WNBA · September–October 2026
Home of the Phoenix Mercury · Phoenix, AZ
For wnba playoffs & finals dates (September–October 2026), book a free-cancellation rate before the matchup is even official.
Live rates and availability plotted around the venue.
Top 3 rooms · our picks, never paid placements
Premium
$$$
Full-service boutique 800 feet from the arena, 8.8 on about 300 reviews. The Hyatt Regency a block on is the bigger convention hotel, priced higher and graded lower. Nothing full-service sits closer to the door.
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Fan pick
$$
Closest hotel on Booking's arena list at 650 feet, and it matches the Palomar's 8.8 on three times the reviews, at about sixty percent of the rate. Booking lists it as across from the arena. The Residence Inn nearby grades 9.1 but costs about as much as the Palomar.
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Budget
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Cheapest room on Booking's arena list today, 950 feet out, and it still grades 8.7. The sample is small at under 200 reviews. Downtown Phoenix has no cheaper hotel we could verify that reviews as well; the historic Hotel San Carlos costs more and grades 7.2. Check recent reviews before booking.
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The money play
The first demand spike hits when a home game becomes possible: a series lead, a clinch scenario. Lock a free-cancellation room in Downtown Phoenix before certainty, while prices are still normal.
The second, much bigger spike lands the moment the date is official, usually days before the game. Rooms near Mortgage Matchup Center go first, then demand ripples outward through Phoenix.
If your team doesn't get the game, cancel before the cutoff. It costs nothing. If they do, you're holding a room everyone else is fighting over at double the price.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is the main airport, roughly 10 minutes from the venue by car in normal traffic. Expect longer on game days.
Most visiting fans stay in Downtown Phoenix, Roosevelt Row, Old Town Scottsdale or Tempe. Downtown Phoenix hotels are within a 10-minute walk of the arena, which matters in June and July when it is 105 degrees out, so stay central rather than in Scottsdale and take the short walk at tipoff.
Book a refundable rate the moment a home game becomes possible, even before the matchup is official. Playoff-round dates firm up only days in advance and prices jump immediately, so a free-cancellation booking made early beats waiting every time.
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