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Hotel
JW Marriott® Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort
5350 East Marriott Drive
Phoenix, Arizona 85054
480-293-5000
Reservations Center: (800) 898-4527
Cancellation Policy: 7 days prior to arrival
Group rate: $260.00
The block of rooms will be available until Oct 8, 2024 or sold out
A deposit of one night’s room and tax taken from the credit card on file after August 8, 2024. This deposit will be non-refundable. A discounted resort fee of $20 per day will be charged.
Group rate: per diem
The block of rooms will be available until Oct 8, 2024 or sold out
A deposit of one night’s room and tax taken from the credit card on file after August 8, 2024. This deposit will be non-refundable. A discounted resort fee of $20 per day will be charged.
U.S. Government ID’s will be required at check in to ensure discounted rate is applied.
Overflow Hotel
Residence Inn Phoenix Desert View at Mayo Clinic
Residence Inn Phoenix Desert View at Mayo Clinic
5665 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, Arizona 85054
480-563-1500
Reservations: (888)236-2427 or (480)563-1500
mention ABSA (and specify ABSA block or ABSA government rate)
Cut-off date: October 20, 2024
Must be employee of the U.S. Government to be eligible.
Visit Arizona 2024
Destinations – Recommend Overnights but some can be a day trip
Grand Canyon! It’s about 3.5 hours each way from Phoenix
Flagstaff, AZ – about a 2 hour drive from Phoenix (Wupatki, Sunset Crater, Lowell Observatory)
Tucson, AZ – about 1 hour and 40 minutes from Phoenix (Desert Museum, Saguaro National Park)
Sedona, AZ – about a 2 hour drive from Phoenix
Prescott, AZ – about 1 hour and 40 minutes from Phoenix
Jerome, AZ – about a 2 hour drive from Phoenix
Hiking
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area (easy hiking, 16 miles from hotel)
Lookout Mountain (easy to moderate, 10 miles from hotel)
Piestewa Peak (moderate to difficult, 13 miles from hotel)
Camelback (difficult, 2700 feet climb, 19 miles from Hotel, very busy)
Cool things to do
High Street and Desert Ridge Marketplace (across from the hotel, dining and shopping)
At High Street, there’s a “secret” speakeasy behind a coffee shop (password on Instagram @gin_and_reel)
Musical Instrument Museum (2 miles from hotel)
Desert Botanical Gardens (23 miles from hotel and well worth the drive!)
Phoenix Zoo (24 miles from hotel and across from desert botanical gardens)
Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park (34 miles from hotel)
Heard Museum (21 miles from hotel)
Top Golf (Scottsdale, 11 miles from hotel)