Stayed here on 01.28 - 01.30 in room 2211. Check in was smooth and we were offered cookies right away which was a nice perk. We got a king size room with a mini bar facing a courtyard. The walk is far, which is fine, we aren't lazy, it's good exercise. I guess when I got a description of courtyard, I was expecting something more, but it's really just a few trees, no benches or flowers planted. Just big lemon, orange trees. At night, it's a little creepy that the room is far back. it's a ghost town and really quiet, lighting is dim. They need to brighten it up a little to make people feel more secure. If I wasn't with my fiancee, I wouldn't want to walk from the lobby all the way towards the back alone. I did request a room closer to the lobby, but they weren't ready yet.

You walk in and it's the oddest thing, there is a wall that is really close to the door, so if you are in a hurry, you're more than likely to run into it. Over to the left of the door is a closet, a full length mirror, a chair and a smaller mirror. It's a nice little changing area. Walk over to your right, there is the bathroom, minibar and just past that, there is the living area which has the bed, tv, desk, love seat and coffee table. The bed was to be a king, but it seemed more like a queen. It was comfy, but I was expecting a bigger bed. The tv was a nice flatscreen with a lot of channel offerings, I wish the alarm clock was an iphone doc. The alarm clock looked kind of old. The room had a balcony which was nice. We ordered room service when we got in, we were starving. Pretty good. I ordered a steak quesadilla, partner ordered wings both were pretty good.

Hotel is a nice 10 - 15 minute walk to The Fashion Mall. We didn't use the shuttle service. Overall an okay stay. I would suggest lowering the pricing, I don't think the room is worth $220 a night. Maybe if some things were updated or they added things to the back part of the hotel.

My husband and I have traveled to the Phoenix-Scottsdale area many times and each time we try a new resort. We won't be returning to the Doubletree. We booked it, primarily knowing we would be spending very little time at the hotel - we had a busy itinerary meeting with friends off site. The hotel had a very competitive price, and we got what we paid for.
The exterior of the hotel is very unattractive. It's kind of a one story cinderblock bunker. The room was very dark even with the curtains open and all the lights on - not to be expected on a sunny Arizona day. The grounds are rambling and the signage is very poor. It's hard to find your room, the exercise facilities, etc. The pools looked ok, though while we were there I didn't notice anyone using them.
The coffee in the room was awful and the bottled water left out is $5 - outrageous. The room was spacious enough, with a kitchenette, desk, sofa and chair. It just was very drab. The bed was ok. We did not try the on-site dining, so I cannot speak to that. With so many options in Scottsdale, I would skip this resort and keep looking.

This is a decent hotel but hard to imagine this a 4 star resort. It is very spread out - my room was in the next zip code and signage was not very helpful to get there. Room was large and clean, towels were thick, but my view of a white tent outside the only window was disappointing. Not sure this is always up, but it was not used during my 3 days there. Room lighting is poor, bulbs seemed dim and yellow. The meeting rooms (downstairs in the basement) are cavernous and lacking in any personality at all. The wait staff during meals were very attentive and helpful - kudos to them.

Nice setting, decent lounge, average meeting space, good activity for out door sports like basketball and tennis. Hotel is colse to everything and shuttles are very convenient with courteous drivers. Clean comfortable room and very friendly staff.
Weakness:
Interior appears little dated. Toilet could have been placed 6" more inches from the wall. It was ok for me but could have problem for lots of big people. Bath fixtres were rusted. Found a spider but no web, did not complain. Housekeeping spoted the next day and it was removed.
Internet was ok.
Bathroom plumbing was veru noisy, woke me every time sombody use the bathroom in neighborhood. No insulation or soundproofing in the wall so you can here the people talking in the adjacent room.
Would not mind staying here again.