Tempe Hotels

Right next to the Arizona Mills discount shopping mall, the Holiday Inn Express Tempe hotel (formerly the AmeriSuites) has 128 spacious, modern rooms and suites on 6 floors - in a large, attractive, brightly colored building at the corner of W Baseline Rd and S Priest Dr, towards the west side of Tempe. The hotel offers complimentary deluxe continental breakfast and is next to various restaurants; it has good standards of cleanliness, excellent customer service, and well equipped rooms that include a flat screen TV, microwave & refrigerator. The other main amenities are a fitness center, outdoor pool, hot tub, guest laundry, business center, and 3 meeting rooms.

Near the middle of Tempe, AZ, the Holiday Inn Express (open January 2012) is perhaps the best of a small group of hotels serving Arizona State University, along Apache Blvd; there is nothing too extravagant, just clean, modern rooms (and suites), efficient staff, free hot breakfast, and a convenient location, within walking distance of many restaurants and small shops, as well as ASU. The inn is 6 miles from Sky Harbor Airport and ten miles from downtown Phoenix. The other main amenities are an outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, guest laundry and a microwave/refrigerator in each room.

The clean, modern, affordable Candlewood Suites Phoenix/Tempe hotel along Baseline Road accommodates guests in 122 good sized suites featuring a full kitchen equipped with refrigerator, dishwasher, stove & microwave; snacks and food for cooking can be purchased at the on site convenience store, though there are plenty of restaurants close by, as well as many shops at the Arizona Mills Mall, just 0.4 miles away. Guests can relax in an outdoor pool, hot tub and fitness room. Access is easy since I-10 runs by 2 blocks west, and the Superstition Freeway is a short distance north. Free laundry facilities are provided.

The Best Western Tempe Mall hotel (5300 S Priest Drive) is situated close to the huge Arizona Mills shopping center on the southwest side of Tempe - the nearest shops are 0.3 miles away on the far side of W Baseline Road. The well reviewed hotel has two units overlooking a pool and small but pretty floral garden area, close to many business and commercial sites in Tempe, yet just 2 miles from the start of the untouched desert landscapes of South Mountain Park. Guests appreciate the reasonable rates, the large, modern & well maintained rooms, the good quality free continental breakfast, and the helpful staff. Interstate 10 (exit 155) is one block west.

The second Best Western hotel in Tempe has 4 floors and 103 rooms, half looking out over the busy Red Mountain Freeway (202) which runs past just to the north. Access is from N Scottsdale Road, which to the south becomes Rural Rd, reaching ASU and the center of Tempe with its many restaurants, bars & shops after one mile. Also nearby is Tempe Town Lake, a popular location for boating, fishing, hiking and picnics. The hotel has a good range of facilities with a 24 hour restaurant on-site (Denny's), indoor pool, spa, exercise center, free deluxe continental breakfast and free 24 hour airport shuttle.

Despite its busy surroundings, next to I-10 (exit 153A; Broadway Rd) on the border between Phoenix and Tempe, Marriott Buttes Resort sits in a patch of undeveloped land, surrounded by landscaped gardens and facing a cactus-covered hill, and it offers many amenities for the leisure traveler. There are two large outdoor pools, several hot tubs, a waterslide, fitness center, tennis courts, the Narande Spa, and walking trails around the nearby hill. The Diablo Stadium is right next door. Most of the 353 luxurious rooms offer fine, elevated views over the city, and all are equipped with free internet access, a mini-bar, the extra-comfortable Marriott bedding, and marble bathrooms. The hotel has five different dining outlets, and 40,000 sq ft of meeting space.

The Courtyard by Marriott is one of the main places to stay in downtown Tempe - 2 blocks from the edge of the Arizona State University campus and the many restaurants & bars along Mill Avenue, yet quite close to nature, with several parks either side of Tempe Town Lake just a short drive away. Also close by is a railway, however. The pink and blue building contains 160 comfortable rooms & suites, a cafe serving breakfast, a fitness center, guest laundry and 2 meeting rooms. There is an outdoor pool, hot tub and nice garden area at the front, shielded from the main road by a line of palm trees.

The all suite Residence Inn at 5075 South Priest Drive provides high class extended stay or self-catering accommodation in Tempe, its 126 large rooms equipped with a full kitchen, extra sofa bed, fireplace, and separate areas for work/sleep/relaxation. Guests are treated to free hot breakfast each morning and a free social hour each evening; other meals are available from many restaurants close by, around the Arizona Mills Mall just to the west. For those cooking in their room, the hotel operates a grocery shopping service. The suites are arranged in several blocks between which are gardens, walkways, parking, an outdoor pool, bbq area and a sports court. Meetings of up to 40 people can be held in the hotel's boardroom.

A block south of the Residence Inn stands another all-suite Marriott property, the TownePlace Suites, offering more economical lodging though still with good facilities, very clean rooms and excellent staff. Suites are available in studio, one-bedroom or two-bedroom configurations; all have a full kitchen, and some have views over the hotel's sheltered tropical courtyard garden, at the center of which is a heated swimming pool. Free hot breakfast buffet is served, plus a free evening reception Monday to Wednesday. The TownePlace Suites is located along S Priest Drive, close to Arizona Mills and interstate 10. A complimentary shuttle is provided to the international airport; other facilities are a fitness center and business center.

Considered by many to be the best hotel in all of Tempe, the SpringHill Suites Phoenix/Tempe Airport has especially good customer service, beautifully clean rooms, better than usual free breakfast, and all the amenities expected for a mid range extended stay hotel, including a free shuttle to the airport (2.5 miles away), an outdoor pool, hot tub, exercise room and guest laundry. The 99 studio suites have a microwave, refrigerator and cooking/eating utensils. Apart from planes flying directly overhead, the hotel has a quiet location, away from main roads, though downtown Tempe and ASU are just 2 miles east, and the 202 Freeway half a mile north.

One of a group of hotels and fast food restaurants just east of I-10 (exit 155) along W Baseline Rd, SpringHill Suites Tempe is well placed for visitors to the huge Arizona Mills Mall, on the opposite side of the main road. Other nearby attractions include South Mountain Park and the Phantom Horse Golf Club. The all suite hotel has 121 rooms, generally clean and bright, equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, wet bar and ironing facilities. The outdoor pool & hot tub are at the rear, away from the street, surrounded by bushes and palm trees. A complimentary shuttle is provided to the international airport, and to other places within 5 miles. Free hot breakfast buffet is served each morning.

The Comfort Suites Airport hotel in Tempe has a quiet location at the edge of a business park next to interstate 10, two blocks from the junction with the 143 Freeway and a 5 minute drive from Phoenix International Airport. There is not much of interest in the immediate neighborhood apart from a few restaurants along Broadway Road, though all sites in Tempe are close by, including ASU (2 miles), Arizona Mills (2.5 miles) and Tempe Diablo Stadium (1 mile). Rooms are clean, above average in size, and equipped with microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker & ironing facilities. An outdoor pool, free continental breakfast and free airport shuttle are the main services.

Just up the road (S 52nd St) from the Comfort Suites stands another Choice hotel, the Quality Inn Airport - 2 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, served by 24 hour complimentary shuttle. This is quite a large establishment, built in a triangle enclosing a central courtyard with pool, hot tub & tropical gardens, and it provides good, reliable, mid range accommodation in 100 rooms all containing a microwave/refrigerator, and some with private balconies overlooking the garden. Free deluxe continental breakfast is served.

The more central of two Quality Inn hotels in Tempe supplies good, basic lodging to those visiting Arizona State University or other east Phoenix locations - the nearby 101 and 202 freeways allow easy travel to places in Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Chandler and beyond. The 52 rooms are on 3 floors, looking out over a mixed residential/industrial neighborhood though with the greens of Karsten Golf Course just to the north. The hotel has a small outdoor heated pool at the front, serves free hot breakfast buffet, and is within a short walk from about 6 restaurants.

At the north edge of Tempe along N Scottsdale Rd, Quality Suites Tempe near Old Town Scottsdale is an older building in a fairly quiet residential area just north of the 202 Freeway, and it offers reasonably priced lodging in a 140 room complex, built in a square enclosing a central garden area with outdoor pool. Rooms are large, containing microwave & refrigerator, and have separate sections for living & sleeping. Free enhanced continental breakfast is served, and there are several restaurants a short walk away along the main road