San Manuel Vacations from $395

This is clearly a live-in hotel as some of the places were very warn and old looking. There was a hole in one of these windows with signs of aging telling me it had been there a while. Our room was aged but in good condition. Water was not hot but aside from that I have no complaints about the room or the staff. Staff were kind.

Cool, cute and clever concept hotel with lots of artwork in the rooms and throughout the property. At check-in, we received poker chips good for free draft beer or wine, which we enjoyed while sitting by the pool. Our room was in the middle wing of the hotel, so we didn't notice the freeway noise that several reviewers have cited. But the A/C unit in our room was super loud. Aside from that caveat, this place is a good, fun bet.

The property was great other than a hardcore spider infestation the first evening. We had 6 spiders and 2 other crawling bugs in our room within the first 12 hours of our stay, and 8 of those hours we were sleeping. Spiders crawling up the wall behind our bed, on the wall in the bathroom, in the sink, on the floor, on the wall with the window, everywhere. We asked the staff to spray and they did quickly and it helped a lot, only found a few more spiders after that, but as a spider-hater who has stayed in AZ at this time of year 6 other times without ever encountering this issue, I can’t return. The pool was awesome and the grounds are gorgeous. Fantastic location. The room was clean other than the spiders and had a nice big fridge, full coffee pot, toaster, and cups/plates/silverware which was also great. A lot of great things, but I’d fix the large gaps around the doors to prevent the spiders, and/or spray a ton.

Beautiful gardens and rooms

Clean, great food. Not cheap.