One of the things I highly recommend if it is within your budget is to stay at one of the Phoenix Comicon host hotels during the con. Host hotels are ones that have partnered with Phoenix Comicon to offer rooms to attendees a slightly discounted rate via a special link that can be found here. This link does not have the 2018 information posted just yet but this guide will hopefully help you determine which hotel to select based off your needs. In the past, Phoenix Comicon has offered hotel discounts to seven different hotels but I would like to concentrate on four: Hyatt Regency Phoenix , Renaissance Phoenix Downtown , Sheraton Grand Phoenix , and Westin Phoenix Downtown. These are the four closest to the Phoenix Convention Center (and coincidentally, I have stayed at all four) and I want to give some details on each hotel to help you decide which to stay in whether you are coming from out of state or from across town. More options will be available once the hotel sale kicks off on November 17th at 10AM!
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Cost: $130 – King bed, $140 – 2 double beds
Walking distance to the closest Phoenix Convention Center entry: 2 minutes
Number of restaurants located in the hotel: 3
Swimming Pool: Yes
Parking Garage: Yes
Hotels.com Review Score: 4.3/5
Other notes: Hosts official Phoenix Comicon events that run late into the night/morning. Usually sells out quick and there can be a line at times to use the elevators. Super convienent location as it is located behind the West building of the Phoenix Convention Center. Features one of the coolest restaurants in the city.
Renaissance Phoenix Downtown
Cost: $133 – single/double, $143 – triple/quad
Walking distance to the closest Phoenix Convention Center entrance: 4 minutes
Number of restaurants located in the hotel: 3
Swimming Pool: Yes
Parking Garage: No (Valet only)
Hotels.com Review Score: 4.4/5
Other notes: My favorite of the bunch and in my opinion the nicest as it just recently went through a remodel. Pool is small in comparison to the Hyatt and does not offer a hot tub. A quick walk to CityScape which features dinning and night life.
Sheraton Grand Phoenix
Cost: $134 – single/double, $144 triple/quad
Walking distance to the closest Phoenix Convention Center entry: 6 minutes
Number of restaurants located in the hotel: 4
Swimming Pool: Yes
Parking Garage: Yes
Hotels.com Review Score: 4.5/5
Other notes: Conveniently located across the street from the Arizona Center which offers multiple dinning options and an AMC theater.
The Westin Phoenix Downtown
Cost: $144 – single/double, $154 – triple, $164 – quad
Walking distance to the closest Phoenix Convention Center entrance: 7 minutes
Number of restaurants located in the hotel: 1
Swimming Pool: Yes
Parking Garage: No (Valet only)
Hotels.com Review Score: 4.6/5
Other notes: A key card will always need to be present to have the lights on in the room.
Legion of Sand 