Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals 2023: Save at iconic Arizona destinations
The gift of an Arizona vacation is among the many things you can find deals on for Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023 along with the TV and video game discounts.
The offers we've rounded up include savings for travelers planning a visit to Sedona, Grand Canyon and metro Phoenix in 2024, whether it’s a gift for a friend, family or to themselves.
Just as The Arizona Republic found in its assessment of 2022’s best Black Friday hotel deals, most of the best deals are for Grand Canyon stays. Be sure to read the fine print of any deal before you buy. Some offers require pament in advance; others are nonrefundable.
Here are some of the best 2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals in favorite Arizona destinations.
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Hotel Valley Ho
The deal: Hotel Valley Ho, a midcentury hotel in Old Town Scottsdale with accolades from Travel + Leisure and Conde Nast Traveler, is offering 30% off best available rates for its Black Friday sale. Guests who book three nights or more can receive a $150 resort credit. Plus: Hotel Valley Ho does not charge a resort fee.
Fine print: Book Nov. 24-27 for stays from Nov. 24, 2023, to Feb. 7, 2024. A nonrefundable deposit of one night's stay plus tax is required at the time of booking. Blackout dates apply. The $150 resort credit does not apply to the spa.
Details: hotelvalleyho.com.
Mountain Shadows Resort
The deal: Mountain Shadows Resort in Paradise Valley, a sister property of Hotel Valley Ho, is offering the same promotion but is valid for more dates. It's offering 30% off best available rates, plus a $150 resort credit for guests who book stays of three nights or more.
Fine print: Book Nov. 24-27 for stays from Nov. 24, 2023, to Feb. 20, 2024. A nonrefundable deposit of one night's stay plus tax is required at the time of booking. Blackout dates apply.
Details: mountainshadows.com.
Scottsdale Plaza Resort & Villas
The deal: This Paradise Valley resort near Camelback Mountain is offering 30% off best available rates for stays through 2024. We found a three-night stay from Jan. 19-22 at $272 per night plus tax, a savings of $404. The dates of the NCAA Final Four aren't blackout dates; a double queen room from April 5-9 was available for $300 per night, a nearly $600 savings off the best available rate.
Fine print: Book by Nov. 26 for stays through Dec. 31, 2024. Reservations can be canceled up to 48 hours before arrival without penalty. Blackout dates are Dec. 29-31, 2023; Jan. 1, 2024; Feb. 12-13 and 27, 2024; March 10-11, 2024; and Dec. 25-31, 2024.
Details: scottsdaleplaza.com.
L'Auberge de Sedona
The deal: The luxury resort on Oak Creek in Sedona was named the No. 1 hotel in the Southwest and West in Conde Nast Traveler's 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. L'Auberge de Sedona's Black Friday deal offers 30% off best available rates, plus a $50 daily resort credit.
Fine print: Book Nov. 20-29 for stays from Nov. 20, 2023, to Nov. 29, 2024.
Details: www.lauberge.com. The link will go live on Nov. 20.
Great Wolf Lodge
The deals: The chain of family-friendly resorts is offering a deal on Black Friday (Nov. 24) with rooms starting at $24 per person at its 18 locations nationwide, including Great Wolf Lodge Arizona on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation near Scottsdale. A minimum of four guests per room are required, so this offer starts at $96 per night.
Great Wolf Lodge will also offer a sale on Cyber Monday (Nov. 27) of up to 50% off best available rates, with rooms starting at $99.99 per night.
Fine print: Each sale is good for stays through Feb. 29, 2024.
How to book: Book the Black Friday deal with the promo code FRIDAY. Book the Cyber Monday deal with the promo code CYBER.
Details: www.greatwolf.com.
Squire Resort at the Grand Canyon
The deal: Squire Resort is along a strip of hotels, restaurants and gas stations in Tusayan, a small city a mile from the south entrance of Grand Canyon National Park. It’s where Joe Biden stayed when he visited the Grand Canyon last summer. For Black Friday, Squire Resort is offering 30% off best available rates for stays through August 2024.
Fine print: Book Nov. 24-27 for stays on select dates from Nov. 25 to Aug. 29, 2024. Promotion valid only when booking the Black Friday Special. Blackout dates and cancellation policies apply. Room type and rates are subject to availability. Not valid on bookings of more than five rooms.
Details: grandcanyonsquire.com.
Grand Canyon Railway and Lodge
The deal: Grand Canyon Railway and Lodge in Williams, known for its train rides to the South Rim and its Polar Express rides during the holidays, is offering a package called Thankful for Travel where guests can save 30% on round-trip train tickets when they book a package that includes two nights at the hotel.
Fine print: Book Nov. 21-Dec. 1 for select dates from Jan. 1 to March 7, 2024.
Details: thetrain.com.
The Grand Hotel at the Grand Canyon
The deal: This hotel, a AAA Three Diamond hotel in Tusayan near the Grand Canyon bills itself as “a sprawling three-story chalet” blending a rustic and modern feel. Guests can save 30% on best available rates during the Black Friday sale.
Fine print: Book Nov. 21-Dec. 1 for select dates from Dec. 2 to March 7, 2024.
Details: grandcanyongrandhotel.com.
Grand Canyon South Rim Lodges
The deal: Travelers can save on offseason visits to Grand Canyon National Park. Xanterra Travel Collection, which operates several lodges on the South Rim, is offering 30% off best available rates for stays at Maswik Lodge, Kachina Lodge and Bright Angel Lodge, plus 20% off stays at El Tovar Hotel. Like last year's Black Friday deal, Thunderbird Lodge is not included in the deal.
Fine print: Book Nov. 21-Dec. 1 for select dates from Dec. 2 to March 7, 2024.
Details: xanterra.com.
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