The Scottsdale Plaza Resort

If I should be given the chance to rate hotels that I visit, the Scottsdale Plaza Resort would get five stars. Even though the grounds are impeccable, the heart of that resort is its staff. If you want to see a full review of my stay, visit, www.associatedcontent.com/avonesor

As a frequent business traveler, (75+ nights/year) I usually stay at one of the larger hotel chains, but recently decided to stay at this hotel during a recent trip due to a special $97 negotiated group rate for a conference I was attending on the property.

The staff at this hotel was generally friendly and the grounds were very nice and spacious, but overall I had a very poor experience and would not recommend this hotel.

Rooms were quite run-down, nothing "luxury" about them for sure.

Noise was a big problem during my stay as the hotel was full of several parties of college-aged students partying and making noise late into the night, something that the hotel seemed disinterested in doing anything about. On 2 of the 3 mornings f my stay, I came out of my room to witness beer bottles, clothing and other misc debris scattered across the otherwise nice grounds of the property.

Our 2 week stay was everything we wanted. The rooms were very comfortable and clean. We really liked the location in respect to the things we wanted to see and do. The front desk personnel were excellent and very friendly. Plan to stay there again.

The pools were very nice. My two young daughters and I stayed in a bi-level room in the courtyard area. It was nice as well.

I was disappointed, however, when we were asked to leave the pool area on one of our 5 days at the hotel as they rented it out for a private party. When asked how they would compensate me, they let me know we could walk to one of the other pools. Also, we were charged a resort fee (rip off) and also charged over $20 a day in room tax!

Oh dear, where to begin? This place is something else! The rooms reminded me of a renovated Best Western or Motel 6. You know, the rooms with those air conditioners underneath the windows and the sink outside in the hallway as you walk in the room? Yeah, it's that bad.

Our room was really musty smelling (I see that previous reviewers had that problem) and just felt like a roadside motel. I don't mind roadside motels, but not when I am paying for a "resort" at over $150 per night!

To add insult to injury, the hotel adds on a $15 per day "resort fee." It's ridiculous! These extra hidden charges are really bogus and unfair to the consumer.

It is inexcusable that this hotel calls itself a "resort." I would not recommend booking this hotel.