Arizona

Pros: Fantastic acoustics!
Cons: Inadequate restroom facilities.

Green Acres is the place to be Farm living is the life for me Land spreading out, So far and wide Keep Manhattan, Just give me that countryside. Thus went Eddie Albert’s rallying cry for a simpler, purer “country” way of ...

Pros: The feel of a real Western town....circa 1880
Cons: A ton of tourists will be walking the streets with you

There are many famous mining towns in America - Cripple Creek, Silverton, and Leadville, Colorado all come to mind. Each was a boom town that for a brief moment was heralded as "the most prosperous city in the West". But because of the magic...

Pros: the London Bridge; friendly people
Cons: hot, hot, hot

Review Topic:  Overview

Writing our review of the Motel 6 in Lake Havasu City has inspired within us a burning desire to write about the city itself. Lake Havasu isn’t really a lake, it’s a dammed-up portion of the Colorado...

Pros: Easy Drive from Phoenix, Something for Everyone
Cons: Not a Thing

My husband and I just got back from a week long trip in Arizona. For those of you that may have been wondering why I haven't been reading your reviews lately, this certainly was a factor! We went to Arizona so that I could defend my dissertation. If...

Pros: Keeps taxes down....quite a tourist draw.
Cons: "Quite a tourist draw"!

Arizona is known for it's vast expands of desert and for it's beautiful sunsets. Lake Havasu City, Arizona is known mainly because of it's lake and the London Bridge. This is where I live....It is often referred to as "the hottest...

Pros: Completely diversified
Cons: None that I can't live with

The light of dawn finds the desert a piece at a time, first touching the highest peaks with orange while the rest of the world waits beneath a sea of blue light. Earlier in the week I experienced trying to capture an Arizona sunrise with words as I...

Pros: Beautiful scenery
Cons: Heat.

Arizona has always conjured up thoughts of cowboys riding into the sunset, big cactus and hot searing sun. I saw the cactus, and boy, did I feel the sun but I didn’t catch a glimpse of any cowboys.
I can’t really say I have been to Arizona but I...

Pros: A Mystical place where the sun does nice things to your head.
Cons: Endless visions...

"Well I'm standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona…such a fine sight to see…It's a girl, my lord, in a flatbed-Ford, slowin' down to take a look at me…" (The Eagles, Take It Easy)

Northern Arizona is one of those magical places...

Pros: An amazing resource with learning opportunity galore.
Cons: Considerable walking. Tourist tours are not the primary focus.

What and Where One of the leading Tucson area attractions is Biosphere 2. Guests from elsewhere often ask where Biosphere 1 is. Biosphere is a term that refers to the thin envelope of soil, water, and atmosphere around Earth in which life is ...

Pros: Offers some spectacular things for the "natural beauty" buff
Cons: Route 66 in complete disrepair, desperate poverty, time-warp issues

Actual Arizonans should probably stop reading now. Or, at least, when you hit "not recommended," have the fortitude to leave a comment about just why Arizona is all that and a bag of chips. This also applies mostly to small-town...

Pros: cheap; weird
Cons: it's a gimmick, but it's fun

Smack-dab in the middle of NOWHERE in southern Arizona is the weirdest attraction that side of the Pecos. Along I-10, billboards beckon motorists for a hundred miles in either direction to something simply called, "The THING?"

OK,...

Pros: Weather, Scenic views everywhere, History!
Cons: Can have some mighty winds.

After living in sunny old California for close to 53 years, I never thought I could be happy living (full time) anywhere else.

Although I have only been is the state of Arizona for 1 year now, I'm finding it a wonderful place to live. The...

Pros: Great for baseball fans
Cons: You might not be one

Most Major League teams, including all of the franchises that play in cities east of Chicago, hold their spring training in Florida and play their exhibition games as part of the Grapefruit League. A growing number of MLB teams break camp in Arizona and...

Pros: Great if you're looking for that jackalope souvenir
Cons: History as a tawdry melodrama

Tombstone, once known as "the town too tough to die" should be re-nicknamed "the town that died and decomposed into a ticky-tacky tourist trap." Tombstone with its great name and colorful, movie-glorified history, was a big...

Pros: A lot of great places to see
Cons: dry, hot weather

Growing up, I've had the chance to visit Arizona many times. Considering the fact that I lived in New Mexico(Albuquerque to be exact), we were only about an 8 hour drive from some Arizona based camps, that had great locations. Also since we had friends...

Pros: Real red rock country; energy vortexes
Cons: Can be expensive; watch out for the crystal people

Sedona, Arizona is an western haven of red rock canyons, drawing people from all over the world to view its powerful vistas and to feel its wild, ancient energy. About a three hour drive from Phoenix and a two and a half hour drive from the Grand...

Pros: Photographers paradise
Cons: Chances of flash floods

If ever there formed a slot canyon which has a touch of divine feelings involved with it, it is the Antelope canyon, or the corkscrew canyon, or the slot canyon, located near the town of Page, in Northern Arizona.

In the summer of 1999, taking...

Pros: New, Unique, Reasonably Priced
Cons: Busy!

I’m always amazed, living in Arizona and upon returning to Scottsdale regularly after various intervals, to find new things that seemed to have just appeared out of nowhere. I suppose this happens to lots of people who really think they ‘know ‘ a place...

Pros: No other view like it on Earth!
Cons: Can be expensive.

Arizona from the sky… A good place to be, a fine way to see, and possibly scary enough to make you pee.

Many folks have told me of their adventures in the sky. Flying there own planes, and going where they willed. Being in the plane with a...

Pros: Indescribable raw beauty.
Cons: None.

8 years ago, I got my first taste of Arizona when I packed my bags and left Houston for Los Angeles, via I10. At the time, I was rushing down the highway and I thought that all Arizona had to offer was cactus and desert. My mother insisted that there...

Pros: AWESOME KAYAKING OUTFIT
Cons: none!

I just got back from a phenomenal kayaking trip in the Black Canyon on the Colorado river in Arizona. A friend, who is lucky enough to be close friends with the owner of Pacific Coast Kayaking, organized the trip. Between these 2 guys they put together a...

Pros: Small Town atmosphere and lots of wildlife
Cons: No college, and not much work for the common person.

Wickenburg, Arizona is a old-fashioned cowboy, 2 stoplight town just about 1 hour north of Phoenix. I lived in this freindly place from 6 yrs old to 18yrs and have experianced most of what it has to offer. It's a quiet place, perfect for retired...

Pros: Great Day Trip; incredible scenery
Cons: Lousy, shallow town

I must admit that I have never stayed in Sedona. I have only passed through, but I think I got a sense of both the highs and lows.

Regarding alien sightings, mystic crystals and nodes of spiritual energy, I cannot speculate. Regarding the...

Pros: Warm and sunny, pleasant people
Cons: Mobbed at peak periods, Hot in summer

Lake Havasu City is a small resort town on a manmade lake. It is also known for having the London Bridge. I often travel to Lake Havasu City on business. You'll find a variety of different kinds of people traveling through Lake Havasu City from...

Pros: Breathtaking, energizing, healing
Cons: expensive lodging in the city, but worth it

Sedona may be the most beautiful place I have ever been. The sky is so blue and the clouds so puffy white. They call this place an energy vortex and whether you believe in that or not, there is something very special about this place. I had lost a very...

Pros: Relax go to it, when ya wanna go to it
Cons: not many, but it isn't cheap

Review Topic:  Accommodations

In August 2000 my wife and I went to Scottsdale, Az for our anniversary. We had the pleasure of staying in a time share. We stayed at Embassy Vacation Resorts which was beautiful. The second...

Pros: Lots of history to soak in
Cons: Very touristy

My husband and I have made the 40 minute trip down to Tombstone from Tucson several times - each time a new group of friends or relatives come to town, we pack off down Interstate 10 to relive the glory days of the Old West.

I do have to say...

Pros: Everything except for heat in summer
Cons: Hot in summer

I have been a resident of this marvelous state for over 12 years now, and I absolute love everything about it. North, South, East, and West, I love every inch of it. From it's glorious surise and sunsets to the pines of the North. It's all so beautiful....

Pros: Beautiful and lots of things to do
Cons: Be weary of TOO CHEAP HOTELS

Over the Christmas Holidays, my husband and I drove to Tucson, Arizona. At first, I was not super excited about it. I just wanted to be alone with him (that's what I was excited about). My husband was really excited because that is one of the places...

Pros: A fun place to be :-))
Cons: Summers can get extremely HOT!!

Two years in Tempe - that is the time it took me to get a degree from the Arizona State University, and that is what it took me to fall in love with this university town. With the laid back lifestyle of the people, mainly the 40000 odd students who...

Pros: Wonderful scenic views
Cons: Don't go when it's raining.

The Legendary Apache Trail and Roosevelt Dam

In March of 1999, we drove from Phoenix to Tucson in Arizona that included a side trip of the Apache Trail. There were so many things to see we barely touched the surface in our 7½ hour drive. We...

Pros: One of the better tourist attractions without being "touristy"
Cons: Long way by car if you travel from Phoenix

I had the good fortune of working in Arizona the summer and fall of 1999. Loving the heat, the temperatures of up to 115 didn't bother me a bit, although the locals thought I was a bit screwy for standing out in the sun on those days.

I had...

Pros: Lot's of fun
Cons: A little expensive

If you're planning on visiting Phoenix/Scottsdale for the Phoenix Open
this review might help you (or at least I hope it does).

The Phoenix Open is one of the best stops on the PGA Tour and the weather
here that time of year is...

Pros: Lot's of fun
Cons: Men drinking....instant jerks

OK guys.....here it is ....straight from a woman who lives in Scottsdale.

What seems to happen during the Phoenix Open is that many men come to
town for the weekend to see the tournament, leaving at home their wives
and children....

Pros: Great food, variety of accommodations, beautiful & historic town
Cons: B&Bs are pricey, could be touristic at certain times of year

I'm hesitant to give up the greatest discovery of my recent two-week drive through southern Arizona. But here it is: skip the tourist-infested tackiness of Tombstone and continue south on route 80 to the historic mining town of Bisbee. It's a pleasant...

Pros: A picture perfect guidebook
Cons: none

Arizona is a wonder. There are hundreds of spectacular natural wonders and even more historical ones. This is what I think is the best way to see it.

First, like almost all travel, you have to do a little research. For Arizona the very best...

Pros: wonderful setting, well-thought-out museum/zoo
Cons: too hot in summer!

This museum, very close to Tucson (and also very close to the Old Tucson Studios) is a one-of-a-kind, great day out for the whole family.

The museum has been beautifully laid out in the Sonoran Desert, and has very beautiful habitats for the...

Pros: Quiet, beautiful setting, great food.
Cons: Too hot during the day, no night life

Patagonia, Arizona is a two hours' drive from Tucson through the desert. It is a tiny community on the Mexican border near Nogales, and is home to a large colony of artists. The quality of the light is similar to that of Santa Fe, and the afternoons are...

Pros: Great quality of life,weather and natural beauty
Cons: Too many figured it out and moving here

Let me say every year our family travels to some of the great places in the world, London, Paris, Portugal(Madiera), Switzerland, as well as all over USA. I hail from the East coast have lived her since 1983 and I can not think of anywhere else I would...

Pros: Diverse climate
Cons: Easily lost in Phoenix

Arizona has the most diverse climate in the US. This makes Arizona a great spot to travel to. It has desert, mountainous regions, and a vivid alive culture that will never depart your soul once you leave. Arizona will be with you for life.

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Pros: Old west small town atmosphere, with all the amenities
Cons: It ain't Disneyland

Okay, so I'm cheating a bit. I have lived in the Prescott area for 4 years now. I came to Arizona from New York in search of a better lifestyle, and I am just now beginning to appreciate what I have found.

Yavapai County is situated...

Pros: Excellent golf, dining, and sunsets
Cons: Expensive and 45 minutes from nightlife

The Boulder's resort in Carefree, AZ is one of the most relaxing places you will ever visit. Located just North of Scottsdale, Arizona it is a very romantic getaway for those who enjoy golf, fine dining and beautiful sunsets. I visited the Boulders while...

Pros: Awesome beauty, relaxation and energy
Cons: Salty prices

I have always been a skeptic. So, when we visited Sedona last spring, I chuckled in disbelief at the local literature proclaiming the healthful benefits of the local vortexes, where some form of mysterious energy supposedly emanates from the earth.
...

Pros: Beautiful sites, breathtaking
Cons: No complaints

I had the chance to visit Arizona in August '96 when I attended a Golden Key Convention. We stayed at the Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale. The hotel itself was beautiful. The architecture was amazing, the scenery, great and the entire hotel leaves...

Pros: Gorgeous city rich in cultural diversity, desert beauty, and interesting history.
Cons: sunburns are all too common

Phoenix the legendary mythical bird who arose from the ashes. It has always seemed such an appropriate name for a city that for years lie in the background only to emerge as one of America's best kept getaway secrets. As Phoenix enters the the dawning...

Pros: the shows, the old buildings, the people
Cons: touristy, new cars....

I went down to Arizona to visit my brother who lived there, and one of the places he wanted to take me was to Tombstone to see the Ok Corral, and all of the other fun places associated with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. That place is just so cool. A...

Pros: Green trees, blue water, not a lot of people!
Cons: none

I lived in Arizona for 33 years, before picking up everything and venturing east, so I'm pretty familiar with all the sights the state has to offer. Yes, Phoenix is a desert. That 'dry heat' nonsense gets a little old, because during the summer, when it...

Pros: Great weather all year round
Cons: None that I can come up with

Review Topic:  Overview

Sierra Vista, Arizona is located about 60 miles southeast of Tucson. It has an elevation of around 4800 feet, so it does get a little cold in the winter. It sometimes gets below 40 degrees. We actually...

Pros: Wonderful weather, convenient location
Cons: Older hotel, with unorganized restaurant.

My husband and I made a short trip to Arizona in the early part of November of 1999. Our main reason for this trip was to attend a wedding, but we planned to take advantage of the trip and do a little sightseeing while we were there. If you have never...

Pros: scenery, no traffic.
Cons: not many really. Just a long way between towns

I once drove through Arizona on my way to California. There is not a lot in Arizona. That's what I like. I was on I-10 I believe. Not much traffic so speeding seems to be pretty safe (roads in great shape - wide open area). I went through Tucson...

Pros: Deep discounts, unchallenged package deals, the utter novelty, gambling galore, varied entertainment offerings and possibly learning a new language
Cons: It's a filtered, plastic & sanitized cosmetic remnant of the cities rogue, relentless past. The only sin left in "Sin City" is it's present incarnation.

Perhaps it's supposed to make you feel insignificant or irrelevant. Perhaps Las Vegas' ideal theory on tourism is based on reverse psychology. It's exceptionally plausible. You leave Sin City feeling less like an individual & more like a...

Pros: Many points of interest. Lots of history. Nowhere else on earth like it.
Cons: Extremely desolate. Spring, fall or winter travel due to heat.

The road trip of 2003-2004 began in Tennessee and ended up in Las Vegas, Nevada. The most interesting point along the way was the road through Arizona. The first attraction was the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. I was quite impressed by the ...

Pros: Scenery and people are wonderful
Cons: Not enough time to see more.

We just returned from a months vacation in Arizona and we really enjoyed this trip. Our first stop was in Holbrook, Az. where we drove through the Painted Dessert and the Petrified Forest. Driving through these two parks was awesome. You get to see ...

Pros: Mother Nature at her best!!
Cons: Many unseen dangers!

When Theodore Roosevellt first set foot on Arizona and saw all of it's surrounding beauty, his words were;

Do nothing to mar it's grandeur ~ for the ages have been at work on it ~man cannot improve upon it! Keep it for your...

Pros: One of America's most diverse states...
Cons: The southern half is REALLY hot in summer...

No, Arizona is not just a big desert. Arizona happens to be quite diverse and is definately worth a visit. If you have never seen a cactus, then I recomend the Southern half of the state. There are two major cities within the Sonoran Desert. They are...

Pros: Beautiful and diverse
Cons: Slightly expensive and can get crowded

Arizona is a beautiful place to be during the winter months. Especially if you are coming from someplace COLD!!!!

When I first moved here (many moons ago) I thought I would be a little
disappointed when the holidays approached. Having...

Pros: Fun, expensive and festive
Cons: none

If you are visiting the Phoenix/Scottsdale area over the Christmas holiday
there are a few places you MUST visit.

The first on my list would be Rawhide which is located on North Scottsdale
Road, just south of Pinnacle Peak. It's an...

Pros: sports, great people, variety, skining, golf, petrified forest
Cons: hot

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

The state of Arizona is filled with tons of wonderful vacations destinations and tourist hot beds anyone would be sure to love. There is something for every person under the sun(pardon the...

Pros: beauty, spirituality, proximity to ruins
Cons: center of town is laden with touristic shops

Sedona is a beautiful town in Arizona. No, it doesn't have the massive beauty that the Grand Canyon has, but it's only two hours away, which makes Sedona a great spot for people wanting to make a trip to the Grand Canyon, but also want to check out other...

Pros: Large and comfortable rooms; Lots of activities; beautiful settings.
Cons: Can be expensive depending on the time of year.

The Phoenician Resort, part of the association of hotels and resorts called The Luxury Collection, is located in the plush suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona. I stayed there while was shooting a TV commerical because our producers wanted to...

Pros: Warm weather, scenery, scent of orange blossoms
Cons: Warm weather, strip malls

I traveled to Arizona by way of land, in an SUV out of Colorado. I would not reccomend this way of getting there, however, especially if one is coming from farther away than CO; the hotel, and gas prices (reaching almost $2.00/gallon in some places)...

Pros: history, live shows, shopping
Cons: heat

Attention all old west buffs! Tombstone is a must see town for you.
My family ventured over to Tombstone from El Paso this weekend. I must say this was a trip worth taking. To get there you take I-10, East or West, to Benson, Arizona, exit 304....

Pros: Lots of Activity great location
Cons: Price

John Gardiner's Tennis Ranch features 24 courts and a complete training center. Known as the "Tiffany of Tennis" the ranch combines first-class tennis with luxurious accomodations. There are also spa and golf packages available and over 153...

Pros: Great Variety
Cons: Somewhat pricey

If you are visiting Scottsdale or Phoenix there are quite a few new
restaurants and bars that have opened recently due to the MASSIVE
expansion in our town that you might like to check out.

If you are looking for a great meal and...

Pros: Hot
Cons: _

Want a beautiful place to visit? Try anyplace in Arizona and you should find enjoyment. Arizona is probably the warmest spot that you can hit on a vacation and it is beautiful there. If you like hot weather and pools Arizona is the place for you.
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Pros: You can get away from a cold climate and get warm or even get away from a warm climate and cool off!
Cons: Don't go during the monsoon weather!!!

Arizona is a very unique state. If you like to be able to control your climate you will love Arizona. In Phoenix, it's hot but go North for about an hour and you can find snow, in Flagstaff.

While you are in Arizona a top tourist attraction...

Pros: Lots to do, historical, charming
Cons: No cons

Bisbee is located in southern Arizona. This place is truly a treat to visit. Nestled in the mountains, Bisbee is an old mining town. The precariously placed homes on the hill add to the charm of this historic town. While it is a small town, there is...

Pros: Huge variety of restaurants/bars
Cons: Can get relatively hot walking around

Review Topic:  Entertainment

If you are hesitant about visiting any city Arizona because you're afraid of the heat, put your fears to rest. In Tempe you will find every establishment well-equipped with not only air conditioning...

Pros: decent coffee, restrooms
Cons: Tourism!

Tombstone was a prosperous mining town in the 1880s, and apparently got its name from a grizzled old prospector who was told the only thing he'd find in the region was his tombstone. Unfortunately, the only thing the modern visitor will find is...

Pros: Water, beauty.
Cons: Lot's o people in summer

Another take on Sedona, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon…
Despite all the crazy amounts of people and congestion, Sedona offers some really great outdoor activities. I could go on for about a week describing them all here, but I will list just one...

Pros: everything
Cons: none

My husband and I and our two children went to the Grand Canyon a few years back. If you are wondering where to go for a summer or early fall vacation with your family this is the place to go. It is truly one of the most beautiful places in the United...

Pros: nice all around
Cons: hot

Let's start in Northern Arizona. You have the Grand Canyon. This is an amazing place. Just jaw dropping effects all around. But then again, it is a big hole in the ground. But it is beautiful. Then you head a little south to Flagstaff, just an old...

Pros: Great people, great sushi
Cons: Sushi bar can sometimes have a wait

Looking for a great place to have sushi - real sushi? Without stone-faced sushi chefs who place bland pieces of fish in front of you, without so much as cracking a smile? Then you have to try Ninja Restaurant in Chandler. Ninja is family owned and...

Pros: sights,places,lodging food, guides
Cons: wish to stay longer in certain places

We flew into Phoenix Arizona and started our trek from there. We did far less walking and exercise than we expected, so this trip is also good for older people who want to see the great sights of the west. When you thought no other sight could top the...

Pros: Water/Boating/Sun/Scenery
Cons: Very Hot during the Summer

Lake Havasu City is a small small town in Arizona located just off the Colorado river. Although it is not very well know, it is a great place to visit if you love boating and water. If you have your own boat (or want to rent one), this is a must...

Pros: Very upscale, affordable, gracious, tranquil...Wonderful hosts
Cons: none

Casa de San Pedro is located 90 miles southeast of Tucson and 20 miles southeast of Sierra Vista in the San Pedro River Valley.

When we stayed there in late March the weather was beautiful and the birding was great. Our hosts Karl and Patrick saw to our every need and anticipated several we didn't know we had!

Breakfast was delicious and filling - and we were graciously provided with a written recipe upon request.

Offered ("free" of charge): internet access, laundry facilities, wonderful fresh breakfast, coffee, tea and pies to die for! (after Bellagio in Vegas where NOTHING is "free").

We would return in a heartbeat!

Pros: The sites, history, and townsfolk
Cons: Very commercial. Starting to get the feel of an amusement park.

My wife and friends finally made it down to Tombstone this past weekend and were not disappointed whatsoever. If you are a history buff, such as myself, you will soak up the town's atmosphere and history. There are several places I can strongly suggest, like the Birdcage Theater, Crystal Palace Saloon, Big Nose Kate's, the OK Corral, and, of course, Boot Hill Graveyard. A great time for all and we left extremely satisfied.

Two suggestions:

1. Bring your excitement and inhibitions. There is a lot to soak up and experience.

2. Bring your wallet. While history is free to learn, getting in the door will cost you some.