Travel and Local Information
Travel Information
Air Travel:
Phoenix Sky Harbor International PHX Airport is located 3 miles east of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is served by a host of domestic and international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Sky Harbor Airport consists of three terminals — Terminals 2, 3 and 4 — each with its own parking garage, shops, restaurants, and ground transportation. For more information visit the Sky Harbor website.
Ground Travel:
CAR RENTAL — The easily-accessible Rental Car Center houses all the airport rental car company counters and fleets. The multi-colored ‘Rental Car Shuttle' offers free service from the airport curb at the baggage claim level to the Rental Car Center west of Sky Harbor. Parking space for 8,859 vehicles and a free shuttle system provide rides between terminals.
SHUTTLE SERVICE — There is shuttle service to and from the Doubletree Valley Resort. Shuttles leave the airport every thirty minutes. The average fare is $16 one way. Check with the hotel for airport shuttle departures.
TAXI — There are several taxi cab companies at Sky Harbor. The average taxi fare from the airport to the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort is $45. Be sure to discuss the fare with your driver before beginning your cab ride.
Local Information
Welcome to Beautiful Scottsdale
Scottsdale, named after Major Winfield Scott, was founded on February 26, 1910. It has preserved its Western roots while becoming one of the fastest growing cities in Arizona. Visitors come from around the world to experience this mix of Old West values and contemporary luxuries. Packed with scores of restaurants, upscale stores and boutiques, golf courses, spas and other hot spots, Scottsdale also offers great natural parks, as well as a contemporary art museum and the Scottsdale Center for the Arts.
Less than a mile from the Doubletree lays Old Scottsdale, the older Scottsdale area, featuring western stores like Saba's Western Wear, along with more restaurants and an art district, which boasts artists from around the world who come to display their art in some of the most popular galleries in the West. Scottsdale is truly a desert oasis.
In addition to Scottsdale there are an abundance of things to do and see. Below is a sampling of the many leisure activities. The Doubletree has extended the conference room rate of $135 three days prior to the conference and three days following the conference.
