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Scottsdale Hilton Resort & Villas
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4 reviews for Scottsdale Hilton Resort & Villas
We didn't have the problems that all the others seemed to have with the thin walls and noise factor. In fact, I thought the rooms were rather quiet!
Our biggest complaint was the bathroom toilet.. It kept sticking so we had to hold down the lever so it worked properly. That was a serious pain in the arse!
The PROS: Crabtree & Evelyn toiletry ~ super comfy bed ~ free wifi ~ decent breakfast foods that aren't too pricey.. Also, I really liked the outdoor bar near the pool. I grabbed a few drinks there nightly and they give you complimentary bottled water on request.. We all know that bottled H20 is EXPENSIVE at hotels, so this was grrrreat! Appetizers are also served until late night, but they're just mediocre.
Now, the CONS: again the toilet, and the lack of ventilation in the bathroom which gets super foggy after a shower.
This hotel is conveniently located and you can walk to a ton of cool restaurants and even a Trader Joes.. IMO, it's a 3.5 to 4 star resort that could use some minor upgrades but i would definitely stay here again!
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This hotel was a great venue to hold a wedding reception. There was plenty of parking, service appeared to have run smoothly, and the setting is beautiful. It was also convenient that we chose to take up the couple's wedding block deal and just stayed here for the weekend too.
Service from the hotel overall was meh. Most times when I was carrying luggage in and out no one opened the front door, other guests we knew had to contend with broken toilets, malfunctioning sinks, and room changes. Maybe these mechanical issues will be resolved once they're done painting (and renovating?) part of the second floor, I'm not sure. The pool was nice, though, and it's a pretty good location within reasonable driving of some good source of food and shopping.
This review is based on a 3 day stay at this hotel, "Resort" and doesn't reflect the "Villa" aspect of the stay.
The meals are quite good at the Hotel's BlueFire Grille. The steaks and seafood were cooked to order and the presentation was lovely in the evening. The breakfast meals were acceptable, but the buffet was lacking a little bit. I personally loved the evening meals offered at the restaurants around the Hotel quite a bit.
The swimming pool is advertised as heated, but I tend to doubt this, although a brisk swim after lounging in the hot tub was fun.
Now the bad... The walls, doors, and vents in this building (originally built by Merve Griffin) are faulty. Faulty to the point that noise at any usual hotel or motel would mute it so it wouldn't disturb other guest's sleeping habits. When I was walking down the halls, I could hear people talking, snoring, and watching TV everywhere in the building. In my room I could hear the next door guests talking about their sports games or whatever, and I could hear the wake up alarms all go off in the morning across the halls while my room's door was closed. The building is also oddly designed to not allow guests to easily find ice machines, and good luck finding a vending machine, even for water.
Finally on the last day, the weekend happened and the pool was too full of local people, who seem to view this hotel as a valid home vacation destination, and two different banquets that spilled out into the guest's areas... I liked the food, but it didn't seem like much of a vacation to me.
My husband and I had our wedding reception there, and the service was terrible. My guests staying at the hotel did not like the rooms either, they could hear whats happening next door.
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