Top Reasons to Visit Phoenix Marriott Mesa

• The AAA Three Diamond hotel is less than a mile from downtown Mesa, about 12 miles from Old Town Scottsdale, and 20 miles east of Phoenix. It’s also close to the new Mesa Riverview Market and within walking distance of the Arizona Mormon temple and the Arizona Museum of Natural History.
• There’s a coffee bar and lounge in the lobby, the Java Lobby Bar, which serves cocktails, caffeinated beverages, light meals, and snacks.
• You can enjoy drinks at the onsite restaurant, Café Azul, which serves southwestern and American fare in a sunny dining room overlooking the hotel’s elegant courtyard and fountain.
• Arizona has year-round sunshine; you can relax by the outdoor heated pool or hot tub.
• Guest rooms have panoramic views of the Superstition Mountains and are decorated in warm earth tones.

Mesa, Arizona: Outdoor Recreation and Culture in the Valley of the Sun

Like its neighbors Scottsdale and Tempe, Mesa belongs to the Phoenix metropolitan area. The region, which has an average of 320 sunny days per year, is often referred to as “the Valley of the Sun.” The agreeable climate and surplus of surrounding suburbs means there’s no shortage of things to do within TK miles of the hotel. You can hike amid the tree-size saguaro cacti on the McDowell Sonoran Preserve trails, or peruse the boutiques and art galleries in downtown Scottsdale.

In downtown Mesa, stop at the Arizona Museum of Natural History to learn about how the Southwest has developed over the last 4.5 billion years. Here, you can admire dinosaur fossils, pan for gold in the History Courtyard, and appreciate the barrier that separates you from the museum’s resident gila monster.

Mesa is also home to some of Arizona’s most distinguished golf courses. More than 40 lie within a half-hour drive of downtown, with challenging layouts that range from desert terrain to traditional links.

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