Q: positive

A: I stayed at the Arbor House for a short vacation. I stayed in the John Muir suite in the Annex. The building is beautiful, and you definitely feel that the eco-friendly emphasis is sincere here -- this is no trendy "green" joint. The facilities are clean, tastefully designed, quiet, and the guests respected each others' privacy. This place even turned me on to truly natural shower toiletries (Burts Bees!), which I didn't think I could use due to very sensitive skin. Turns out the commercial stuff I was using before was actually worse because of the harsh chemicals in it. Breakfast served every morning was nice and plentiful. The air about the place is very laid back -- you can eat as much as you want at breakfast, and take as much coffee to your room as you like (though you do have to show up at breakfast within a one hour timeframe, I think it was 8-9am). The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is they didn't have a good supply of filtered water (the water filter is in a staff-only kitchen), and I had to keep asking the staff for water... when they were around. When they weren't, I would look in the communal kitchen for a carafe. Sometimes, the carafe was already empty, meaning I had to buy disposable bottles of water. Not so eco-friendly. All they'd have to do is put a couple more carafes in the communal fridge, I'm not sure why they don't. Or install a filtering water dispenser in the communal kitchen. A Brita one that attaches to the faucet is maybe $50. This complaint may sound petty to some, but I drink a good 8+ glasses of water a day. So it was a little unsettling to find out I would have to prepare ahead and ration water. Other than that, I would have no hesitation to recommend the Arbor House and I definitely enjoyed my stay there!

Q: negative

A: So we had a Groupon. This place started out GREAT. Played shuffle board? I think that's what is was called. Friend grabbed some mexican from the place next door. He was happy. But then when it came to the jukebox. What a joke. The owner (so I was told) put in like, 50 bucks worth of music. Which is FINE so long as you don't let anyone else waste money in there. It's not like we just had to wait it out - they had bands coming in at 9 or 10. So the music we played wasn't just not going to play for a while. It just WASN'T GOING TO PLAY. Period. Don't get me wrong, it was only like, 10 bucks my friend put in. But when I approached him he really responded to me like I threw money in a video poker machine and gambled it away. Eventually, I was able to wear him down to refund some of his money. But what a prick about it. So yeah. Last time I go there. Pros would be the other bartenders. Super friendly and talkative. Opinions on the beers. Cons would be no liquor license. What is a bar without a liquor license? Not sure on the reasoning of why they don't have one. But oh well. All in all, not impressed. Won't be back. But great if you want to hear whatever sh*t the owner dominates the jukebox with.

Q: positive

A: We have been going to ValVista Vision for years and will continue to do so! Best Eye care available in the Southeast Valley! Dr Tina Cooley-Stapley is excellent! Thank you for all the great care!!

Q: positive

A:
My favorite restaurant in Phoenix. Delicious, affordable, fun. I want to go every weekend, and have probably eaten here 10 times in several months. Get the Hot and Sour Soup and the Sugar Cane Pork. You won't be disappointed. I also love the Hong Kong Flat Rice, Spicy wontons (filled with pepperjack cheese and chicken with wasabi dipping sauce), and "Volcano Flamed" beef. The food is very spicy and not for the faint of heart. You will drink a lot of water with dinner, but that's okay because water is good for you. It's also a good balance to the delicious martinis that the bar concocts. Favorites include the Sweet Karma (really not that sweet lychee martini) and Hot and Dirty (habanero infused dirty martini). We just had my fiance's 35th birthday party here. I made reservations on Thursday for dinner on Saturday night. The restaurant was fantastic for a big group (20 persons). Rather than order classic "tapas style," I chose some of my favorites and the chef created a 6 course dinner for us at a set price-point per person (no confusion once the check arrives). Service was phenomenal, and all of our guests fell in love with the restaurant and the food. I think I may have converted a whole new group of people to Sens-ophiles.