Good Rate :: Ritz-Carlton Phoenix for Memorial Day Weekend
[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quotes here were captured April 3, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]
With hotel occupancy rates at their highest level since 2000, it pays to plan a bit ahead on holiday weekends. Fortunately, that's when a lot of city business hotels are hurting for business, so you can snag a deal if you look around. Take this $169 Memorial Day weekend rate through Orbitz at the Ritz-Carlton Phoenix.
This isn't one of those Scottsdale golf resorts: The R-C is four miles north of downtown Phoenix in the Camelback corridor. Golf is only three blocks away though and it is across from the Biltmore Fashion Park upscale shopping complex. You get a view of either the city skyline or Squaw Peak mountain.
Alas, with Ritz-Carlton the rate quoted is only the beginning of their hand in your pocket. You'll pay $10 a day for Internet access and valet parking is $24 per night. Many of the reviews on TripAdvisor call the place disappointing by Ritz-Carlton standards, especially when it comes to the (lack of) grounds and the service. Hmmm, maybe that's why the reviews on Orbitz are dead links?
But hey, with a lot of the nearby hotels charging similar rates (see this week's Bad Rate) and this one often flirting with $400 mid-week, this is a good deal if you were planning to head to Phoenix.
Related Stories:
· Ritz-Carlton Phoenix reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Bad Rate: When Embassy Suites Phoenix Cost More Than the Ritz Carlton [HotelChatter]
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