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December 1, 2008

Hotel Comments: Spotty Wireless. Decent pool outside.

Dining Comments: The van will take you to a pretty good Japanese restaurant 5 mins away. BK on the corner up the street about 10-15 mins walk. Gas station sells beer and sodas.

Entertainment Comments: W/o a car not much. Casinos

October 28, 2008

Hotel Comments: At 4:15AM they had coffee, yogurt, muffins, bagels, etc. in the lobby. I wasn't expecting that at such an early show time.

Dining Comments: The worst part about this hotel is the location. There is absolutely nothing nearby where you can eat, except for the overpriced restaurants in the 2 hotels next door. Across the street in the Best Western they had a Las Brisas Bar & Grill with overpriced bar food. I didn't try the way overpriced Finnegan's in the hotel next to ours.

Entertainment Comments: Nothing nearby except the airport itself (1 minute van ride).

October 25, 2008

Hotel Comments: Typical La Quinta...free internet and waffle maker in the lobby. That's about it. My room did NOT have microwave or fridge.

Dining Comments: Nothing at ALL nearby. Couple of overpriced restaurants in the neighboring hotels or you can go back to the airport. The Chinese place with advertisements everywhere (on the room keys and in the room) will only deliver to the hotel with a $15 or $20 minimum order so might be worth combining an order with other crew members or one of the front desk people who's about to go on lunch. Didn't ask about the van since I got double slam-clicked and was on my own for this short overnight.

Entertainment Comments: Gym is not the greatest. 1 or 2 treadmills, a bike and one of those combo machine/medieval torture devices. Think there were free weights too but I didn't stick around long. For added fun, you can get up early for breakfast and mentally spar with the overweight front desk clerk when he repeatedly engages you in conversation about current events and you express a view marginally contradictory to his beloved Fox News.

May 17, 2008

Hotel Comments: We got in late so I didn't notice the missing fridge and microwave in the room since it would not be needed until the next day. I read prior reviews but I guess they were very old and now days we don't get rooms with a fridge or microwave any longer. I was told this by the rude hotel front desk staff. I could, however use the microwave in the lobby. I have no other choice so I will go up and down a few times to heat food while on this long overnight. The day was a good one to be by the pool. The pool area is fine but I asked for towels a couple of times and did not get any. I took my room towels and asked for them to be replaced but I have to ask several times to get another towel for my room. The wired internet was not room ready. I had to call the front desk to have a box brought up to my room.

Dining Comments: None.

Entertainment Comments: Gamble and a hole in the wall dive bar several blocks away.

May 16, 2008

Hotel Comments: Hotel itself is fairly good. La Quinta's offer more amenities than more upscale hotels.

Dining Comments: Nothing really by the hotel. Very poor selection. A mile or so walk (because the van will almost never take you anywhere) are a couple mediocre restaurants.

Entertainment Comments: Without transportation, there is absolutely nothing to do. Talk about boring and isolated.

May 11, 2007

Hotel Comments: The hotel is not bad. It is, however, as isolated as it can possibly be. Plus side: van ride time approximately 45 seconds.

Dining Comments: Continental breakfast pretty good, o.k. indoor/outdoor seating. Otherwise, you're out of luck. The van will take you to a small number of restaurants, none of which were specifically recommended by the admittedly less-than-stellar front desk attendant. We tried a chinese buffet place that was actually o.k., if totally without personality ($11 with a Bud Light).

Entertainment Comments: Took a long walk- really miserably isolated area. In retrospect, I would have run up to my room, changed, and conned the van driver to take me out to the enormous AMARC airplane boneyard (http://www.amarcexperience.com) where they have a tour. You'll see it on the approach if you're coming from the east. There's a strip club called (seriously) "Club Turbulence" about five blocks from the hotel, if you've got the energy and the singles. I am unable to rate this establishment. This time.

May 23, 2006

Hotel Comments: Clean, large room with fridge, microwave, free internet. Nice pool area with jacuzzi. Restaurant of some kind next door. Not a bad place but a crappy area. There is nothing around the hotel within walking distance and you wouldn't want to walk to far around there anyway. BTW: my rating is only valid if you are willing to dish out the cash for a rental to get out of the airport vacinity. I think you can rent one for under 20 bucks nearby.

Dining Comments: Near downtown on N Court Ave. is an awesome Mex restaurant with serious ambiance, called El Charro. Cheap steak house with great food called Pinnacle Peak on E Tanque Verde Rd. (520) 296-0911 The place is decorated like the wild west, cool saloon. Wear a tie :-) More good mexican: La Tortill, 4th ave Los Betos is a Tucson Mex chain that has the biggest/possibly the best burritos you will ever had. Chuy's is a texmex chain located all over the place, they each have their own decor and a fun atmosphere, cheap prices, great margharitas by the pitcher.

Entertainment Comments: There is lots to do if you rent a car. You can drive to Sabino Canyon or Mt. Lemon for hiking. The drive up Mt. Lemon is stunning. At the top there is a ski area and a small town but I heard most of the town burnt down a couple of yrs ago. The pima air museum is a short drive and has a lot of airplanes to see. There is also the airplane "graveyard" too many acres to count of parked aircraft, you can take a tour of it. Old Tucson is worth the drive if you are into Western movies...most were made there. it's about 45 min drive west of the airport and a cool drive. Univerity of Arizona is huge and the area around the main campus especially University Drive is packed with bars and restaurants. Near downtown on Church St. is an awesome Mex restaurant called El Charro. If you are really ambitious you can drive South to Tombstone..I think its an hour or so drive.

January 30, 2005

Hotel Comments: Free b-fast! Rooms have microwave & a fridge.

Dining Comments: Not too many that the hotel will take you to. There's a good mexican restaurant & a steakhouse.

Entertainment Comments: Desert Diamond Casino - the hotel will take you.