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Arizona resorts in July...suggestions....
Hello,
Just as a background, I have a family of 4 with 2 young children. We always try to go to a warm weather resort which is usually considered off season in July so I can afford a resort level place. This way the kids can swim for a week without getting bored. If there is no water slide or lazy river, they just want to eat or have us go somewhere off the resort to spend money on activites, which is definitely not in the budget this year due to the current economy. We usually do all-inclusives in Mexico or do Orlando where you can get resonable food off the resort so we don't have to spend $200 on food everyday. Being that we are bored with Mexico and Orlando, and have lots of frequent flier miles, I was thinking of doing something similar somewhere else in the US. Arizona looks like just the ticket. Does anyone know of a good resort with nice water activities, close to off site restaurants, and good off season (early July) rates? Any suggestions other then Arizona are OK too, but not the East Coast. Thanks. |
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Arizona resorts in July...suggestions....
I wouldn't recommend it because I live here and it is hot, but if you
are thinking about Arizona in the summer, it is almost the same thing. Look at Palm Springs. We have a water park, mountains that you can escape the heat and the hotel prices for the big resorts drop to real affordable levels. We don't have bugs. It is hot, very hot, but if you are looking at Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, etc. it is also equally as hot there. Janice |
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Arizona resorts in July...suggestions....
On Feb 15, 9:05*pm, wrote:
I wouldn't recommend it because I live here and it is hot, but if you are thinking about Arizona in the summer, it is almost the same thing. *Look at Palm Springs. *We have a water park, mountains that you can escape the heat and the hotel prices for the big resorts drop to real affordable levels. *We don't have bugs. It is hot, very hot, but if you are looking at Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, etc. it is also equally as hot there. Janice Well, we've done Mexico and Orlando several times in July, so we know what we are in for. That's the downside to getting big discounts on a resort. But we work around that. You have to know where the shady spots are, and try to time when to be at the pool. Does anyone know of any particular resorts that they can recommend from experience? |
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Arizona resorts in July...suggestions....
I would check out Marriott Desert Springs. With a rental car, you can
get to the mountains or the water park. Stoeffer Esmerelda and Hyatt Grand Champions are several other big names. I have several friends who live here, but to take their kids on vacation go to the big resorts for a week just to stay in a hotel and use the facilities at a very inexpensive price. Janice |
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:51:57 -0800 (PST), hotpprs
wrote: On Feb 15, 9:05*pm, wrote: I wouldn't recommend it because I live here and it is hot, but if you are thinking about Arizona in the summer, it is almost the same thing. *Look at Palm Springs. *We have a water park, mountains that you can escape the heat and the hotel prices for the big resorts drop to real affordable levels. *We don't have bugs. It is hot, very hot, but if you are looking at Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, etc. it is also equally as hot there. Well, we've done Mexico and Orlando several times in July, so we know what we are in for. The only similarity between Orlando and Arizona is high temperatures in the summer. There is a definite qualitative difference due to the low humidity in Arizona. I don't know what part of Mexico you mean since it's a very big place, but you would have to be in the far north to have climate comparable to Arizona. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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Arizona resorts in July...suggestions....
hotpprs wrote:
Hello, Just as a background, I have a family of 4 with 2 young children. We always try to go to a warm weather resort which is usually considered off season in July so I can afford a resort level place. This way the kids can swim for a week without getting bored. If there is no water slide or lazy river, they just want to eat or have us go somewhere off the resort to spend money on activites, which is definitely not in the budget this year due to the current economy. We usually do all-inclusives in Mexico or do Orlando where you can get resonable food off the resort so we don't have to spend $200 on food everyday. Being that we are bored with Mexico and Orlando, and have lots of frequent flier miles, I was thinking of doing something similar somewhere else in the US. Arizona looks like just the ticket. Does anyone know of a good resort with nice water activities, close to off site restaurants, and good off season (early July) rates? Any suggestions other then Arizona are OK too, but not the East Coast. Thanks. Since others are reminding you about the heat you'll encounter, I'll see if I can recommend some hotels. First, there is the Arizona Grand Resort. It used to be the Pointe South Mountain. I stayed there years ago for a weekend while househunting, so my experience won't be much use. I have some friends with kids who played soccer - when they went to Phoenix for tournaments, they always stayed there. But, if you go to their website, you'll find a rather large waterpark on the grounds. It's an easy drive on I-10 from the airport. It could be a good place for your family. -www.arizonagrandresort.com Second, there is the Mariott Desert Ridge. It's out in North Scottsdale, so it's about a 30 minute drive from the airport. I haven't been there, but I've heard they have some nice pools and a "lazy river" float area. They used to do "dive-in" movies - movies at the pool at night, but I don't know if they still do. I hope this helps you out. |
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Second, there is the Mariott Desert Ridge. *It's out in North Scottsdale, so it's about a 30 minute drive from the airport. *I haven't been there, but I've heard they have some nice pools and a "lazy river" float area. *They used to do "dive-in" movies - movies at the pool at night, but I don't know if they still do. That sounds like what I am looking for. Last summer we stayed at the Omni Championsgate near Orlando and they had a lazy river and did the movie by the pool too. My younger daughter was asking about going back there this summer while we were still at the resort. But we are Disney'd out, we need a change of pace. We did Cancun and Puerta Vallarta at different years in July. They were both unbearable at certain times of the day, other times it was pleasant. But with my frequent flyer miles I could do almost a 2 week trip for a family of 4 for around 3,000 dollars, with all food and entertainment. So unfortunately, we have to put up with the heat to do a nice resort at that price,which is the limit of my travel budget. If you go someplace in the high season with a family of 4, you will be talking 5 grand before all is said and done. (travel to and from the airport from home, meals, entertainment, and all the little things that no one includes when they talk about the price of their vacation over the hotel and airfare). People also talk about cruises being affordable, but add on drinks,tips,excursions,port fees,etc and you will be up around 5 grand too for a family of four. |
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