text: I would have never guessed that Phoenix was such a pricey city for hotels The Clarendon was on the lower side of the cost scale and with free parking I was sold on it Once we arrived I was pleasantly surprised at how cute the hotel was The front desk staff was great helpful and always very friendly regardless of time of day I loved the fact that at night you were able to get some free snacks and soda Forgot suntan lotion no problem you can borrow some of theirsnnWe had booked a Jr Suite but upon checking in were upgraded to a bedroom suite We headed up to room which was on the end so it was a good location The room was spacious and decorated with a modern trendy type flair The bed was extremely comfortable The air conditioning unitsthe one in the bedroom was fine The one in the living room made an annoying noise every now and again Unfortunately if we shut it off the bedroom just got too hot so we lived with the noise It was not constant so it was not so bad The rooms contain bottles of water that you do not have to pay for as well as a mini refrigerator Big pluses in my booknnThe bathroom is a little small and could use a bit of an update but it was fine The only issue we had was that our room was not cleaned day After being out all morning we returned about pm to find our room had not been touched We asked the front desk and were told they were still cleaning so we headed for the pool for a couple of hours only to return again with the room not being cleaned The next morning our room was cleaned while we were at breakfast Not sure what happened but it was not anything to get real upset aboutnnYou pay an additional night for use of pool and wifi etc The pool is great as is the large whirlpool Gallo Blanco located in the lobby is delicious as I mentioned my review for that The rooftop was a nice place to sit an watch the sunset or enjoy a drink at night Pay attention to their recommended restaurants in the area and trust them We tried Tuck Shop and Local Breeze and they were both fabulousnnAll in all I thought the hotel was great and would definitely stay there again