| Tucson is the largest city in southern | | | | hummingbirds. |
| Arizona and the second largest in the state, | | | | |
| next to Phoenix. The name Tucson stems from | | | | If this is not your cup of tea, however, you |
| the Spanish word Cuk Son, which means Black | | | | could take your pick from the bigger hotels |
| Base. This refers to the west site of the | | | | in Tucson, Arizona. One example is the Lowes |
| city, which is notably littered with volcanic | | | | Ventana Canyon Resot. Nestled within the |
| mountains. The city itself is a panoramic | | | | foothills of the Catalina Mountains, the |
| tableau of rolling hills, cactus forests, and | | | | Lowes has 398 guestrooms and each one has its |
| mountains that seem as boundless and eternal | | | | own balcony that showcases the breathtaking |
| as the sky. | | | | view of the desert, he Catalina Mountains, or |
| | | | rows upon rows of Tucson buildings. |
| In history, Tucson is a melting pot of the | | | | |
| cultures of two countries: the United States | | | | Another good pick from among the hotels in |
| and Mexico. It has a long history of | | | | Tucson, Arizona is the Arizona Inn. This |
| settlement, first by the native Americans, | | | | four-star retreat was built in the 1930s and |
| then by the Spanish explorers, and finally, | | | | boasts not only of thoroughly modern |
| by frontier pioneers. Clearly, Tucson | | | | amenities and wonderful landscapes, but also |
| combines just the right mix of history with | | | | of a daily ice-cream social which takes place |
| natural beauty, and it is precisely this | | | | by its 60-feet outdoor pool, from June to |
| mixture that attracts visitors in hordes. | | | | September. |
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| If you're planning to visit the city, you | | | | My final pick would be a most welcome place |
| need not worry. There are many hotels in | | | | for avid golf players. Among the countless |
| Tucson, Arizona and these run the gamut from | | | | hotels in Tucson, Arizona is one that rests |
| affordable to heartbreakingly expensive. If | | | | on a 650-acre championship golf course. The |
| you're on a tight budget, the best | | | | Omni Tucson National Resort was named one of |
| accommodation for you would be an accredited | | | | the 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America by |
| member of the Arizona Association of Bed and | | | | the Golf Digest. It has 167 large guestrooms, |
| Breakfast Inns. One of the little hotels in | | | | all of them located in different buildings |
| Tucson, Arizona that you could try is the | | | | throughout the resort. All rooms have large |
| Elysian Grove Market, an historic Tucson | | | | walk-in closets, separate vanity areas, and |
| Barrio Bed and Breakfast. It is a quaint | | | | its own fully-furnished patio with the |
| little inn that is furnished with folk art | | | | guest's choice of mountain or golf course |
| and antiques from both the southwest and | | | | view. As part of its package, the Omni offers |
| Mexico. It boasts of a garden teeming with | | | | free use of its tennis club, along with free |
| cactus, mesquites, fountains, and | | | | lessons, for its guests. |