Les meilleurs hôtels à Scottsdale

Although Scottsdale calls itself "The West's Most Western Town," the city sure is prettier than the gritty West of a John Wayne movie. People have lived in the desert city for centuries. From 800 - 1400 AD Hohokam Indians farmed the area, using over 200 miles of canals. It was settled by Europeans at the turn of the century and now has a population of 174,000 and a median household income of $57,000. It is sweltering in the summer and wonderfully warm in the winter. The sun shines 85 percent of the time, making it the perfect golf resort (there are more than 125 courses in the area). And there's plenty of room to have fun doing other things: ski areas are to the north around Flagstaff; the Sonoran desert is just south and the Mexican beach towns on the Gulf of California are only a three-hour's drive away. Scottsdale rivals Sante Fe, New Mexico, in its affinity for art; it is full of galleries and museums that also have quite a presence online.