Residence Inn by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River
The verdict
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Who it's for
- — long-shower, slow-morning travelers
- — travelers who want staff who actually follow through
- — travelers who walk everywhere instead of booking cars
- — anyone who cares more about the room than the lobby
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Score breakdown
How the 98/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
97- “No extra trash bags under the sink They don't offer as many toiletries like other hotels. They don't offer as many toiletries like other hotels. Like no Qtips, no hair showering cap, ect. We lost our comb and they don't have any cheap one for guests. Toothbrushes are not free.” 2
Location
96Room
96- “I like the Old Town Marriott because it's a clean, large room; meets my expectations and is close to my bar.” 3
Service
97Bed & Sleep
95Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
94- “Phoenician is nice but might seem a little outdated, ritz-carlton paradise valley is the modern option but very expensive.” 3
- “Other hotels would apply charge on oour room and give us coins. We understand that Maui is expensive but with the room rate is 500-700$ per night, we expect that they should do better.” 2
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 16 points above the modest median of 82, across 443 hotels in the same bracket. In Scottsdale it sits 12 points above the local median of 86.
- This hotel
- 98
- 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 15 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
Quotes run exactly as travelers wrote them — spelling and all. We trim for length, never for tidiness.
- “The staff was friendly and I received a room upgrade.” 3
- “The residence inn has shuttle service to the beach and it's really close” 2
- “Customer service is very good” 2
- “Hands down the Phoenician if you want luxury and friendly staff .” 3
- “Hands down the Phoenician if you want luxury and friendly staff . You can get decent pricing for off shoulder weeks .” 3
- “The Scottsdale Marriott Old Town is dated, but kept up very well. The staff is also great.” 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.” 3
- “Close to all nice beaches and good food spots” 2
- “Courtyard Salt River is new and nice. Excellent location” 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.” 3
- “I like the Old Town Marriott because it's a clean, large room; meets my expectations and is close to my bar.” 3
- “I like the Old Town Marriott because it's a clean, large room; meets my expectations and is close to my bar.” 3
- “Phoenician is nice but might seem a little outdated, ritz-carlton paradise valley is the modern option but very expensive.” 3
- “Other hotels would apply charge on oour room and give us coins. We understand that Maui is expensive but with the room rate is 500-700$ per night, we expect that they should do better.” 2
- “No extra trash bags under the sink They don't offer as many toiletries like other hotels. They don't offer as many toiletries like other hotels. Like no Qtips, no hair showering cap, ect. We lost our comb and they don't have any cheap one for guests. Toothbrushes are not free.” 2
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.
- 1 source carries no publication date, so we cannot tell how current it is.
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How much we read
Solid coverage · 39/100We read 3 sources for this property, and pulled 19 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-12.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 3Scottsdale, AZ Recommendations : r/marriottreddit.comForum thread2026-03-22Current13 quotes used
“The staff was friendly and I received a room upgrade.”
Read originalreddit.com - 2Review for Residence Inn by Marriott : r/MauiVisitorsreddit.comForum thread2025-04-17Recent6 quotes used
“Close to all nice beaches and good food spots”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Residence Inn By Marriott Scottsdale Salt Riverresidencebyvalleyinn.hotelscottsdale.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalresidencebyvalleyinn.hotelscottsdale.com
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