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Downtown and Central Scottsdale Hotels

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The Scottsdale hotels and resorts on this page are my recommendations for places to stay when visiting Downtown and Central Scottsdale. There is no legal definition of "Downtown Scottsdale" or "Central Scottsdale" that I know of, but, distinguished from North Scottsdale, I am including resorts and hotels from South Scottsdale (near Tempe) and north up to about Indian Bend Road (about 7000 north as an address).

Many business activities and visitor events held in Scottsdale are attended by people from all over the country and the world. These include:

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 most of them, and city streets can get you to the ones in Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Tempe.

Scottsdale Hotels (Downtown) - Affordable On a Budget

These Scottsdale hotels are more likely to fit a limited budget when visiting the Scottsdale area, although nothing in Scottsdale would be considered cheap. These Scottsdale hotels with a couple of miles of the Loop 101, giving easy access to the rest of the Valley, and are within a few miles of Old Town Scottsdale, 5th Avenue Shops, and the Downtown Scottsdale arts district. Hotels with an asterisk(*) are rated 3-Diamonds or better by AAA Arizona (2010).

Scottsdale Hotels (Downtown and Central) - Higher End Hotels/Luxury Resorts

These hotels and resorts are all especially convenient to Downtown and Central Scottsdale. Hotels with an asterisk(*) are rated 3-Diamonds or better by AAA Arizona (2010).

If none of these properties are within your budget, my next choice would be Downtown Tempe, which is south of Scottsdale. Here are some choices for hotels in Downtown Tempe that are bound to be a bit more reasonably priced than Scottsdale.

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

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