Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villas
Uptown Sedona lodging with Red Rock and Oak Creek views, within walking distance of shops and dining.
The verdict
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Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villas is located in Uptown Sedona within walking distance of local dining and shops. Guests value the free hot breakfast, pool grounds, and Red Rock views from upper-floor balconies. However, bathrooms in the main building are notably small, and some rooms overlook the street rather than the canyon. 359
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What travelers noticed
The catch
- Many reviewers praise the balconies overlooking the Red Rocks, but other guests were disappointed to receive rooms that simply face the street. drawn from the full read
- While rooms are praised for being clean and bright with flat-screen TVs, some visitors find the main building units generic and nothing extraordinary. 5
Who it's for
- — Visitors wanting to walk to Uptown shops and restaurants
- — Guests looking for included perks like hot breakfast and parking
- — Travelers booking upper-floor balconies with Red Rock views
Skip it if
- — Anyone bothered by small bathrooms in the main building
- — Guests assigned street-facing rooms without scenery
Seen on camera
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“good not bad exceptional honestly super well-located beautiful view the guy at the reception was vert kind next time in…”
youtube.com0:08“beautiful views great location walking distance to shops and restaurants views over the Red Rocks great pool and Creek d…”
youtube.com0:27“this hotel is in uptown in the middle of shopping and restaurants great coffee SL cocoa machines very helpful staff grea…”
youtube.com0:37“Hy and a feel love the rooms with balcony view of Red Rocks make sure you ask for a view room”
youtube.com0:46“while the hotel is very nicely located there are a number of rooms that simply view the street I wish this would have be…”
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How to book
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
92Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Location
97- “beautiful views great location walking distance to shops and restaurants views over the Red Rocks great pool and Creek down below the hotel room with a view” 90:27
- “while the hotel is very nicely located there are a number of rooms that simply view the street I wish this would have been communicated so I could have booked accommodations” 90:52
Room
88- “Hy and a feel love the rooms with balcony view of Red Rocks make sure you ask for a view room” 90:46
Service
91- “good not bad exceptional honestly super well-located beautiful view the guy at the reception was vert kind next time in Sedona it will be at that hotel thank you Natalie Montreal Canada” 90:08
Bed & Sleep
91Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
83Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-04
Where it sits
Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villas and the 3 other hotels we cover in Sedona. Hover a marker for the hotel; click to open it.
Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
On par with what $$ usually buys
Scores 2 points above the mid-range median of 88, across 402 hotels in the same bracket.
- This hotel
- 90
- Bracket median
- 88
- Index median
- 88
Based on 402 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.
Nothing is yet praised often enough to recommend.
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
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 8 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “while the hotel is very nicely located there are a number of rooms that simply view the street I wish this would have been communicated so I could have booked accommodations” On camera90:52
- “beautiful views great location walking distance to shops and restaurants views over the Red Rocks great pool and Creek down below the hotel room with a view” On camera90:27
- “Originally constructed in 1984, the hotel is situated within walking distance of some of the area's finest shops, galleries and restaurants.” 3
- “this hotel is in uptown in the middle of shopping and restaurants great coffee SL cocoa machines very helpful staff great breakfast with a view ample parking” On camera90:37
- “Inside, the Arroyo Roble has a modest lobby that leads out back to the pool area and the well-groomed grounds, which feature a large fountain, lots of flowers, grassy lawn, and great views of the red rocks. There's no restaurant, but the free hot and cold breakfast is frequently praised by guests.” 5
- “Free hot breakfast is a cut above standard continental fare” 5
- “good not bad exceptional honestly super well-located beautiful view the guy at the reception was vert kind next time in Sedona it will be at that hotel thank you Natalie Montreal Canada” On camera90:08
- “Hy and a feel love the rooms with balcony view of Red Rocks make sure you ask for a view room” On camera90:46
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 which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 7 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 19/100We read 0 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-04.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 5Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villasoyster.comReview site2024-08-09Ageing11 quotes used
“The hotel rooms in the main building are nothing extraordinary, but they are decorated in tans and dark reds to match the views, which are fantastic -- especially from the 3rd to 5th floors.”
Read originaloyster.com - 7Best Western Arroyo Roble in Uptown Sedona sells for $32Mredrocknews.comReview site2019-12-18AgeingRead originalredrocknews.com
- 1Hotels in Sedona, AZ Uptown - Best Western Arroyo Roblebestwestern.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalbestwestern.com
- 2Arroyo Roble – Arroyo Roble Resort - Sedonaarroyoroble.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalarroyoroble.com
- 3Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel & Creekside Villasensemble.netReview siteDate not stated2 quotes used
“In 2019, Ensemble acquired the Best Western Plus Arroyo Roble Hotel and Creekside Villas, a five-story hotel in the heart of Uptown Sedona, surrounded by majestic views of Oak Creek and the surrounding mountains.”
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