Where to Stay in Phoenix
Like its neighbour Scottsdale, Phoenix is noted for its top spa and golfing resorts, but it has lots of choice in all price ranges all over the city.
Phoenix has an abundance of top resorts, boasting some of the best golf courses, spas, and restaurants in Arizona. Some of them have wonderful locations with mountain backdrops, and golf courses where you’ll find the Saguaro cactus, the symbol of Arizona. But there are also hotels of all kinds and at all prices in every part of the city, whether you want to stay downtown, near the airport or out on the edge of the desert.
Royal Palms Resort and Spa
The Royal Palms Resort and Spa would be a good choice for food lovers, as it has one of the city’s finest restaurants in T Cook’s. The kitchens also provide the food for the lounges, and even the children’s breakfast menu gets the T. Cook’s touch. The Royal Palms also has its own fitness center, and the Alvadora Spa, with a private cabin for couples. This is one of the more intimate resorts, with only 119 rooms, villas, and casitas spread around their lush gardens, and although it doesn’t have its own golf course there are several close by.
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
The Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak lacks its own golf course but guests have access to the award-winning course at their sister property, the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort. What Resort at the Peak does have is a scenic location, the Tocasierra Spa, and three restaurants including the classic Western Hole-In-the-Wall housed in a 1940s ranch building. The other two eating options are Rico’s American Grill and the poolside Slim Picken’s Café, also offering classic American food.
The Arizona Grand Resort and Spa
The Arizona Grand Resort and Spa is one of the larger resorts which boasts no rooms but has 740 suites. The size of the resort does mean there are more facilities, and these include a par-71 golf course, a spa, 45 weekly fitness classes including yoga, pilates, and zumba, six dining options, and its own Oasis Water Park – making it a natural choice for families.
The Sheraton Phoenix Crescent
The Sheraton Phoenix Crescent is one of the better options which is closer to downtown, though you are obviously not going to get resort facilities closer in to the city center, which is about a 15-minute drive due south. It does have a fitness center, a heated outdoor pool, a restaurant, a café, and a poolside bar.
OUR PICK OF THE GUIDES
From that blues bar you haven’t visited yet to the desert hike you keep meaning to plan, experience something new right here at home with Moon 52 Things to Do in Phoenix & Tucson.
- Cool things to do in and around the cities: Kick back at a Spring Training game or squeeze into the grandstands of El Gran Mercado for some lucha libre. Bike the famed Loop in Tucson, kayak Tempe Town Lake, and lace up your boots for an urban hike in the Phoenix Mountains. Support local BIPOC writers at Palabras Bilingual Bookstore and taste what’s on tap at a women-owned brewery. Savor Sonoran-style food like tamales and carne asada or try authentic Tohono O’odham fry bread.
