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Hotel at a Glance: 3.5-Star Top-Secret Phoenix Hotel

Though this hotel is located just a few miles from downtown Phoenix, its outdoor spaces make it feel like a far-off resort. Waterfalls cascade over rocks into swimming pools, blooming gardens provide spots for peaceful reflection, and trees shade an amphitheater.

• The onsite restaurant serves a complimentary buffet for breakfast, then pairs cocktails with truffle chicken pot pie at night. Some of this Getaway’s options include a daily $30 dinner credit.
• In-room amenities: a 37-inch flat-screen HDTV, mini fridge, microwave, and free WiFi
• Work up a sweat in the 24-hour fitness center.
• Get competitive on tennis and sand-volleyball courts.
• Explore the city with easy access to museums, Arizona State University, and University of Phoenix Stadium.

Phoenix, Arizona: Bustling Metropolis and Native American Culture Surrounded by Desert

Phoenix enjoys about 300 days of sunshine a year, which has helped it to balloon into the sixth-largest city by population in the United States. It’s also 1 of only 12 US cities with at least four major sports teams: the Arizona Cardinals (NFL), the Phoenix Suns (NBA), the Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB), and the Phoenix Coyotes (NHL).

Though the topography of the Phoenix area is all desert, it’s by no means desolate. Camelback Mountain is a designated city park area with scenic trails that wind past boulders and red-sandstone formations; climb to the very top for a view of the entire city. Or hit the themed trails at the Desert Botanical Garden filled with southwestern flora such as huge sonoran cacti and other moisture-hoarding succulents. Either way, plan hikes in the early morning or twilight hours to catch the most stunning sunlit views and stay cool.

For an in-depth look at the cultures of Arizona’s indigenous population, browse the 12 exhibition galleries and sculpture garden at the Heard Museum.The collection’s nearly 40,000 pieces of art range from 500 Hopi katsina dolls to a full-size Pueblo oven. In nearby Scottsdale, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West was the renowned prairie-style architect’s winter home as well as a campus for his architecture school.

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