I woke up early the next morning, thoroughly relaxed from my previous night’s activities (which consisted almost solely of soaking in the hot tub). I noticed that I had slept a bit longer than I had originally intended, but that didn’t matter today. It was tomorrow that my full-day endeavors would begin.
I got dressed and left my hotel room, with the “Do Not Disturb” sign switched over to “Maid Service Please.” (After my jaunt in the Jacuzzi the night before, I was going to need new towels!) I headed immediately over to the breakfast room. The smell wafting out at me as I opened the door was enough to make anyone’s mouth water: scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, and Make-Your-Own Belgian Waffles… not to mention the Starbucks coffee and Tazo tea. I filled up my plate and got a cup of coffee and a cup of orange juice and worked my way out to the patio by the pool.
After a relaxing breakfast (“relaxing,” it seems, was the operative word for this entire trip), I stretched out and hopped in my car to see the sights.
The Hotel Tempe, like most of the other InnSuites hotels I’ve been to so far, is located right in the middle of everything. The Arizona Mills Mall is right across the street. There’s a restaurant in the mall with the most unique atmosphere I’ve ever seen… ask the front desk staff to point you to the restaurant with the waterfalls and the giant Tiki head. After having walked around the mall for a bit and enjoying a lunch in the jungles of South America (seriously, ask the front desk staff), I went to go see CaptainAmericaon a six-story tall screen, and then finished my afternoon at the Aquarium. And all of this is just a quick walk away from the hotel!
