Candlewood Suites Phoenix, Phoenix

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Next door to an Extended Stay America, this is a large step up from those properties, but nothing great. There is the full kitchen, the good-sized suite room and the cable TV, but Candlewood adds a surprisingly comfortable bed (ESA's beds are notoriously firm), wired internet access from your own DSL modem (the cord is already there, so no need to bring one), the "pantry" with its honor system snack items, a decent TV channel lineup, a DVD player hooked up to the TV, DVDs available for check-out, and, wow, an automatic ice maker in the freezer! I've also stayed at the other Candlewood on Baseline in Tempe, and that one was a bit nicer. The staff was better, the place and room were cleaner, and the location was a lot better. As far as the room goes, like I said: very comfortable bed. That was surprising. The dishes were fairly clean and the carpets and other areas were pretty clean. But the freezer smelled like some sort of garlic business, the cabinets in the bathroom were deteriorating on the bottom and people had been smoking in the halls (or, maybe, in a room and it had wafted out). The staff was kind of nice. We only stayed a night and encountered one girl, who was hiding both times I approached but, at check-in, came down fairly quickly when we called on the phone placed on the front desk. We prepaid $43 a couple of days before, and I think that was a good deal. I had gotten the Tempe one for about that price on Hotwire a couple of years ago, but I haven't seen it go back to that rate since. The location is nice in that it backs up on a public park, but it's also on the 17 freeway service road, which is a pain to get to. One way in, one way out. Getting back onto I-17 south requires sitting through two very long lights at Cactus Road, since there's no direct U-turn. And there's zero shopping around there except for the Metro Center across the freeway but, since there are no side streets or pedestrian crossings, it's not walkable. Arizona's only Papadeaux location (plus for me, having lived in Houston for many years) is just up the street. It's got a good bar and there's live music there each Friday. There's also a TGI Friday's next to that. I'd come back here, but I certainly wouldn't pay more than about $60 to do so.

We had never stayed at a Candlewood suites property and were pleasantly surprised at the fine quality of the hotel and the great service.. The rooms were clean and large and quiet. Easy to get to . It also was next to a wonderful restaurant called Papa Deaux.