I stayed at one of the best hotels in Arizona, complete with 5 pools and a luxury golf course. Take a look inside my $500-a-night room.
Joey Hadden
- The Phoenician is an award-winning, upscale mega-resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- I spent one night at the Phoenician in April and booked a grand deluxe room.
Luxury travelers visit Scottsdale, Arizona, for upscale vacations in the desert.
The Phoenix suburb is known for its high-end accommodations, many spas, and pristine golf courses. It's easy to see how the destination draws so many affluent travelers.
Amid Scottsdale's lavish tourism scene is the Phoenician — a multimillion-dollar Marriott hotel named "Arizona's Leading Resort" in the 2023 World Travel Awards.
I went to Scottsdale in April and spent one night at the Phoenician. I booked a grand deluxe room that typically costs $509 per night. It epitomized 21st-century, Southwestern luxury. See for yourself.
At the base of Camelback Mountain, the Phoenician is a 600-acre mega-resort.
The Phoenician packs in 645 rooms and tons of activities and amenities.
Since its opening in 1988, the hotel has undergone several renovations to keep it modern and enhance its luxurious elements.
My room was in the main building.
The Phoenician has a range of accommodation types, from standard rooms with balconies in the main building to casitas.
I stayed in the former. After checking in, I headed to my room in the same building.
I booked a grand deluxe room with a balcony.
My room typically costs about $509, a resort representative told Business Insider. BI received a media rate for the one-night stay.
The 600-square-foot room had a king-sized bed (although it can be arranged with two queen beds instead), a 55-inch flat-screen TV, a couch, a table and chairs, a large bathroom, a balcony, and plenty of storage space. The room could sleep up to four people.
According to a fact sheet obtained by BI, the rooms were redesigned in 2016 to give them a modern, Southwestern desert feel, with geometric carpeting and a warm color palette.
The king-sized bed was cozy with imported Italian linens.
I especially appreciated that the nightstands had USB ports, making charging my devices at night easy.
Next to the bed, there was a spacious sectional couch with a coffee table.
Signed, abstract artworks were framed above the couch.
The room's amenities included a stocked mini fridge and 24-hour room service.
A cabinet below the TV held the mini fridge, a safe, a Keurig coffee maker, and storage drawers.
The bathroom was huge and made of Italian marble.
When I first stepped inside, I spotted two sinks below a large, wide mirror and an oversize oval tub.
Across from the tub was a spacious shower.
There was also a separate room for the toilet with its own door. I thought this would be especially convenient for those traveling in pairs or groups.
The bathroom had plenty of amenities, from a hair dryer to toiletry products.
The bathroom had Byredo shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and lotion. A bathrobe and slippers also made my stay cozier.
Just outside the bathroom, there was a spacious closet.
Inside, I found an iron and ironing board, several hangers for my clothing, and a foldout luggage stand.
From my balcony, I could see all the fun that takes place in the resort.
A pair of sliding glass doors at the back of the room led to my private, furnished balcony. From there, I could see the resort's pool complex, made up of five pools. In the distance, I could also see the award-winning three-story spa and some of the greens from the 18-hole golf course on the property.
The Phoenician has even more activities I couldn't see from my terrace, like a sports complex, a cactus garden, and award-winning restaurants.
After one night at the Phoenician, I thought I could have stayed for at least a week without getting bored.
The spacious, upscale room paired with seemingly endless activities against a mountain backdrop make the Phoenician an ideal pick for anyone who wants to experience Scottsdale luxury without leaving the resort.
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