a good place to burn SPG points

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December 8, 2015 by

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Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe
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I had a one night weekend stay on points in December. The property was not on the list of properties on the Arrivals board at Sky Harbour Airport (strangely, the Aloft was) so I gave them a call on arrival & waited approx. 30 minutes. The entrance is renovated and was very well lit. I was given a room on the 4th (SPG) floor - no upgrade for Plat guest. The room was comfortable & quiet - although I did notice the hallway carpets had a distinctive musty smell. In the am, I hot the lounge for brekkie (6-9 am on weekends) and was instantly disappointed:

- no muesli, no unsweetened yogourt, no bananas;

- no bagels & no wheat breads either;

- onlyteaspoons available - not exactly suited for eating cereal/oat meal;

- only juice was OJ i.e. no apple, tomato, grapefruit;

- the fridge (where the milk is) is behind a closet door i.e. very difficult to access!

Brekkie did include scramble and sausage for those who like that.

The gym is so so - no Nautilius machines. Also, the pool and spa was closed (with no advance notice on the SPG site.)

My am desination was Scottsdale and this turned out to be a bit of a challenge. While I mapped a route in advance using the Light Rail, the hotel shuttle could not drop me at the Light Rail Station. The resulting misadventure (I was told otherwise before booking) cost me 1.5 hours of commuting time and put this property into the "never again" category. On the plus side, it was a relative bargain at 3000 SPG points (or $90 at weekend rate). Overall, its a cheap mattress run but hardly worth recommending.

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