text: The Clarendon has some nice perks like free wifi however it was not working for one day of our stay a nice outdoor pool area with a hot tub that stays open until midnight and my personal fav free candysnackswater available at the front desk around the clock I like those extra touches and appreciate them but unfortunately they miss the mark in other areas It looks like they have tried to update the rooms but they have a ways to go There were several things that I thought were just plain odd no overhead lights and no switches that turned the lamps on and off each of the lamps there were in my room had to be turned on and off by a switch that was attached to the cord There is a cordless phone in the room but there is no directory in the room with information about how to make calls or even how to call the front desk etc The alarm clock is old and does not work in fact most the buttons were so worn that you could not even tell what you had to press to set an alarm Also the bathroom is small and I had a lot of difficulty getting hot water all of my showers were lukewarm The dead bolt on my door did not work and I had to get my room keys reactivated three times in one day Also the hotel itself is in a weird location there is virtually nothing within walking distance I will look at other options on my next trip to Phoenix