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I'm an admitted fan of Scottsdale Quarter due to the cool blend of businesses they have. My wife and I occasionally make it a special when our girls are in school and we happen to have to vacation time we need to burn.
The iPic is on the east part of the campus that stretches across N Scottsdale Rd. On the west end is the Westin Kierland. In between are tons of shops, excellent dining, ice cream, common areas with water features, and even music lounges. Heck, for Christmas, there is even a horse and carriage decked out for the holidays like in New York!
You'll enjoy the experience. People even live there as part of the mixed-use, neo-urbanism neighborhood. design. That gives a cool 24-hour vibe.
Only knocks:
1) It is less fun during the summer heat as the SQ is an outdoor mall;
2) There are some snooty people around that are really impressed with themselves, their ungodly expensive cars, and their rich attire with jewelry (you catch some complaints that a truly first-world problems-- e.g., "the spa wasn't relaxing and should have paid me to go this morning" and "Lulu did a poor yoga class this morning and they need to hire people at [some place I don't know]"; and
3) The Apple store there is still the worst one for service in Phoenix-metro. I think the snootiness rubbed off on them.
Taken as a whole, still an exceptional entertainment-eat-relax spot. The experience is one of the best in the region.
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