We needed a place in Phoenix to hold a weekend-long meeting for about 20 people, and several of the people were bringing children. Someone recommended the Arizona Grand Resort and we couldn't be happier. It's a short drive from the airport, I think a taxi is around $20. We stayed in the Sedona Suites and also held our meeting there. The lobby is beautiful, the meeting room is perfectly adequate with a nice veranda, the guest rooms were nice, the catering was great, and there were two swimming pools in the courtyard. It's also just a short 5 minute walk to the waterpark and the gym. No one in their right mind holds a meeting in Phoenix in August, so the place wasn't crowded and the staff were very accommodating. I don't know the exact prices, but daily room rates were around $109-$139 (minus resort fee) - pretty sure that's a low season rate because it was over 105 degrees every day.\n\nThe meeting room was standard hotel stuff, AV worked fine, no windows. The nicest part was having a veranda right across the way so we could have breakfast outside. The staff were always present and courteous. The catering food was much better than expected (especially the chicken and steak fajitas and the salads), since those that tried the on-site restaurants were very disappointed. Someone tried the stone massage at the spa and really enjoyed it. The fitness center is huge with a lap pool - it really is like a full gym rather than the typical hotel gym. They have short hiking trails around the property - too hot to enjoy, but a couple of us managed to do about 20 minutes of walking, where we got to see cacti and rabbits. The main lobby also has a nice bar and pool table.\n\nBest of all, it was a hit with the kids (ages 2-9). No child likes having their parents stuck in a meeting all day, but easy access to the water park was a great consolation. The most popular attractions were the \"lazy river\" inner tubing and the water slides. It's so hot you can only stay for a couple of hours, but the guest rooms were a short walk away so you can slip back into the cool air conditioning (and eat in your room rather than at the park to avoid the high prices). The catering also allowed for kid-friendly food like cut fruit, cookies and brownies, chicken tenders, quesadillas, muffins, and egg sandwiches. Other highlights for the kids were being driven in golf carts (seriously, one of their favorite parts) and visiting the Heard Museum of American Indian art and history.