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Inside one of the only American resorts Trump has stayed at as president that he doesn't own
Inside one of the only American resorts Trump has stayed at as president that he doesn't own
May 13, 2018, 04:32 IST
Trump traveled to Phoenix for a "Make America Great Again" campaign rally on August 22. It was a raucous event at the Phoenix Convention Center.
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It was his first rally since he faced enormous backlash for his comments following the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. The city braced for demonstrations, and pro- and anti-Trump protesters clashed in a violent showdown.
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It was also the first time Trump visited Arizona since the election. He left the crowds, and headed for the hotel around 9 p.m.
Past presidents, from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush, had all stayed at the Arizona Biltmore when visiting Phoenix. Former President Barack Obama broke the trend when he chose Omni in 2009.
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The Omni resort has 293 rooms, three pools, five restaurants, and a 31,000-square-foot spa.
It also has two presidential suites: the Andalusian suite and the Camelback suite, named for the mountain the resort overlooks.
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The 2,800-square-foot Camelback Presidential Suite is the cheaper of the two. Its expansive patio areas can host parties for up to 300 guests.
The villa has two bedrooms, a dining room, and a private gym. It averages $3,500 a night, but with taxes comes to $4,000.
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One of the suite's two-and-a-half bathrooms looks huge. Omni calls it the "ultimate suite for entertaining."
Omni wouldn't reveal to Business Insider which suite Trump stayed in, but it was probably the Andalusian Presidential Suite.
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The 2,800-square-foot suite was where Obama stayed in 2009.
The room averages $5,000 a night, but it's more expensive if you have more than two people saying in the massive suite. With taxes, the rate is closer to $6,000.
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It has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, large living areas, and an office.
The Andalusian also has its own private pool and patio areas.
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It looks absolutely massive. Omni says the suite offers "Old-World luxury, privacy and seclusion to our highest profile guests" — which probably means Trump.
Since the president was only there one night, he probably didn't have time to explore Omni's patios, restaurants, meeting spaces, or pools.