When the other main places to stay downtown are the Hyatt Regency and the Wyndham - and you're not getting a convention rate - then this is definitely the place to stay. My husband and I were here for two nights, just as tourists. We do need to travel with our laptop, and found the high-speed (wired) internet service to be quick & easy to access.
We are Marriott Rewards Points members, and used points to stay here free, but got no extra perks, since the place was full when we checked in. We called from Sky Harbor airport, and their shuttle took us right to the hotel. The room was basically the same as all other Springhills, with a desk-living area, small fridge, and sofa with coffee table. A big coffeepot too, and a huge bathroom area, with large but separate toilet & shower. Roomy closet with plentiful hangers & luggage stand, plus ironing board and iron.
The included breakfast buffet was HUGE, and enough was always on hand even though all the rooms were full. The TV channels were rather limited for being in a big city, but the Manager told me she's aware of the problem and is working with the cable company to remedy that. She and another employee also went out of her way to do us several favors. When I needed to get to a drugstore to get some personal items, she took the shuttle van and personally drove me to a Wal-Green's!
There are no restaurants right near the hotel, however we found plenty at the Arizona Center just 5 blocks down (highly recommend Sam's Cafe), as well as in a few other areas. Heritage Square was close by, and anything else we wanted to get to was reachable by using the city's FREE DASH busses - they are great!











