Hotels Near Speedway in Catalina Foothills

We have offered this feedback to corporate and property general management via email with no reply. Sadly, due to the issues that we experienced we probably won't be visiting again. Its a beautiful property but the staff and issues we experienced don't allow us to highly recommend. (+)At check-in my wife had a helpful and excellent experience with Jaime Ortiz. He took the time to help her get our family and our luggage to the room since I had not arrived yet. He is to be commended for his genuine attention and how truly eager he was to help. (-)My wife enjoyed cocktails from the Azul lounge and unfortunately received very aloof service from the female bartender with dark hair and glasses. I also experienced this same level of dissatisfactory service from this particular bartender on a separate occasion on Saturday. (-) Saturday morning our room was covered by black ants. My wife called the front desk and asked that housekeeping or maintenance please come to the room to address the issue. The issue was not taken care of until a few hours later while we were at the pool. (+) Saturday, we spent our breakfast at Azul and Tommy was our server. He was warm, friendly, and very helpful. He made recommendations for entrée selections and interacted with our children in a genuine way. (+) We spent Saturday late morning and early afternoon at the pool and Andrea helped us with our alcohol and food order. She was very sweet and checked on us as she saw us around at the different pools. (+) We booked our 2 children into the Kids Club from 5:50pm-7:50pm on Saturday. Hannah was efficient in the reservation and check in process. Our children detailed that they had fun. (+) We wanted to enjoy some tapas from Contigo while our kids were in the Kids Club but didn’t know how to get there. We went to the front desk and Andrianna actually came around the desk and walked us to the door to ensure we had correct directions. She was the 2nd employee, from Jaime (mentioned earlier) that went above and beyond to help my family. (+) At Contigo our experience was perfection, which we hadn’t experienced at La Paloma up to the point unfortunately. My wife made sure to ask for the manager, Jorge, and share that Erin O and our server Danny V were such great staff members throughout our meal! (-) We returned to our room to see that the ants were still prevalent now having gotten into all of my children’s snacks and a dozen cookies we had delivered to the hotel for our children as a Saturday night surprise. Ants were in my son’s shoes and our carryon bags. It was a mess and my wife had to spend some time on her staycation cleaning our room and hotel furniture, and throwing out so much food! (-) We went to breakfast again at Azul on Sunday morning and Michelle was our server. She forgot to fulfill some of our small requests and our drinks were not refilled in our meal. When she came to bring our bill she open mouthed coughed onto my son and his pancakes. This is appalling! She made n

My wife and I stayed eight nights at this property. Here is a summary of the pros and cons: Pros: Check-in was efficient Very comfortable king bed Breakfast is commensurate with other Homewood Suites we have stayed (typical breakfast consists of fresh fruit salad, breakfast potatoes, omelet, sausage links, pastries, waffles or oatmeal, and juices/coffee) Heated salt water pool was clean and enjoyable to use Hot tub adjacent to the pool was clean and enjoyable to use Two gas grills are in good repair; I grilled ribeye steaks one evening – turned out great! Two-burner stovetop allowed us to cook three meals in the room (burners are small, so you need to keep rotating food from edges of pan to center and vice versa) Housekeeping service, offered every four days at present time due to covid precautions, was thorough Onsite laundry facilities worked well ($1.75 per load in washer and $1.75 per load in dryer) Cons: We reserved a pool overview room, but none where available at check-in, then we were given a ‘mountain view’ facing to the east (the mountains are to the north) The evening social is only offered on Wednesdays – not necessarily a true con, but something to be aware of when you are used to Homewood Suites in Ohio/Tennessee/Kentucky/Indiana/Iowa that provide the evening social Mon-Thurs; the Wednesday evening social consisted of the following choices: a cabernet or chardonnay wine, Dos Equis or Coors Light beer, fresh carrots/broccoli/cucumber slices and ranch dressing, a mixed green salad, minestrone soup, and bread sticks Upon checking into the room, we found the dishwasher filled with dirty dishes We didn’t hear any noise from the breezeway or our adjoining suite; however, the noise from the suite directly above ours was vivid – guests simply walking in the suite above our created ‘trembling’ in our walls Bathroom shower grout was cracked and in quite bad repair (see photos)

Very suitable for long stays! Dining nearby is also very convenient. The suite-style hotel apartment is fully equipped! Parking is free. The price is quite good 👌👍 quite satisfied with this hotel. Children work here, will come often in the future, will also book this hotel.

Overall decent experience. We chose them because of location and dog friendly. Room clean and bed comfortable. We could get HBO which was nice. Pool and spa were clean and heated well. We had a courtyard room and it was quiet overall. The breakfast buffet was a step above the usual hard boiled egg make your own waffle type mid price hotel offering, and we enjoyed it very much. Gringo Grill was mediocre; I think tourists who don’t know about the amazing Mexican food restaurants Tucson has to offer won’t know the difference. We came in kind of tired and so thought, based on the website claims that you have to make reservations to eat here because it was so in demand, it would be great but weren’t that impressed. Our server seemed confused as to where she could find a bowl of water for our dog, which didn’t feel very dog friendly. She also told us that most people don’t eat on the patio when the view there is really nice. Don’t know what that was all about. She was very young. No pool towels available both days, and we were there in the mid morning — not really at a time when there was anyone there at all. No dog waste bags in the courtyard dispenser the three days and two nights we stayed. Several plugs in room 112 don’t work. We plugged in phone charger and some outlets were too big for our up to date technology. Otherwise we had a nice time and really, these were all first world problems. It was a good room for the price.

This former Red Lion property is currently undergoing an extensive and complete renovation. The rooms on the top two floors are now complete. The ground floor rooms are currently being worked on. My one-bed room was renovated and SMALL (about 225 sq. ft.). Excellent blackout blinds, good TV and a LARGE shower (no tub). Air conditioning was ”governed”, so it could not be set below 71 F, however, the room seemed much cooler than that, even on a 107 F day. The room is not yet perfectly finished with all the little touches, but I'm guessing that will. happen in the next 12 months. SURPRISINGLY, my motel room did NOT have a telephone. When I asked at the front desk, they explained that my room was a rare exception, in that a telephone line has not yet been installed. My particular room was acceptable for a budget-minded couple. The courtyard, however, was lovely with a good-sized pool, hot tub, and five hole putting green. The staff was very nice, but was a little lazy, in my opinion. It was obvious the exterior stairs had NOT been swept in several days. With four people at the front desk, certainly one of them could have grabbed a broom and swept for 45 minutes. My Expedia rate was US$ 70 plus a US$ 4.00 ”Property Fee”. I would consider this property again for a solo trip.

I enjoyed my staycation here very much. While some reviewers observe that the hotel is old and dated, in general, that was not at all my experience (except for the drapes in the room which may have been from the last century). Fact is - this IS an old hotel and a Tucson landmark. My room and balcony were comfortable, clean, and pleasant. The soaking tub was delightful. My room overlooked the pool (salt water!) which added to my enjoyment. The bed was comfortable as were the chairs, large ottoman, and small sofa. I liked the computer desk. The grounds abound with native plants. I don’t play golf, but I understand that it is an excellent course. Only one of the two pools was open due to Covid restrictions, but it was thoroughly delightful and there was plenty of shade from umbrellas, decent lounge chairs, and some comfortable outdoor upholstered furniture available as well. I did not use the spa or fitness center, so I can’t comment on that. A few negatives in my book, though. First, the hotel is nowhere near ADA compliant. I understand a major upgrade is in the works so hopefully those issues can be addressed. Second, I think it’s ridiculous to charge for self-parking. Third, the hotel was not following the current CDC guidelines for indoor masking. The few times that I actually had to go into the lobby, I was the only person wearing a mask. When I compare that to a recent stay at another local resort where every single staff person and most of the guests I saw indoors were masked - I think that is inexcusable. Finally, the tv selections are heavily skewed to sports of all kind to the detriment of entertainment. Finally, the bed linens were pretty tired. Overall, I think the Omni Tucson is delightful. I would not hesitate to return or to recommend it to my friends. I look forward to the unveiling of the new and improved resort.

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