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canyonwalkerPhoenix Weekend Travelog #2
Arizona Grand Resort - Thu, 9 May 2024, 9pm
After arriving in Phoenix this afternoon Hawk and I checked in at the Arizona Grand Resort. We settled in our room, a comfortable if not exactly luxurious suite. ...Well, not luxurious compared to where we've stayed the past 5 days, anyway. You can see pics of a suite here from our visit last year.
Since I already have pics of the inside, here's a photo of the view from the balcony:
This is similar to the view we had last year; same building but a floor or two higher this year. And this year we paid an upgrade fee to get this room. This hotel is getting pretty bad with nickel-and-diming for things. Their room rate looks low at first, but then there's a mandatory $75 per night "resort fee". Then the optional $30/night fee we paid for a room with a view. And the view's not even all that great. We mostly see the backside of the kitchen building for serving food in the pool area. Next time— if there is a next time— I don't think we'll waste $30/night on a "view". Anyway, enough fussing about prices. We're here for the waterpark!
After getting settled in our room by 4pm we went out to the waterpark for an hour or so. We rafted around the lazy river a few times. We pulled out a bit early to dry off, change in our room, and visit a gem store Hawk really likes in the area. After that we killed time for a bit until it was time to pick up her parents at the airport. They're flying in from the east coast to join us here for the next few days.
Now we've got my inlaws squared away in their room. They didn't pay the $30/night extra for a view but they've got a ground-floor room with a nice patio. It's at least twice the size of our balcony. I'm a bit jealous... though being on the ground floor means there's no privacy with people walking past, so they need to keep their curtains drawn when not fully dressed. We're looking forward to keep ours open this evening for fresh desert air as we go to sleep!
Arizona Grand Resort - Thu, 9 May 2024, 9pm
After arriving in Phoenix this afternoon Hawk and I checked in at the Arizona Grand Resort. We settled in our room, a comfortable if not exactly luxurious suite. ...Well, not luxurious compared to where we've stayed the past 5 days, anyway. You can see pics of a suite here from our visit last year.
Since I already have pics of the inside, here's a photo of the view from the balcony:
This is similar to the view we had last year; same building but a floor or two higher this year. And this year we paid an upgrade fee to get this room. This hotel is getting pretty bad with nickel-and-diming for things. Their room rate looks low at first, but then there's a mandatory $75 per night "resort fee". Then the optional $30/night fee we paid for a room with a view. And the view's not even all that great. We mostly see the backside of the kitchen building for serving food in the pool area. Next time— if there is a next time— I don't think we'll waste $30/night on a "view". Anyway, enough fussing about prices. We're here for the waterpark!
After getting settled in our room by 4pm we went out to the waterpark for an hour or so. We rafted around the lazy river a few times. We pulled out a bit early to dry off, change in our room, and visit a gem store Hawk really likes in the area. After that we killed time for a bit until it was time to pick up her parents at the airport. They're flying in from the east coast to join us here for the next few days.
Now we've got my inlaws squared away in their room. They didn't pay the $30/night extra for a view but they've got a ground-floor room with a nice patio. It's at least twice the size of our balcony. I'm a bit jealous... though being on the ground floor means there's no privacy with people walking past, so they need to keep their curtains drawn when not fully dressed. We're looking forward to keep ours open this evening for fresh desert air as we go to sleep!
