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Phoenix Hotels and Resorts
There are two 5-star resorts here: Marriott's
Camelback Inn Resort, Golf Club and Spa
(602-948-1700) and the Wigwam Resort
(602-935-3811). Both are famed for their deluxe lodgings,
super-attentive service, wonderful locations, and fine
food. If you need to know how much you'll spend at these
resorts, you can't afford to stay. The Wigwam, with 229
adobe-style units and three golf courses, was founded in
1929 as the first ultra-deluxe resort in the area.
Then there are the top-level resorts, which offer
recreation, beautiful views, fine food, and mingling with
the beautiful people. All are in the deluxe price range,
with rates from $115 to $250 per day (for two). These
include The Boulders, with perhaps the finest
desert setting in the area -- at the town of Carefree,
north of the main urban area. There are jogging and
hiking trails, several pools, and visitors stay in 136
adobe-style casitas (602-488-9009).
The Sheraton San Marcos is a Spanish-style
complex with a golf course, tennis center, and fountain
courtyards (602-963-6655). The Scottsdale Princess
(800-223-1818) is next to the Phoenix Tournament Players
Golf Course, the home of the annual Phoenix Open. The
resort has three pools, a spa, and tennis courts, with a
400-acre horse park next door.
Mountain Shadows, in Scottsdale, is yet another
superb golfing resort, with two 18-hole courses and a
tennis complex (602-948-7111). Hilton has three Pointe
Hilton resorts&emdash;Squaw Peak (602-997-2626), Tapatio
Cliffs (602-866-7500) and South Mountain (602-438-9000).
All three have scenic mountainside locations.
Here is a selective list of three of the better
and more interesting places to stay.
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Southwest Inn at Eagle Mountain -
Fountain Hills/Scottsdale
9800 N. Summer Hill Blvd., Fountain Hills, AZ
85268
(800) 992-8083
This inn has the same luxurious ambiance as its
well-regarded sister inn in Sedona. Located beside
the 18th fairway of the Eagle Mountain Golf Course,
this 42 room resort offers fine views of Red
Mountain and 50 miles of remarkable desert
landscape from each private deck or patio.
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The Buttes
2000 Westcourt Way, Tempe AZ 85283
(602) 225-9000
Much less expensive (by about 100 to 200 dollars)
than the resorts listed higher up this page, the
Buttes is a hillside resort hotel overlooking
Phoenix from this east-side suburban city. Two
heated pools, whirlpools, sauna, water slide,
volleyball, health club, tennis (extra fee), Top of
the Rock Restaurant, dining room, coffee shop,
lounge, enter-tainment.
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Maricopa Manor
Box 7186, Phoenix AZ 85001 (602) 274-6302
There are five grandly done suites in this uptown
Phoenix bed and breakfast inn. It's close to
restaurants and shopping, with an intimate European
ambience. You can avoid the hustle and bustle of
downtown Phoenix by staying at this distinctive
inn.
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