Best Phoenix Hotels

Phoenix is a resort destination, and its best accommodations are lushly landscaped resorts secluded from (or hidden within) the bustle of the city. If you expect to find stately hotels or historic bed and breakfasts in Phoenix, you’re barking up the wrong cactus. What you can expect are phantasmagorically beautiful compounds replete with swimming pools, spas, golf courses and tony restaurants. What’s important to remember about Phoenix’s resort culture is that it’s more accessible than you might think—especially during the summer months when $400-600 rooms go for $100-200. During spring and fall, though, don’t expect to find a hotel room for less than $100 anyplace besides a budget chain. About 500 hotels and 57,000 rooms are scattered across the metro area, so finding a place to stay isn’t difficult; the key to a pleasant visit is finding accommodations that minimize your time on the interstate. Unless you’re cool with paying $70-80 for a ubiquitous room near a freeway exit, stay away from the fringes of the valley. Most resorts are situated in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley; convention hotels occupy downtown Phoenix; and airport hotels are clustered in Tempe. If your budget necessitates sub-$100 chain accommodations, the Hyatt Place hotels in North Phoenix and Tempe are both new and include the must-have conveniences of the day: high-def TVs, high-speed WiFi and free cereal in the morning.