Phoenix/Tucson Hotels

Just wanted to get these out there since I had time to upload and caption the pics. I stayed at four different hotels on this trip:

1. Arizona Grand Resort (http://www.arizonagrandresort.com)
It was definitely grand in that it was big, but definitely not grand in service or dining. Highlight of the resort was probably the "water park" with a very tall slide. Dining all around was just average, as was the room (ok it was a very nice average). :-P The gym thought was AWESOME and this was definitely grand. Big room of machines (weights and cardio), separate yoga studio, separate free weights room, several separate racquet ball courts, and not to mention a large outdoor pool. See my pictures of the Arizona Grand Resort on Picasa, shucks, now that I think about it I should have taken pictures of the gym!

2. Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix North (Go to hotel's Web site)
I chose this primarily because its Web site said it was located near a mall. The mall was in walking distance and there was a variety of restaurants all around. The room itself was pretty old, but clean and comfortable. Bonus was that the room came with a free breakfast buffet, which turned out to be pretty decent food (even if not much variety). See my pictures of the Four Points by Sheraton Phoenix North on Picasa.

3. Four Points by Sheraton Tuscon University Plaza (go to hotel's Web site)
This was definitely conveniently located. It was close to the University, but also to 4th Avenue, where I definitely would be hanging out if I came to this city more often. The room wasn't the nicest, but it was clean and comfortable. The pool here was pretty good, gym was weak but passable. Sorry forgot to take pictures of this one, but it really wasn't much to see, very old property.

4. Aloft Tempe (go to hotel's Web site)
I don't normally like modern-ish design, but this one was really well done and still felt warm and pleasant even though it was very modern. I actually hung out in the lobby to do one of my trip updates, and if I had more time, I probably would have hung out by the pool. Gym was very nice, not super extensive but enough to get my workout done. See my pictures of the Aloft Tempe on Picasa.

Read more of the trip updates for details on the hotels...enjoy!