3/5 David T. 1 year ago on Google
There
are
a
lot
of
bad
reviews
on
this
hotel
so
I
wanted
to
set
the
record
straight
with
my
family’s
experience.
We
recently
stayed
at
the
Phoenix
Embassy
Suites
prior
to
flying
out
of
PHX.
First,
the
physical
condition
of
the
room
and
property
was
fine.
The
hotel
is
a
nice
property.
There
was
no
mold
in
our
room,
towels
are
linens
were
clean
and
sparkling,
and
in-room
electronics
all
worked
properly.
There
were
two
problems
during
our
stay.
Most
seriously
the
air
conditioner
did
not
cool
the
room
sufficiently.
This
may
be
due
to
to
the
fact
that
it
was
104°
outside
when
we
checked
in
with
an
overnight
low
of
about
90°,
but
a
hotel
in
the
desert
should
have
adequate
cooling.
The
second
major
point
of
most
reviews
is
the
rehab
residents.
There
are
people
in
rehab
staying
in
the
hotel
and
some
do
look
shady,
but
we
had
no
trouble
with
them
and
the
ones
we
talked
to
seemed
nice,
just
down
on
their
luck.
The
bigger
problem
was
the
program
officials
who
knocked
on
the
door
and
alarmed
by
wife
and
son.
Apparently
the
program
participants
have
to
be
in
their
rooms
by
9pm
and
program
administrators
do
spot
checks
throughout
the
night.
This
is
understandable,
but
the
rehab
folks
and
hotel
folks
need
to
make
sure
that
paying
guests
are
not
confused
with
the
program
participants.
Additionally,
there
was
a
group
of
people
smoking
marijuana
by
the
pool
on
the
night
we
were
there.
Marijuana
is
legal
in
Arizona
and
I
don’t
know
what
the
hotel
policy
is
(or
whether
the
group
was
rehab
participants
or
paying
guests),
but
there
were
numerous
kids
around
and
the
drug
use
seemed
appropriate
(although
we
didn’t
complain).
Breakfast
is
largely
the
same
as
you’d
expect
from
any
Embassy
Suites.
The
cook
was
very
nice
and
very
good.
The
only
difference
was
that
there
were
fewer
buffet
items
than
a
typical
Embassy.
There
was
a
counter
for
buffet
items
that
was
almost
completely
empty.
Cereal,
fruit
and
yogurt
were
available
in
addition
to
cooked-to-order
items.
I’ll
add
that
the
hotel
is
charming
and
the
pool
was
beautiful
and
felt
great.
Every
staff
member
that
I
came
in
contact
with
was
extremely
nice
and
helpful.
I
looked
at
the
fitness
center
and
it
was
also
well-equipped.
The
bad
reviews
were
very
overblown
in
my
experience,
but
the
air
conditioning
problem
was
the
biggest
issue.
Since
we
got
in
late,
we
didn’t
complain
about
the
problem
until
the
next
day.
At
that
point,
they
were
apologetic
and
offered
a
partial
refund.
Embassy
Suites
is
probably
my
favorite
hotel
brand.
This
one
is
not
horrible
but
has
some
issues
that
need
to
be
addressed,
particularly
the
need
for
adequate
cooling.
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