Homewood Suites by Hilton Tucson/St. Philip's Plaza University

Consistently praised for friendly and helpful staff, delicious hot breakfast, wide range of facilities, and excellent location with easy access to attractions and amenities.

I reserved this hotel due to the location and it really is a great spot. The staff is lovely and very accommodating. The room itself needed an air vent change (it was hairy and gross) and the A/C was so loud I opted to turn it off at night and be hot instead of be woken often. The road noise and hearing every step for the rooms above you indicates it's not well insulated. Breakfast was good and lots of options (including yummy Mexican food and chia pudding) and the area is walkable and cute. Bring ear plugs and grab a deal but I wouldn't reserve at full price.

We spent four nights at the Homewood Suites in Tucson. The all-suite hotel provided a quiet, comfortable place to stay during our brief vacation. The unit has a living room space and a partial kitchen (fridge, microwave, cooktop and dishwasher, but no oven). There is a separate bedroom that can be closed off from the living room. The bathroom was small but adequate - it had a shower but no tub. There was plenty of storage space. HVAC was quiet and worked well. We slept well all four nights. This was our first visit to Tucson. The city struck us as a sea of gut-wrenching, soul-sucking urban sprawl with miles and miles of clownishly-large streets and acres and acres of surface parking lots. It does, however, have a few islands of beauty. This hotel was located in St. James Plaza, one of those islands. It had a number of nice restaurants right across from the hotel. The restaurants share and surround a large courtyard that offers live music at night. There is also a Trader Joe's that is about ten minutes on foot from the hotel. Hotel amenities include a nice outdoor pool and hot tub, a small but sufficient fitness center, and a dining room serving a hot breakfast. It's not a gourmet breakfast but it offers the basics. There is a very nice coffee shop just steps away if you want something more than hotel fare and are willing to pay. Check-in and check-out were seamless. The free wifi worked well. Hotel staff was friendly and efficient. The hotel could use some upgrades, but the location at St. James Plaza offsets any other deficiencies. If we come back to the Tucson area we would be happy to stay there again.