Hangin' Out at the 3 Palms Oasis Resort in Scottsdale / Phoenix

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It's rare for me to want to blog about a hotel I stayed in while on a business trip, but I think everyone traveling to Phoenix and Scottsdale should know about the 3 Palms Resort Oasis, which is over on McDowell Road in Scottsdale. The 3 Palms is a funky, quirky "boutique hotel" crafted out of a completely renovated and remodeled motel property; it now resembles a 1950s era resort with a sort of Palm Springs ambiance, but at an affordable price.

Amenities at the 3 Palms include spa services and an outdoor hot tub that seats up to 30 people--party central! There's a stylish pool and cabana area, and the management is currently building an on-site restaurant that will surely be as hip and as stylish as the hotel itself. In the mean time, you can order room service while you watch cable TV or your own DVDs.

The lobby has a spectacular white pebble wall and a huge white concrete bowl full of cacti; the staff members are

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friendly and knowledgable (and stylish, too). All of the funishings in the lobby and in the rooms are sleek, retro-modern, IKEA-style pieces in funky orange, white, and brown. The spotless bathroom in my room was stocked with yummy smelling toiletries in an Italian blood orange scent. And my room was blissfully clean, clean, clean.

I loved my huge, puffy bed, and many other hotel guests have also exlaimed about the uber-comfy beds in their online reviews of the 3 Palms.

As long as the prices stay in the same affordable range, the 3 Palms is an unbelieveable bargain: fun, clean, and located in a great area. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.

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