Arrived late in the evening, everything looked good from the drive and into the lobby. Room was terrific, one of the best furnished I have ever been in, OK the bathroom was a little tight but well appointed, beds comfortable, room quite large as well, great view overlooking the pool. We felt that we had made a good choice and would have stayed again except for the last imopression. I had used the phone twice to make a long distance call, neither time did it connect, but upon check out we found an eleven dollar charge for phone use, I explained that the calls did not connect, in fact I had tried on my cel phone and was trying to see if I had the same problem with a land line. Bottom line, no calls connected but an eleven dollar charge. So I asked for it to be removed at check, I was informed by haughty clerk that it is the hotel policy to charge just for dialing, (My words) and that it was on the registraion form, which my wife had flled out and not me, well his attitude did not go down too well.

Due to a conference checkinb in we were unable to get a late check out, so we parked our luggage and took the kids to the pool. They were setting this area up for an evening buffet and had removed all of the loungers. OK we could live with that, then the kids were hungry and wanted to eat. Was informed that due to the conference the restaurants were closed and would have to use room service, well having had a burger that was like a piece of charcoal the day before that was not really an option plus we had already checked out.But I gave in, problem was that I could not pay with cash and was informed I would have open the room account again.

Bottom line, DO NOT USE THE PHONES, and if you are unfortunate to be there when they have a group in, then expect to take second place to that. Nice hotel but would not be nmy first choice due to the inconvenience of the group and the attitude at the desk, It does not matter how good a first impression is , it is the last one that is remembered and regreattably it was one of uncaring staff.

Got this resort on Priceline for $120/night for March 21 to March 24. For the end of spring training I was very pleased with that price.

Upon arriving at the resort I felt the drivelane was indicative of a nice, well kept resort. Told the valet that I was checking in and would leave the car on the round about until I found out where my room was. No problem there. Entered the lobby to go to reservation desk and found the lobby to be very nice with beautiful furnishings and various sitting areas spread around. Very nice.

At check in the clerk mentioned everything was prepayed by Priceline but no other reaction about it. I was given room 104 which is directly around the corner from the lobby. This was around the corner from the elevators and the "coffee bar" so there was a decent amount of foot traffic around the area.

The room was very nice with two beds, two desks, two chairs in a sitting area, a smallish bathroom (but OK), a sink outside of the bathroom, a very large closet with two entries (and 2 robes), and a coffee maker.

The pool area is average (nothing special) with a nice bar area, the gym was very nice and has a spa for treatments if you pay extra for them.

There is the normal resort fee ($12) which includes, daily paper, free local calls, high speed internet, use of the gym/spa facility, and valet parking.

There is not really anything directly around the resort as it is in a residential type area. Down the block there is a strip mall that has a few restaurants and stores. Fine restaurants and shops are only a few miles down the street in Scottsdale though.

Overall, I was very pleased with this resort and would enjoy staying there next year for another spring training trip.

My boyfriend and I stayed here in late February and had a blast! What a charming, cozy, old Arizona-feel hotel. It was gorgeous and for the price, with our military rate, it was a great deal. I live in Phoenix, so I'm very familiar with local resorts and this was a gem that I had never heard of. Great outdoor bar by the pool, which is very nice. Great happy hour in the lounge with music, pool and appetizers. And the grounds, rooms are beautiful. I will return!

I stayed at the hotel from March 3-March 11, 2005. The hotel entrance and grounds are very nice and staff welcome was very good. I paid about $250 per night U.S. and for a 4 star hotel this was excellent value given the next best options at this time of year were much higher per night. My room was nice and ovelooked a nice pool area that had a pool, hottub and bar area. Hotel also had a fitness centre while not well stocked was adequate. The hotel provided free coffee in the morning which was nice and the car valets were prompt. My minor complaints with the hotel was that the only way you could get ice was by calling room service and they were terribly slow, one time requiring three calls and an hour of elapsed time. I don't know why they don't have ice on the floors, possible to discourage people from bringing in their own liquor thus reducing their revenue. My only other suggestion which I provided tot hem was to do some easy maintenance onthe suites with touch up paint as my room looked aged and weathered. Overall, I was very satisfied and would definitely return.