Our family of 4 recently spent a night at the Double Tree en route to Sedona. The front desk greeted us with warm chocolate chip cookies at check-in (a Double Tree treat!).
Our suite was very spacious and had separate sleeping and living areas. This was a nice feature as my boys like to get up early to watch TV. The pool was very nice and clean and the room included a breakfast buffet that was fantastic! (Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, cereals, yogurt, fruits, juices, coffee, muffins and delicious salsa!)
The van driver was very helpful and took us to the airport and even made a stop at the local convenience store.
The downside of this hotel is that there is nothing around the hotel except for office buildings so the dining options are limited. If you are looking to book a place where you can go out in the evening and walk around, this is not the place. As long as you stayed on the property it is safe, but I would not venture to walk around at night.
We also had a problem with the shower. Their was no bathtub in our room so the shower was separated from the rest of the bathroom by a shower curtain. There are drains in the shower "stall" but each time someone took a shower the water seemed to creep all the way across the bathroom (kind of weird) for a Double Tree. I assumed we were in a handicapped accessible room, but the front dest told me that most of the rooms in the hotel are like this!
Overall it was a great stop for us for one night. (but I would not stay any longer - as there is nothing to do at the hotel unless you rent a car or want to hang out at the airport).

My company has an arrangement with this hotel, and I have stayed several times over the past ten years. I have always found the hotel's personnel to be friendly and helpful, and this stay was no exception.

The hotel characteristic that I most appreciated was the very large room (suite) - much larger than the Hilton I stayed at in San Francisco the following week (which was much more expensive). I'm not sure if all the suites at this hotel are equally large; however, if not, ask for a room on the 5th floor.

As stated by others, the hotel is quite close to Sky Harbor Airport, but I did not hear planes at all during the stay. The hotel has a nice restaurant - I had only breakfast and a few evening takeaways - and the food was quite good. Internet access was $10 per day, but it was free to me because my company had paid a business rate.

There is also a running path along the Salt River Canal about half a mile East of the hotel. Convenient if you don't want to be cooped up on a treadmill or don't want to run along the streets.

Phoenix has a surfeit of gorgeous hotels, and this Doubletree can't be counted among them. Nonetheless, it fits the bill in several ways for people who have things to do during the day and want a comfortable, friendly, and spacious place to use as home base.

Close to the airport, nice accommodations. Of course, the kids loved the cookies, lemonade and the pool! The staff were wonderful and offered to drive us downtown to "restaurant row" in town. We took them up on it and we were very glad we did. We had a nice meal in town and the kids got a little exercise as well.

Neat note: This hotel is just a short walk away from the Pheonix Chinese Cultural Center, a really neat place if you feel like exploring!

Stayed here for three nights over a rainy Phoenix weekend. I'd advise anyone wanting to check this hotel out to read the very fair, accurate and detailed Tripadvisor review posted on 6/24/07 by Gr8ful321 from Las Vegas. I'll add a few things:
- Hotel is located near the airport and between two major highways; but very quiet for such a location. Easy off & on access.
- Very comfortable beds.
- Clean rooms but not a "brand new" feel.
- One nice thing about this hotel is that you can (tilt-in) open the Bedroom window and get some fresh air.
- I never had to wait more than 3 minutes for someone to seat me and offer me coffee and ( good) juice at the complimentary buffet breakfast.
- Pool was heated and pretty clean; decent hot-tub.
- Gym was small but had several treadmills ; one cross trainer, one bike, weight machine and free weights. Mini-TV's and headphones provided.
- Nice little mini-radio with two small speakers in the living room that will play your iPod if you have a cord.
- I would suggest checking out the Asian ("Ranch") supermarket which is within walking distance. Very wide selction of unusual Asian and Mexican foods.
- I'd stay there again.