My husband and I stayed at The Saguaro this week. The location is excellent, you can walk (or short car ride) to a ton of great restaurants, shopping and galleries. You are also close to the 101 which makes getting to North Scottsdale easy. The staff is very friendly. The spa is small, but nice, prices were a bit high they are charging luxury resort spa prices (we used the $50pp credit from our package). Food at Distrito was good, we did happy hour and ate at a table in the bar. On the weekend there is a DJ at the main pool, she was spinning great music and added to the hotel's hip atmosphere. I could see it being a good hotel for young people and singles. The hotel's makeover works, but know that you will not be staying at a luxury hotel. The only recommendation I would have for the hotel is that they need staff cleaning the common areas more frequently - certain times of day there was way too many empty food/drink containers and used towels laying around. If you can buy a Luxury Link package and get a good deal on the price then it is a great hotel option.

The hotel was very comfortable, has a great restaurant and is walking distance to all of Scottsdale. The Spa is average, but the pools are very nice (though cold).

I bought this package a month ago at auction and stayed at The Saguaro (pronounced Sah-war-o) last weekend with my wife. Ask for a room by the Calma pool... it is much quieter. The rooms were decorated in bright, vibrant colors and the bed was very comfortable. The rooms do need some attention, however. The a/c units need replacing (every time it turned on it sounded like a helicopter was taking off in the room). The baths need some help, too..... shower head was not working properly and pulled out from the wall. The pool area was lively with good New Wave music, but not too loud. The pool has underwater speakers! A friendly bar is available for libations and you can order food from the restaurant, Distitro. The restaurant, Distitro, is the product of chef Jose Garces and features unique Latin recipe items served tapas style. We sampled the lump crab ceviche with homemade tortilla chips, tacos pescado made with mahi mahi and a stuffed Anaheim chile. Dinner plates are offered, also. We loved the food and the service in Distitro and ate dinner and breakfast there. The outdoor seating overlooking a small, but active park was perfect with the weather we had. Almost forgot, The Saguaro is located on the edge of the Arts and Historic District of Scottsdale which makes for a fun day of walking the streets and promenades; eating, shopping, drinking and just enjoying the sights. I would gave The Saguaro 4 stars, but it does need updating and I do not mean cosmetic painting over if you want 5 stars.