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Hotels and Motels in Peoria, Surprise, and Sun City

Northwest Valley Hotels

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The hotels and on this page are my recommendations for places to stay when visiting Peoria, Surprise or Sun City in Arizona, all of which are in the northwest part of the greater Phoenix area. Peoria and Surprise both have multi-use sports complexes where events are held throughout the year. The events that attract the biggest crowds are the Spring Training baseball games, since there are several teams that use those stadiums as their home fields for Cactus League games and practice. If you are also interested in being near the Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena) or University of Phoenix Stadium (formerly Cardinals Stadium), downtown Peoria is about 10 miles from that venue and a few more miles from Surprise, which is west of Peoria. The Glendale addresses put you on the east side of Peoria, and will be closer to Arrowhead Mall.

Peoria and Surprise Hotels

Rated up to three stars, these Peoria, AZ and Surprise, AZ hotels and motels are likely to fill up pretty quickly in the months before Spring Training baseball begins. There are no high end resorts in this part of town--if you want classier digs, try North Scottsdale and take the 101 Loop into Peoria and Surprise.

Hotels and Motels in Peoria, Surprise, and Sun City

Hotels with an asterisk(*) are rated 3-Diamonds or better by AAA Arizona (2010).

Are you visiting Peoria and Surprise to attend Spring Training Baseball games? Here are maps of the Cactus League Stadiums in the Phoenix area.

Downtown Scottsdale would be my choice for a place to stay if you need to be centrally located in the Valley, with a relatively easy drive to various parts of town, nearby shopping and attractions, close proximity to the airport and downtown Phoenix. For example, if you are visiting here to attend Cactus League baseball games during Spring Training, and you'll be hitting all the stadiums and not just one or two, Downtown Scottsdale gives you pretty easy access to them all, since the Loop 101 can get you to Peoria and Surprise in the west, and Mesa to the east (via the 202), and city streets can get you to the ones in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Tempe.

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