Mesa, Arizona
Whether your group wants shopping, educational experiences, entertainment, culture, museums, dining, or outdoor adventures, Mesa is the place. Considered larger than Miami, Atlanta and Oakland, Arizona’s third largest city is home to many excellent attractions and experiences that are close, convenient, and smart – ranging from the great outdoors, culinary and educational experiences to world-class shopping and dining.
Located just east of Phoenix, Mesa is less than 20 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, which services every major airline and hundreds of destinations throughout the world. In addition Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa now serves three airlines and more than 65,000 passengers annually. The airport’s three expansive runways (10,401 ft., 10,201 ft, and 9,301 ft.) allow excellent access for nonstop flights to several current destinations, with others on the horizon.
Convenient
Mesa, a Sonoran Desert oasis with all the amenities of a big city, is centrally located and a great home for a hub-and-spoke Arizona vacation. First-class shopping, dining, museums and entertainment are within minutes. In addition to easy access to major freeways, Mesa is also a gateway to some of the Southwest region’s most historic and scenic roads, offering off-the-beatenpath
vacation experiences. Groups can visit many of Arizona’s highlight attractions by day, returning to Mesa each evening.
Smart
For today’s traveler, it’s all about choices. The value of staying in Mesa allows groups the luxury of using more of their budget to enjoy all these activities and attractions. It’s smart to stay in a destination that truly has something for everyone at a price that will fit any budget.
Shopping
Everything under the sun can be found when shopping in Mesa. From the conveniently located malls featuring all the major national retailers, quaint boutiques, antique shops, and art galleries in downtown Mesa, groups can shop ’til they drop.
Mesa Riverview Plaza, a 250-acre complex is home to Cinemark Theatre, an exciting selection of power center anchors, specialty shops, theme-style restaurants and food retailers, and most notably, Bass Pro Shops.
The world’s leading supplier of premium outdoor gear, Bass Pro Shops is regarded as part museum, part art gallery, and part education, conservation and entertainment center. This mega-retail store also includes an Islamorada Fish Company Restaurant, featuring fresh seafood entrees, smoked meats and wild game, rotisserie broiled fowl, great steaks and more all in a relaxing ‘Florida Keys’ atmosphere.
Two large retail malls are conveniently located off the Superstition Freeway in Mesa. Fiesta Mall, currently undergoing a multi-phase development, is located less than five minutes from downtown Mesa. It is home to Macy’s, Dillard’s, Sears, more than 130 specialty stores, a food court and numerous restaurants.
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