Aiden By Best Western Scottsdale North
A value hotel offering comfortable beds, friendly service, and a convenient on-site breakfast.
The verdict
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Aiden By Best Western Scottsdale North is a practical, value-oriented hotel suitable for families and budget travelers. Guests frequently highlight the comfortable beds, welcoming staff, and decent on-site breakfast options. However, reviewers point out that the guest rooms can feel basic and somewhat outdated. The property is also tucked away in a commercial park with limited immediate dining within walking distance. 17
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What travelers noticed
- Guests report clean rooms equipped with practical amenities like a fridge, microwave, and coffeemaker. 3
- Reviewers consistently praise the beds as very comfortable alongside enthusiastic and friendly staff. 7
- The on-site restaurant serves a solid morning meal featuring typical breakfast items including Belgian waffles. 3
The catch
Who it's for
- — Families with kids aged 3 to 12
- — Value-conscious travelers
- — Guests wanting in-room fridge and microwave
Skip it if
- — Travelers seeking ultra-modern rooms
- — Guests wanting a vibrant, highly walkable neighborhood
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“Find great rates and book your stay through the QR code in the video description. This hotel is perfectly positioned in…”
youtube.com0:03“Families take note. Kids aged 3 to 12 stay free, making Aiden by Best Western a fantastic value.”
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Score breakdown
How the 90/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
93Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Food
91Location
93Room
91Service
90Bed & Sleep
90Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
89- “Families take note. Kids aged 3 to 12 stay free, making Aiden by Best Western a fantastic value.” 10:29
- “Find great rates and book your stay through the QR code in the video description. This hotel is perfectly positioned in the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona, providing a comfortable and convenient base for all your adventures.” 10:03
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-12
Where it sits
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Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Beats what $ usually buys
Scores 8 points above the modest median of 82, across 443 hotels in the same bracket. In Scottsdale it sits 4 points above the local median of 86.
- This hotel
- 90
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
Based on 443 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 28 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “The room was very clean and the lobby of the hotel was lovely. They served a nice breakfast every morning. Typical breakfast items, including Belgian waffles.” 3
- “Decent restaurant on site for breakfast and lunch. We got a good breakfast w/our rate also.” 3
- “Decent restaurant on site for breakfast and lunch.” 3
- “The location was tucked back in a commercial park next to a residence Inn that also shared the clean and beautiful pool. There is a Walmart about a 1/3 mile walk across the street, but other than that it's not a very walkable location.” 7
- “Courtyard Salt River is new and nice. Excellent location” 7
- “Try the Hampton Inn or the Hilton Garden Inn in old town Scottsdale. GOod location and reasonable accommodations.” 3
- “The location was good - in a nice area. Close to restaurants.” 3
- “I second the Holiday Inn Express. Great rooms/suites, incl. breakfast, central but quiet location.” 3
- “The review claims it's in easy walking distance of trendy restaurants and shops - I didn't find anything in walking distance interesting, but it's about 15 minute drive from old town and a couple of upscale malls.” 3
- “I like the Old Town Marriott because it's a clean, large room; meets my expectations and is close to my bar.” 7
- “I like the Old Town Marriott because it's a clean, large room; meets my expectations and is close to my bar.” 7
- “Very clean, nice furniture and decor, and pretty new looking (this was last year).” 3
- “Not only that, but they upgraded us to a 3 bedroom townhouse (there were 4 of us), we could have lived there it was so roomy!” 3
- “My friend and I were very pleased with our accommodations. Our room had a living room with a sofa bed, wing chair, small table and two chairs, fridge, microwave, coffee maker, separate bedroom with a king sized bed and a decent bathroom.” 3
- “Charming Western decor - 1 blk E of Pima Rd at Shea Blvd.” 6
- “Very clean hotel room w/a good sized separate room (w/a door) w/TV and sofa and chair and desk w/chair, microwave, fridge coffeemaker, and sofa made into sofabed also.” 3
- “The room was very clean and the lobby of the hotel was lovely.” 3
- “The three-story glass entryway is as welcoming as the enthusiastic staff inside.” 3
- “I find the rooms nice but OP and maybe some other people might find it a little bit outdated. To me really the only thing that was a bit outdated was the rooms.” 7
- “The Scottsdale Marriott Old Town is dated, but kept up very well. The staff is also great.” 7
- “kelly_packof4 • 6mo ago Hands down the Phoenician if you want luxury and friendly staff . You can get decent pricing for off shoulder weeks .” 7
- “The staff was friendly and I received a room upgrade.” 7
- “Hands down the Phoenician if you want luxury and friendly staff .” 7
- “Phoenician is nice but might seem a little outdated, ritz-carlton paradise valley is the modern option but very expensive.” 7
- “Gold Dust Rd because it was listed as a best value hotel by Fodors. It was a good value - rooms were clean and in good condition, though very basic.” 3
- “Find great rates and book your stay through the QR code in the video description. This hotel is perfectly positioned in the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona, providing a comfortable and convenient base for all your adventures.” On camera10:03
- “Families take note. Kids aged 3 to 12 stay free, making Aiden by Best Western a fantastic value.” On camera10:29
- “We stayed at the Comfort Inn at 7350 E. Gold Dust Rd because it was listed as a best value hotel by Fodors. It was a good value - rooms were clean and in good condition, though very basic.” 3
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Food rests on 1 source — too thin to rely on.
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How much we read
Solid coverage · 48/100We read 7 sources for this property, and pulled 31 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-12.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 7Scottsdale, AZ Recommendations : r/marriottreddit.comForum thread2026-03-22Current12 quotes used
“The whole place is updated with linoleum floors in the guest rooms and the beds were very comfortable.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Aiden by Best Western Flagstaff - Hotel Reviewyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only2 quotes used
“Find great rates and book your stay through the QR code in the video description. This hotel is perfectly positioned in the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona, providing a comfortable and convenient base for all your adventures…”
Read originalyoutube.com - 2Aiden by Best Western Scottsdale Northbestwestern.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalbestwestern.com
- 3Moderate Hotel In Scottsdale Arizonafodors.comReview siteDate not stated16 quotes used
“The room was very clean and the lobby of the hotel was lovely. They served a nice breakfast every morning. Typical breakfast items, including Belgian waffles.”
Read originalfodors.com - 4
- 5Aiden by Best Western Scottsdale North | Rooms & Ratesbestwestern.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalbestwestern.com
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