. "5"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . "We stayed here last year and I never got around to writing a review. Shame on me! This hotel is so cute and so fun.\n\nWe arrived at the hotel, parked near the front in arriving quest parking and got checked in quickly. They have covered parking for guests. Such a nice feature. The hotel has a Melrose Place vibe, with all of the rooms facing the pool. This would definitely be fun when the hotel is full of fun people using the pool.\n\nOur room was a two room suite and it was so nice! The living room area had the cutest red couch and chair, coffee table, tv, fridge, Keurig coffee maker, and a little table with a basket of purchasable items like local treats and items you might need. The bed in the bedroom was so wonderful; soft linens and a super comfy bed. The sink is cool and modern and the bathroom was so pretty. We absolutely loved our room! I have included three pictures so you can check it out. :)\n\nWe enjoyed happy hour in the bar at Gallo Blanco - great bloody marys - and sampled the pork and regular quesadillas. Yummy! When we were there you could rent bicycles to cruise around town. It was a little warm that day so we didn't do this but it would have been fun. I think they still offer this. We found out the hotel offers free soda, water and munchies. All you have to do is ask the front desk. It is included in your resort fee I believe. We took advantage of this a couple of times.\n\nAfter happy hour we decided to hit the spa and pool. The spa is huge and the tile work on the spa is simply gorgeous. It was so relaxing. They have cabanas you can rent or you can lounge on one of the padded loungers they have poolside. They had a guy on site giving foot massages and he came out to the spa and asked us to stop by for one. My feet are way too ticklish so we passed by that was a nice option.\n\nThe pool is the coolest part of this hotel and deserves its own little paragraph. The pool is a salt water pool I believe. It feels really nice on the skin. They have music playing in the pool area while you swim, music I enjoyed greatly. The cool thing happened underwater. I'm swimming along and dive under. All of a sudden I hear angels singing, or at least that was what it sounded like to me. I popped my head above water and the music was nothing like I had just heard. Down under I go and I hear the voices again. Am I having a psychotic break, LOL? No, they actually have music playing under the water. It was SO COOL! They played new age tunes and beach themed songs from the 60's while I was swimming. I've never been at a hotel that featured this. Such a treat! Worth a visit just for that!\n\nClarendon has a roof top patio that you can access to see our gorgeous city. Sadly it was being renovated while we were there so we missed out on that but it was to be opened a couple of weeks after our stay. We definitely need to go back for that and for all of the fun.\n\nThis hotel is a nice treat right in the heart of Phoenix. It is a short distance from everything fun about Phoenix. It's not far from our awesome light rail which takes you to cool spots like downtown Phoenix and downtown Tempe. LOCAL TIP: Ride the light rail from start to finish. It is so much fun! An all day ride is only $4.00 and the Park & Ride is only 3.3 miles from the hotel. Park at the Park & Ride at 19th and Avenue and Montebello, just south of Bethany Home Road, and ride the light rail east to check out both of the downtown areas I mentioned. It is a nice trip with fun places to check out and if you go to Tempe you ride right over Tempe Town Lake. It is super pretty at night. My hubby and I do this all the time just for fun.\n\nClarendon Hotel is a true gem in Phoenix. They really care about making your stay memorable and enjoyable."^^ . . "2014-04-28T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . .