North Tucson Hotels

A few miles north of downtown Tucson, the newly built Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Tucson Mall is situated on the south side of E Whetmore Road, just west of N 1st Avenue. The hotel has 105 suites that contain such amenities as cable TV, microwave, refrigerator, mini bar & safe, and it receives particularly favorable reviews - guests appreciate the helpful staff, clean rooms, the free hot breakfast, and good location near to shopping and dining. Tucson Mall is less than half a mile to the west. Leisure facilities are the familiar outdoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center.

The surroundings of TownePlace Suites Tucson are quiet and scenic - the hotel sits close to the edge of the desert and the Santa Catalina foothills towards the north side of town, yet is within walking distance of many shops and restaurants along nearby Oracle Road. Guests have a choice of 76 spacious, comfortable suites in studio, one bed or two bed configurations, all with a full kitchen and separate areas for sleeping, living & dining. The main amenities are free hot breakfast, a convenience store, a small outdoor pool and a business center. Tucson Mall is 2 miles south.

The Best Western Catalina Inn makes a good base from which to visit Catalina State Park, Biosphere 2 and the surrounding mountains - the hotel (formerly a Super 8) has a desert setting along Highway 77, 20 miles north of downtown Tucson and 4.5 miles south of Oracle Junction. The hotel offers 58 comfortable rooms equipped with microwave/refrigerator, free continental breakfast, an outdoor pool and guest laundry. For dinner there are several restaurants a block or two north, in the village of Catalina.

In the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the 159 room Best Western InnSuites Hotel has 5 separate buildings arranged around gardens and an outdoor pool in a peaceful residential neighborhood a few miles north of the center of Tucson. The hotel is 4 miles east of interstate 10 (exit 250), along W Orange Grove Rd, close to a shopping center with various stores and restaurants. As well as the free breakfast buffet, the hotel offers a free evening social hour, plus many other services including local area shuttle, 24 hour fitness room, cocktail lounge, spa, children's playground and tennis courts.

The northernmost of several Comfort Inn hotels in Tucson provides good, basic lodging to travelers along interstate 10 which runs close by; access is from exit 248 (W Ina Rd), a street which leads directly into the west section of Saguaro National Park, crossing the boundary after 5.5 miles. All the expected amenities are present: free continental breakfast, guest laundry, fitness center, outdoor pool and hot tub. The building is not new but all 60 rooms are large, comfortable and well looked after.

Comfort Suites at Tucson Mall receives consistently good reviews, for its helpful staff, good quality free deluxe continental breakfast, comfortable rooms, general cleanliness and convenient location - just a few minute's walk from the mall, and even closer to other shops & restaurants along Auto Mall Drive. The 87 oversize rooms contain a microwave and refrigerator in addition to all the expected amenities. The Comfort Inn has an outdoor pool, sun deck & hot tub at the rear, and interior facilities of an exercise room, newsstand, guest laundry and a business center.