Arizona Grand Resort
The Arizona Grand Resort has the perfect water palace to refresh guests following a day on the golf course in Phoenix. This resort actually has what it calls an Oasis Water Park. In addition to waterslides that begin atop an eight-story platform and a long lazy river ride, this pool complex also offers the option of a pool that creates waves and a hot tub that accommodates 25 people at a time. Rooms feature a mini-bar, separate living areas and dining areas and private balconies. Multiple bedroom suites offer a fully equipped kitchen. The Arizona Grand golf course combines a traditional layout with links-style play to create a challenge for all players.
Arizona Grand Resort
8000 S. Arizona Grand Pkwy.
Phoenix, Arizona 85044
(602) 438-9000
Westin Kierland Resort and Spa
The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa is rated four diamonds by AAA and includes a 110-foot long waterslide along with a 900-foot long lazy river. There is also a heated pool that is open even during the winter months, a small lap pool and whirlpool tub. Guests get a good night's sleep on the Westin Heavenly Bed. Some suites at this hotel offer a private balcony that provides a view of the golf course and others aim to keep guests warm during the cooler nights with fireplace. Golfers can learn to ride a Segway machine to get them around Westin's golf course, which also includes extensive practice facilities and the chance to improve the game by taking instruction at the Labauve Academy.
Westin Kierland Resort and Spa
6902 East Greenway Pkwy.
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
(480) 624-1000
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
The Hole-in-the-Wall River Ranch at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort provides four acres of pools fun that includes waterfalls, waterslides and a lazy river on which guests meander through a winding tropical paradise on inflated inner tubes. Kids will also enjoy the supervised fun and activities afforded when parents sign them up for the Coyotes Camp. There is also a recreation of an Old West town with Tombstone. Dining options include the Hole-in-the-Wall restaurant where old-fashioned cowboy breakfasts are whipped up every morning and Slim Picken's, which provides poolside hamburgers and beverages. Golfers can head over to the property's sister Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort to play on the Lookout Mountain course that is surrounded by the Sonoran Desert and has slope ratings from 133 to 131.
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
7677 North 16th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
(602) 997-2626
About The Author
Timothy Sexton is an award-winning author who started writing in 1994. He has written on topics ranging from politics and golf to nutrition and travel, and his work appears online for Zappos.com, Disaboom, USAToday.com and MOJO, among others. He has also done work for "Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy." He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of West Florida.
