The Blue Mist Motel is an older building in the heart of Florence, Arizona. The motel is on Highway 79, one of the main streets of the town, and has 22 rooms, seven with kitchenettes. Six of the rooms have connecting doors, and all rooms have large-screen satellite TVs with free HBO. The motel also provides coffeemakers, free Wi-Fi and a pool. Truckers and day sleepers are welcome. While in town, you can stop at St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery and tour the grounds and buildings.
Blue Mist Motel
40 South Pinal Parkway
Florence, AZ 85232
520-868-5875
bluemistmotel.com
The Inn at Rancho Sonora is in the desert five miles south of Florence and has 22 rooms, each with a name and theme, plus cabanas as well as an RV park with full hookups. The motel and grounds seek to preserve Spanish architecture of the 1930s while offering modern amenities such as cable TV and free Wi-Fi. The inn has a courtyard where a breakfast buffet is served, as well as dinner in the evenings. The motel is on the Pinal Pioneer Parkway, a scenic drive through the desert. Fifteen miles farther south is the Tom Mix Memorial, near the spot where the silent screen actor died in a car crash in 1940.
The Inn at Rancho Sonora
9198 N. Hwy 79
Florence, AZ 85232
520-868-8000
ranchosonora.com
The Holiday Inn Express has 90 rooms, five of which are accessible to those with disabilities. Rooms have cable TV, Wi-Fi, coffeemakers and radios. Get a workout in the fitness center, soak in the whirlpool or take a relaxing swim in the pool. A free breakfast is served before you check out. The Pinal County Historical Museum is located in Florence, which also a state prison facility with a prison outlet store, where crafts made by prisoners are sold.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Florence
1200 Sunrise Plaza Dr,
Florence, AZ 85232
866-539-0036
hiexpress.com
