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Last-Minute Hotel Deals in Camelback and Paradise Valley resorts

Ten of these eleven hotels' booking screens opened for us, and each added a nightly fee of at least $40 before tax. Parking costs extra on top of that at four of the eleven, up to $60 a night for valet at The Phoenician.

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These resorts go cheap when the pool deck hits the mid-100s

December through February is peak here, and March still prices like it. Experience Scottsdale says summer rates are the year's lowest, in some cases up to 60 percent off, and the cheap stretch runs June through early September. It is deepest in July and August, the same weeks highs sit in the mid-100s. April and May ease as tee times open up. October and November are the shoulder, with demand building toward the holidays. The only day-of-week evidence we found for Phoenix or Scottsdale is a broker's note that leisure travel fills weekends, so price a Sunday-to-Thursday stay against Friday and Saturday.

Barrett-Jackson's auction takes over WestWorld of Scottsdale in late January, and the WM Phoenix Open follows at TPC Scottsdale in early February, when golf courses fill around it. Cactus League spring training starts in late February and runs into March. If your dates can move, keep them clear of late January to mid-March.

Marriott's screens show the Phoenician's $55 resort fee and the JW Marriott's $59 before tax, and Kimpton Miralina's reads '$45 + tax ($50.93 tax inclusive)'. Mountain Shadows prints its $49 fee as $55.45. The Biltmore's $59, the $50 at Royal Palms and the Andaz and the Omni's $45 appear with no word on tax, though the Biltmore and Royal Palms say on their own pages that tax is extra. Room tax is 13.07 percent in Phoenix, about 13.97 percent in Scottsdale and 13.17 percent in Paradise Valley, and Kimpton Miralina's screen itemizes that same 13.17 percent on its fee. Self-parking is $28 a night at the Biltmore, and valet runs to $60 at the Phoenician. Kimpton Miralina, Mountain Shadows and the Hermosa Inn put parking inside the resort fee, and the JW Marriott lists it as complimentary. Plan on a car. A taxi from the airport meters $7 for the first mile and $2.60 a mile after.

Camelback and Paradise Valley resorts deal questions

When are Camelback and Paradise Valley resorts cheapest?

June through early September, when Experience Scottsdale puts rates at their lowest of the year (up to 60 percent off in some cases). Highs sit in the mid-100s from June through August. April, May, October and November come next. Late January through mid-March is the stretch to avoid, when Barrett-Jackson and the WM Phoenix Open come one after the other and spring training follows. We found no published day-of-week pattern for the Valley, so compare weeknight and weekend rates for your own dates.

Do the resorts here charge a resort fee?

Yes, every one whose booking screen we could read. The Global Ambassador's screen folds its fee into each nightly price, and the hotel's own FAQ gives it as $40 plus tax. The Phoenician ($55) and the JW Marriott ($59) show theirs before tax on Marriott's screens, and Kimpton Miralina's reads '$45 + tax'. Mountain Shadows prints its $49 fee as $55.45 with tax. The Biltmore's $59 mandatory charge, the $50 at Royal Palms and the Andaz and the Omni's $45 Resort Services Charge appear with no word on tax. Sanctuary's screen lists $65.64 under rate details headed 'Including taxes and fees'. The Hermosa Inn's policy page puts its fee at $40 plus tax, and its screen printed $45.27 with that tax added.

How much does parking cost at these resorts?

Extra at four: the Biltmore ($28 self-parking, $35 valet), the Global Ambassador ($40 valet), Royal Palms ($40 valet per car, plus tax) and the Phoenician ($50 self-parking, $60 valet). Kimpton Miralina, Mountain Shadows and the Hermosa Inn include it in the resort fee, and the JW Marriott lists it as complimentary. We could not confirm a rate at Sanctuary, the Andaz or Omni Montelucia.

What taxes apply to a room here?

About 13 to 14 percent, set by the city the hotel sits in. Phoenix charges 13.07 percent, Scottsdale about 13.97 and Paradise Valley 13.17. Kimpton Miralina's screen taxes its $45 fee at that 13.17 percent ($50.93 with tax), and Mountain Shadows prints its $49 fee as $55.45 with tax.

Do I need a car at these resorts?

Yes. Royal Palms includes rides to Scottsdale Fashion Square and Old Town Scottsdale in its resort fee, subject to availability, and Sanctuary offers a complimentary house car service. An airport taxi meters $7 for the first mile and $2.60 a mile after, and no fare to Scottsdale is published. The free Sky Train links the airport to light rail at 44th Street.

Which of these resorts have adults-only pools?

Four that the hotels' own pages confirm. The Phoenician's center pool is adults-only. Sanctuary's infinity pool is adults-only Friday through Sunday for guests 16 and older, except on four holiday weekends. Mountain Shadows has the adults-only Sunset Pool, and the Biltmore's Saguaro Pool is 21 and over.

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