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| - Well manicured grounds and interesting architecture are the high points for this hotel. Beautiful flowers and rolling grass lawns are a welcome contrast to the desert sandstone colored exterior. The rooms, however, feature outdated furniture and appointments, and the age of the hotel definitely shows in most of the interior spaces.
Another drawback was inattentive poolside service. After a few minutes seated by the pool, we had to go find menus ourselves, at which point we also told a server that we'd like to order soon. Back at our chairs, we waited about ten minutes for someone to come by before getting up and ordering at the bar. Meanwhile, some of the employees were standing around doing nothing.
There was also an unacceptable level of daily maintenance for a hotel of this price point. Many of the trash cans that I saw on the grounds were filled to overflowing, attracting pigeons and other birds which were spreading the trash around as they picked at it. Patio tables at one of the restaurants were left uncleared, causing the same unwanted avian infestation.
If management can bring up the standards of cleanliness and service, and implement a little modernization, this hotel can return to its former glory as a high class resort.
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