our most important puzzle piece of the weekend. I can't say enough good things about Matt, and would just like to say thank you to our "joy is fitness" host with the most.
We ate at the restaurant, which had decent food, and to keep hammering the "service is key" theme, our server Miguel "joy is music" was on it and very friendly. We spent parts of both of our evenings at the bar the Bees Knees, which has a nice vibe and good selection of libations. Libby the bartender hooked us up with some great drinks and friendly smiles. Can you tell we like to meet people? Camby people rock... including Katerina who hooked us up with service when we were in the game room.
Only negatives: the room doors slam very loudly, which can be annoying in the middle of the night. Also the walls of the rooms are not super thick and you can definitely hear things going on in neighboring rooms.
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