Over the past 14 years, I've stayed in a variety of accommodations when visiting Phoenix to watch the Brewers Spring Taring. From friends' couches to five-star hotels, no place has been as convenient as the Sheraton Crescent, a mere nine miles from Maryvale Baseball Park.
In an area that's known for sprawl and traffic, the Sheraton is close enough to the Brewers camp, while still in a clean, safe neighborhood that's centrally located off of I-17, a few miles north of downtown Phoenix. For that reason, alone, it's one of my favorite places I've visited, and the rooms are large and well-appointed -- consistent with the Sheraton brand.
In the last year, I've struck up a friendship with the hotel's director of sales and marketing, Frank Kuhns. His goal is to become the Brewers fans' choice for Spring Training accommodations, and I'm pleased that he created a special promotion just for the readers of OnMilwaukee.com.
Now, we don't make any money on this offer, so I wouldn't be promoting it if it wasn't such a good deal. For $129 per night, you get a room for two, with free continental breakfast. Given the rates that other hotels of this caliber charge during March, it's a heck of a deal, and it's where our group will be staying when we're out there.
You can see the details here yourself, but I'll say this: with a Bloody Mary bar, a surprisingly excellent on-site restaurant, a water slide and a great pool -- plus an unbeatable location, this is a very, very good offer.
If you're thinking about a trip to Phoenix for Spring Training (and if aren't, why not?), you'd be wise to consider this. See you there!
Andy is the president, publisher and founder of OnMilwaukee. He returned to Milwaukee in 1996 after living on the East Coast for nine years, where he wrote for The Dallas Morning News Washington Bureau and worked in the White House Office of Communications. He was also Associate Editor of The GW Hatchet, his college newspaper at The George Washington University.
Before launching OnMilwaukee.com in 1998 at age 23, he worked in public relations for two Milwaukee firms, most of the time daydreaming about starting his own publication.
Hobbies include running when he finds the time, fixing the rust on his '75 MGB, mowing the lawn at his cottage in the Northwoods, and making an annual pilgrimage to Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training.
