Southwest Inn at Sedona, Sedona, AZ

The Southwest Inn at Sedona, Arizona is one of the area's boutique hotels. It is the closest one to the Cathedral Rock Vortex. The Inn is centrally located so that guests can enjoy restaurants, hiking, and mountain biking. The staff can help make reservations for balloon rides, jeep rides to the Indian ruins and much more. If given notice pets are welcome at the Inn.

Views of Thunder Mountain, Chimney Rock and Coffee Pot Rock can be seen from the premises. All of the rooms at the Southwest Inn have refrigerators, coffee makers, gas fireplaces, 32 inch flat screen televisions, hair dryers, forty plus cable channels and HBO. The high speed wireless internet is free and there are iPod alarm clocks. Complimentary Turkish cotton bathrobes are in every room.

The nine foot ceilings in the room expand the spaciousness. Ceiling fans, bamboo plants, air conditioning and telephones complete the rooms. Guests also will find a night light in the bathrooms as well as custom bath products. The dycor and artwork are of the southwest.

There are several choices in rooms, from the King Suite to the King or Duel Queen with Jacuzzi. The King Suite is a two room accommodation with a king sized master bedroom and a queen sized sofa sleeper. The bedroom has views of the red rocks from the balcony and the room with the sofa sleeper has a kiva gas fireplace.

A room with two queens will have some with a private deck facing the view and a semi private entrance. The lower level two queen rooms have a semi private patio.

Breakfast is served as part of the Inn's rates. The menu consists of Belgian Waffles, Hard boiled eggs, cereal, yogurt, fruit juices, coffees, and teas. The breakfast is served in the buffet style.

There are two rooms that are ADA handicapped equipped. The Southwest Inn is open throughout the year. They accept MasterCard, Visa, AMEX, Discover and Diners Club. There is a complimentary internet cafy, concierge service and a workout room. Guests can enjoy the outdoor pool and Jacuzzi.

The Southwest Inn staff can recommend sightseeing suggestions for one, two or three day stays. If guests only have one day they recommend that guests try the following: hike Thunder Mountain, visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross, visit Tlaquepaque the Arts & Crafts village, or take a jeep or vortex tour.

A two day stay could include the aforementioned activities plus a balloon ride, a visit to Slide Rock State Park, hike West Fork Trail, or enjoy a winery tour. A three day stay allows for a visit to Jerome, the Palatki Indian Ruin, a hike in Boynton Canyon, or get an in-room massage. Guests that bring a camera along can put together a graphic detail of the time in Sedona.

The Southwest Inn at Sedona is close to the restaurants of Tlaquepaque, the Barking Frog, Cowboy Club, Savannah's, the Heartline Cafy or the Dahl & Diluca restaurant. The central location also allows for many shopping opportunities.