"0"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "Bottom Line: Not really a \"Resort\" & Beware of WiFi pricing!\n\nA colleague and I stayed in a 2 bedroom unit. Luckily we were there primarily for work (a writing retreat), otherwise we would have been deeply disappointed with this so-called \"Resort\". I have visited many DRI timeshare properties, and this is the most drab and depressing of all. It has no resort feel to it whatsoever. It is more like a humdrum apartment complex, and I suspect it may have started out as such. It is a collection of dreary, monolithic apartment buildings with no landscaping to add charm or relieve the institutional feel of the place. The apartments are 3 stories with no elevators, so you have a 33% chance of being stuck in a 3-story walk-up. (Luckily we were on ground floor, which I requested in advance because I have bum knees.) While all units have patios or balconies, there is nothing pleasant to look at from them, just more dreary dark walls. The pools and BBQ area are tucked away invisibly behind the front office, not centrally located or spread in pockets across the property as in most resorts, so even that does not provide any visual relief from the ugly monotony of the place. \n\nOnce inside, the unit itself was comfortable and spacious. The beds were wonderfully comfortable. Kitchen appliances and pots/pans were of good quality, and the kitchen was well stocked with utensils, though the knives were terrible. (Thick and dull to the point of being not only frustrating but potentially dangerous to use.) The heater/air conditioner was so noisy that we often turned it off for relief from the racket. TV service was poor - while the main TV had HD capacity, the actual service was analog, and most shows had an old style videotaped looked to them. We also could not find the usual menu function anywhere on the channels or remote, so there was no way to see what was on without scrolling through the channels.\n\nOur other big gripe was price gouging for WiFi - they charge $29.95 PER DEVICE for WiFi connection for the week. Each of us arrived with a laptop for business and a tablet computer for casual use - that adds up to $119.80 for the two of us to have WiFi on both our devices for the week. There's no reason for this except greed. These days I've come to expect resorts/hotels to set up WiFi connectivity on a per-room/suite basis, not per-device basis, or to include it at no extra cost.\n\nI booked my sister and her husband in here through my timeshare when they were visiting over the holidays. Now I understand why they were merely minimally polite in their comments about the place, and I regret having stuck them here. Never again! There are many other very nice hotels, resorts and timeshares in this area, including DRI's own Villa Mirage nearby, so I would recommend looking elsewhere instead of Scottsdale Links \"Resort\" if you want a genuine Scottsdale resort experience."^^ . "3"^^ . "2"^^ . . "2013-02-01T00:00:00"^^ .