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[quote=Anonymous]We went in August two years ago.  (Due to another event, that was just the time we were going to be there anyway.)  We didn't stay in PHX, so can't help you there.

We drove PHX to Sedona, and stayed in something like a Garden Inn type place.  It was nice enough and had a pretty view and pool, but it was a 15-20 minute drive to the strip with restaurants, which I found irritating.  We did a short hike, but the kids were fussy, so half went back to the pool and half went to the artsy souveneir/jewelry stores.

We drove up through Slide Rock park and stopped there to swim, which was fun.  We also stopped at a Native American roadside market that was a few miles north of Slide Rock, and spent a long time picking out some nice jewelry.

Grand Canyon stayed at El Tovar with a suite that overlooked the south rim.  This is like a bucket list thing -- it is so great.  If you can afford it, it's a great splurge.  Wonderful to see the canyon after everyone has gone, and jsut sit on your patio eating breakfast or dinner and watching a condor swoop over the canyon.  We only had one night reserved in advance, but I kept checking the cancellations and was able to grab a second night, so it's definitely worth checking for cancellations.  We rented bikes and rode along the rim one day, and the other day we did a short hike down from the rim (maybe an hour and then headed back -- during the summer I would not recommend going all the way down).  We also visited the visitor's center and i think we did a ranger talk or two.  If you have kids, they can earn the Junior Ranger badge.

I definitely would not stay in Flagstaff -- way too far.  Williams would be better.   My sister couldn't get into a NPS site (or wasn't willing to play the game of trying to get a cancellation) so she staying at a Glamping place right outside the park that she said was great.  But it means you have to go through the line to get into the park in the morning.

From GC, we drove to Vegas (stopped at Hoover dam, but kids were car sick and anxious to get to vegas so we didn't do the tour).  I think we all collectively hated Vegas, but maybe there's a better way to do it.  We say Cirque du Soleil, swam in the pool, and went to this weird indoor place that had great reviews but we all found sort of loud and overpriced and overstimulating.  The kids' favorite part was the absolutely terrible buffet at one of the old school vegas resorts.

Phoenix will be scorching in the summer but if you intend to spend the whole day in the pool or a mall or a mexican restaurant, that won't matter.   [/quote]

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