New River · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Wading
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These are my five favourites in New River, out of the 6 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.2.
All five are within 2.8 km of Wading.
Highest rated of the five
Holiday Inn Glendale - Stadium & Ent Dist by IHG
★★★★★4.5 from 298 reviews
Holiday Inn Glendale - Stadium & Ent Dist by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 298 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $144 a night on the dates we checked.
6 hotels in New River qualified for this list and five made it. Home2 Suites by Hilton Phoenix Glendale-Westgate is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
All five, ranked
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Holiday Inn Glendale - Stadium & Ent Dist by IHG
★★★★★4.5 from 298 reviews
2.0 km from Wading, about a 25 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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Home2 Suites by Hilton Phoenix Glendale-Westgate
★★★★★4.5 from 798 reviews
2.6 km from Wading
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
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Tru by Hilton Phoenix Glendale Westgate
★★★★★4.5 from 668 reviews
2.8 km from Wading
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix Glendale-Westgate
★★★★★4.4 from 1,321 reviews
2.6 km from Wading
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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Comfort Suites Glendale - State Farm Stadium Area
★★★★★4.2 from 895 reviews
2.5 km from Wading
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
6 New River hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Wading second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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