One nearby choice for the business traveler in El Mirage is the Ramada Inn, located just four miles away in Peoria. In addition to a business center and free wireless Internet availability, the Ramada offers banquet and meeting space with full service catering.
Located a bit further from El Mirage is the La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria. The La Quinta also offers meeting facilities in a newly renovated motel as of January 2011.
Another remodeled property within three miles of City Hall is the Quality Inn and Suites. In addition to individual traveler accommodations such as fax and photocopy service and free Internet, the Quality Inn provides meeting space for small businesses.
Finally, the Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex offers a final option within eight miles for meeting space.
For vacation travelers, all nearby motels have swimming pools which are open year round thanks to the typically sunny weather.
The Ramada Inn offers the Matchbox Sports Bar and Grill, which offers off-track betting for both horse and dog racing, along with poker Fridays and Karaoke Saturdays.
El Mirage and neighboring cities offer an often less expensive home base for Major League Baseball spring training visitors, and all motels are within 10 miles of the Peoria Sports Complex, University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the Fiesta Bowl), and the Jobing.com Arena.
For travelers looking to leave the car parked, the La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria is located across from the Peoria Sports Complex.
The Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex is a block away, easily within walking distance to the numerous entertainment and dining options available.
Pets are accepted at all the nearby motels in El Mirage, but most motels ask for an additional fee to house your four-legged friend. One exception is the Best Western Inn and Suites of Sun City, just about one and a half miles from El Mirage. The Best Western offers free high-speed Internet, an outdoor pool and rooms with refrigerators and microwaves.
Just two local motels offer extended stay rooms and rates to travelers planning to visit for longer than a few days. The Extended Stay America in Peoria offers suites with full kitchens, including all necessary utensils and cookware. Housekeeping is done on a weekly basis and an extra charge applies if requested sooner than seven days into a stay.
The Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex offers suites with microwaves, refrigerators and sofa sleepers. Such rooms are available at an extended-stay rate if requested.
Arizona law prohibits smoking in any public areas and many motels in the state adhere to no-smoking policies, even within their rooms. Smokers visiting El Mirage can stay at the Best Western Inn and Suites of Sun City and the Extended Stay America if they wish to smoke while on vacation.
The Ramada Inn, Days Inn and Suites, La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria, Quality Inn and Suites, and Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex all enforce a no-smoking policy anywhere on the motel grounds.
Each local motel with the exception of the Extended Stay America offers free breakfast to visitors.
Only the Ramada Inn has a restaurant on site. In fact, there are two: the Desert Rose Restaurant, which provides their complimentary Executive Continental Breakfast along with other fare, and the Matchbox Sports Bar and Grill.
Other local motels such as the La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria and Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex are located within walking distance of restaurants.
As most local motels near El Mirage belong to a national chain, there is the opportunity to use and earn points through motel rewards programs.
The Ramada Inn and the Days Inn and Suites are part of the Wyndham Rewards program. The Choice Privileges program works at the Quality Inn and Suites and Comfort Suites Peoria Sports Complex. La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria accepts the La Quinta rewards program known as La Quinta Returns.
AAA and AARP are accepted for a discounted rate at the Best Western Inn and Suites of Sun City, Extended Stay America, and La Quinta Inn and Suites Peoria. Each also offer senior citizen discounts and the Best Western offers a military discount, as El Mirage is located near Luke Air Force Base.