We got this room for a song on Hotwire. It turned out to be quite nice.

The property is bland from the outside. But it's inside that counts. Our room had two very comfortable queen beds, a small refrigerator, and an adequately sized bathroom.

It was extremely quiet at night.

The daily maid service was thorough. There's a nice coffee place in the shopping mall next door, and a grocery store about a mile east of the hotel.

If you're not looking for frills and first class amenities, you can't beat this place for the price.

The Best Western Plus Papago Inn & Resort is a large place on McDowell Road, just west of Scottsdale Road. It's about a mile south of downtown Scottsdale, a mile or so north of downtown Tempe, and a few miles east of central Phoenix.

It's billed as a "resort", but I think that description is overly generous, but as a motel it does just fine. The rooms are nice, all facing a central courtyard with the pool and a aviary with parakeets (a nice touch). They do not offer a complimentary breakfast, but there is a restaurant with a good variety on offer (including an inexpensive continental breakfast).

During the peak season, this place can be expensive, but in the off season it's quite affordable.

Let me first say that this motel was a steal. We paid $50/night on Expedia and the location was great. We ended up hiking at Pagago Park - lovely area. After reading the reviews prior to my trip, my main concern was parking the rental car at the motel; this was not an issue. I used the parking lot on the side (plenty of parking available). The birds were a great touch. The beds are very comfortable. All in all, this hotel was clean, affordable, and relaxing. I would definitely stay here again.

For some reason I had very low expectations of the Best Western motels. Geez was I wrong. This motel exceed my expectations. The location was excellent for us, walking distance to Papago Park (with many restaurants to choose from) and driving distance to Scottsdale Fashion Mall and other local attractions. The check-in and check-out were very quick and the staff I dealt with were friendly. We stayed in room 124, it was on the ground floor close to the swimming pool. The room had 2 x very comfortable queen . TV is an old CRT type, but it worked well and had lots of channels to choose from. The room even had a desk and lounge chair. The bathroom was very small, but there were lots of towels. The only negative I have for this place is the thin walls and noisy pipes, we could hear our neighbours talking, going to the toilet, etc. What I loved about this motel was the grounds. We are travelling with our 1 yr old daughter, she loved the aviary (it was nice waking up to the budgies and finches singing away). Also missing in the room was a microwave, but we survived without it. If I ever return to Scottsdale I will definitely stay here again.