The Monarch

Hotel · Scottsdale

The Monarch

Hotel · Scottsdale

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4000 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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Bright, colorful rooms with handcrafted Mexican furniture surround two lively pools, a tequila bar, spa, and modern Southwest vibes in downtown Scottsdale.  

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4000 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Get directions

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4000 N Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Get directions

+1 623 352 7272
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"The Saguaro Scottsdale is among the handful of downtown Scottsdale hotels that embrace the urban Southwest vibe. Although it began life as a 1970s chain motel—evident in its blocky structure and the compactness of most rooms—this now-hip address has blossomed into the visual equivalent of desert wildflowers at the height of a wet spring. Especially striking against the desert tan that coats just about every other structure in Scottsdale, both outside and in, are a riot of colors that go beyond orange and purple and pink and yellow to such wildflower shades as California Poppy and Red Desert Globemallow. Just as vibrant is the Saguaro’s pool-party scene, aided, no doubt, by water temps chilled or heated as the season dictates. A complete redo of the Saguaro’s rooms in January 2017 gave them a modern Southwest vibe (think pastel-colored prints of cacti and desert-hued furnishings), but not so much that guests will be asking the concierge where to shop for cowboy boots (which would be Saba’s, just down the street, in Old Town)."

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"The Saguaro Scottsdale is among the handful of downtown Scottsdale hotels that embrace the urban Southwest vibe. Although it began life as a 1970s chain motel—evident in its blocky structure and the compactness of most rooms—this now-hip address has blossomed into the visual equivalent of desert wildflowers at the height of a wet spring. Especially striking against the desert tan that coats just about every other structure in Scottsdale, both outside and in, are a riot of colors that go beyond orange and purple and pink and yellow to such wildflower shades as California Poppy and Red Desert Globemallow. Just as vibrant is the Saguaro’s pool-party scene, aided, no doubt, by water temps chilled or heated as the season dictates. A complete redo of the Saguaro’s rooms in January 2017 gave them a modern Southwest vibe (think pastel-colored prints of cacti and desert-hued furnishings), but not so much that guests will be asking the concierge where to shop for cowboy boots (which would be Saba’s, just down the street, in Old Town)."

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I enjoyed my time at the hotel. Nice ambiance. Nice pool area. Fun pool party. Nice vibes. Helpful staff. Great location. Good value. Clean room and premises. Only minor complaints (see Cons below) Pros: •Good sized king room •Fridge •Comfy bed •Nice room patio Cons (minor): •Shower head needed to be changed, a new shower head would have made the water flow better •Room phone to contact front desk and/or housekeeping

OnAir479322

Google
I went to AZ to attend Mayo under not so pleasant circumstances. The staff here made me feel so at ease and welcome. Special shout out to Jordan in the restaurant/bar for befriending me and providing me with outstanding service no matter how busy or slow he was. Jordan went over an above to help me without any reason besides being an awesome human. The facilities were clean and very comfortable. Overall, I felt this place and the team fostered an atmosphere of health, wellness and rest (with a side of delicious margaritas made by Jordan). LOVED it and can't wait to go back in June. Thank you for overshadowing a tough time for me personally with all your hospitality, pleasant and caring staff, beautiful pool and gym facilities. Also, thank you Tod Miller's spa for providing the best massage I have had in years (hint: say yes to his CBD oil). Going forward, this will be my go to place to stay when I am in Scottsdale. Thank you all & see you soon!!

Highestitle

Google
If you do any money transactions with these people, make sure you check behind them. My mistake is trusting people that I assume that knows what they’re doing, to do it right. I reserved for two nights, called back the following day and decided to pay for those two nights. I like to pay in advance to see whats left of my vacation money and plan accordingly. So, I get to the hotel, I didn’t get the top floor I requested when i paid for the room. I told the front desk person and he said he can correct that with no problem. He handed me the key, I think to room 3102 and he told me it’s on the top floor as I requested and he upgraded me for free to the balcony pool view. I get to building 3 and go up the stairs to the top floor and after walking in circles, I find that there is no 3102 on the top floor. I went to the second floor and looked around and to the first floor and found it and thats when i called. He apologized and said he made a mistake and he can correct it for me. I explained it’s triple digit weather and too hot for all of this walking around searching for a room. This time, i decided to take the elevator 👎🏽 and this is the first time i ever felt so terrified of an elevator. The elevator consistently jerk up and down and we ascended, got tot he floor and it did a wobble type of shake. I get inside the room and wasn’t impressed, I see why this is a 3 star hotel on Expedia/priceline and this was suppose to be one of the upgraded more expensive rooms. Anyway, the next morning I get a text message (see attached), that they’re having trouble processing my second day payment. This being the dumbest thing i ever heard from any hotel, I decided to go in person to see what is going on. I explained to the front desk that from day one I keep having issues with this place and ALL the hotels I ever stayed at, when i book and pay for 2 nights or more, they charge the entire thing to my card, I have NEVER been to a place like this that charge per night. His reply was; “I know, it’s our mistake”. He stated; “I see your first night was paid, I’m going to refund that and charge the second night to your credit card”. My credit card (my back up card) didn't go through because some kind of payment hold for the past 4 days. I also notice, this guy was not refunding me for my first stay, as some sort of courtesy/apology as he led me to believe, he refunded the first night and tried to charge both nights on my credit card instead. So I wind up having to check out a day and a half early, do to The Monarch’s error and failure to charge me the entire stay when I called in advance to do so. I went to the front desk to turn in the room keys and asked for the manager, he goes in the back and comes out and said they’re not here and he thinks they are on break. This is just their way of not wanting to discuss their error with me and being responsible. I travel to Phoenix all the time and never will book this place again.

ParentCP

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The pools were lovely. Very spacious and had relaxing beds by the pool. Also, there was a quiet pool and a hammock. The rooms are spacious, but there needs to be more staff on the grounds. It would have felt more secure if there were staff on the grounds around at night. |The location is perfect - a quiet, large park where they have a market on weekends, and also within walking distance to all the restaurants and shops.

josh toops

Google
I had a little bit of an issue checking in using Airbnb. It was fixed within 15 minutes, but I know certain people could probably feel a certain kind of way about this. The rooms are very dated. But I can't say dirty, just dingy and dated. The bathroom is very small and there's not a lot of provided toiletries. The hot water ran out relatively quick. The hallways to the room are sort of outside so they're a little bit dirty but I can see how they would be a bit difficult to keep clean. The pool area and pools are somewhat clean, but at the end of the day the pool areas are not maintained and there's dirty towels and trash left around in the pools. And they look like they've had some heavy use. The front desk staff Tony was very pleasant and easy to work with. A young kid at the restaurant was moderately rude and closed the bar and restaurant early. If you're on a budget this is a decent place. If you can afford a little more I'd stay somewhere else. There is a possibility that you'll be sharing a door with another room. And if they smoke weed, you're probably going to share the odor with them. The location is 5 stars. Old Town is absolutely amazing and everything is walking distance.

Beth Pethalsky

Google
The room was nice and clean, had everything I needed and expected. The mini fridge was crazy cold and froze my almond milk but I just got it out as soon as I woke up and it worked out great. My shower was fine, drained good and had hot water. I recommend having coffee in the hammock habitat area and watch the birds in the morning. Super close to food, shopping and sightseeing. Had a great stay and would stay there again.

Mark Ross

Google
Great spot. Walking distance to lots of good restaurants and bars. Pool was super fun, had a rodeo themed pool party on Sat and had a DJ on Sunday. Our server Isabella was excellent.

Caryn Burke

Google
Check in area with restaurant/bar is very well done, very clean and modern. The rooms are a bit of a mixed bag. The furniture is clearly new and the rooms are very large. Almost every room has a view of the very nice pool area and a small balcony. Some issues : no trash can in the room, only a tiny one in the bathroom. The tile floor and vanity in the bath are new, but shower/surround/shower heat are at least 30 years old and don’t look nice. The shower head sprays everywhere, including all over the bathroom floor. The fan in the bathroom was as loud as a garbage disposal. Bed was fair. Location was very near Old Town, but pretty sure we heard gunshots the first night 😳