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Arizona in January is pure paradise. . . . clear, blue skies, bright sunny days, average daytime temperature of 75.

Make your Marriott Hotel reservations as soon as possible.   Remember, you are visiting Arizona in the winter.  There is HIGH demand for hotel rooms.

Please consider extending your stay by a day or two and partake of some of Arizona’s wonderful scenery and winter activities.  May we recommend:

GOLF:

Arizona is a golf paradise in the winter.  Consider these courses, recommended by some of your local ATA golfers:

These courses are the closest to the MESA area, about 9-11 miles away.

Arizona Golf Resort,   Superstition Springs,   Red Mountain Ranch

Go to www.thegolfcourses.net and look for these three listed under golf courses in Mesa, AZ

Up north in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, look for these courses:

TPC Scottsdale:    www.tpc.com

Gambling:

Yes, there is gambling in the Phoenix area, and quite a bit of it.  Just go to www.arizonacasinos.net for a complete listing, but two of the closest to the Marriott are:

          Casino Arizona at Salt River (closest-about 6 miles away)

602.850.7777          www.casinoaz.com

Gila River Casino at Wild Horse Pass

800.946.4452          www.wingilariver.com

Siteseeing:

Saguaro Lake & The Desert Belle:  www.saguarolake.net

Canyon Lake & The Dolly Steamboat: www.dollysteamboat.com

The Phoenix Zoo: www.phoenixzoo.org

Desert Botanical Gardens: www.dbg.org

Shopping & Dining:

Chandler Fashion Center: Chandler – www.chandlermall.com (the newest mall listed here, about 9 miles from the Marriott, rather close, lots of shopping and restaurants)

Mill Avenue & Tempe Town Lake:    www.downtowntempe.com (also close, about 6 miles west of the Marriott), a really interesting area located very close to ASU, lots of dining, live entertainment, and the home of MONTI’S steakhouse, an Arizona landmark, and the beautiful Tempe Town Lake.

Biltmore Fashion Center: Phoenix -  www.shopbiltmore.com (the farthest, in Phoenix,about 15 miles away, near 24^th Street and Camelback, but  a really hot place to shop!!!)

Fiesta Mall: Mesa – www.shopfiesta.com (the closest, about 4 miles away) 

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