The Chandler center point is approximately the area of Western International University and the area of Downtown Chandler.
The desert is a favorite getaway for visitors from colder winter climates, and it's one reason why Chandler gets the most visitors in November and December. At this time of year, the weather levels out in the upper 60s and 70s. It's ideal weather for golfing at the many area courses, including Bear Creek Golf Complex, San Marcos Golf Course, and the Lone Tree Golf Club.
Chandler's summers, however, are known to be extremely hot from June to August. Even if you love fun in the sun, it's a good idea to spend your time outdoors during peak summer hours at a splash pad, pool, or shady spot. Luckily, Chandler offers many fun indoor activities to entertain you during your stay, such as Makutu's Island, a tropical-themed indoor play center that features a huge tree-like play structure, plus an arcade and pizzeria. Adults may prefer to head over to Lone Butte Casino for steak, cocktails, and a fun night at the tables and slot machines.
Chandler comes alive in spring and fall with fun festivals and events such as the Chandler SciTech Festival, which brings demos and educational experiences in February. Come March, The Ostrich Festival puts on zany ostrich races, along with live music and a popular carnival. The Chandler Jazz Festival in March and April brings free concerts throughout the city. In November, cowboys and cooks descend on Chandler for the Old-West themed Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-Off.
Few hotels can offer style, substance, and a great value. In Chandler, the Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix Chandler-Fashion Center meets the criteria and more, wowing guests with its modern property, excellent customer service, great location, and value offerings. Guest rooms are palatial and well-decorated in muted Southwestern colors. They feature comfortable bedding and extremely quiet soundproofing so that you get your best night's sleep.
The outdoor pool and spa tub stretch across a gracious terrace, and you can retreat to the shade of the convenient arbor when you need relief from the Arizona sun. After a morning swim, clean up and head to the lobby to enjoy the free breakfast.
Best Western Inn of Chandler offers some of the best discounts in town to AAA members, seniors, and military service members. This hotel delivers a warm and welcoming style and amenities to match, from the outdoor kidney-shaped pool and spa tub to the Italian-style room decor richly furnished in tones of red and terra cotta. Guests at this hotel enjoy free wireless internet, in-room tea and coffee makers, a refrigerator, microwave, and free daily housekeeping. You can also wake up to the Best Western's free daily breakfast service.
Chandler's Western past is fascinating, and you won't be able to find a better place to start learning more about it than with a visit to the Chandler Museum. Housed in the historic McCullough-Price House, the museum offers an archival research center and informative gallery exhibits. Visit the museum's affiliated Tumbleweed Ranch to relive the past with a 1917 home, historic grocery store, and antique agricultural equipment.
If you're looking for adventure, consider a ghost town tour or four-wheeler experience on the Apache Trail through the nearby Superstition Mountains. Pan for gold or marvel at the majestic saguaro cacti and lakes in the distance and imagine yourself in an old John Ford Western film.
Corral West Adventures offers guided horseback rides on scenic trails through the Estrella Mountain Regional Park as well as cowboy-style cookouts under the stars. Neighboring Apache Junction has become a destination for the Goldfield Ghost Town and Mine Tour and riding horses at the famous OK Corral Horse Stables.
Go back in time and learn more about the first people to inhabit Arizona at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Closer to home in Chandler, you can check out the Huhugam Heritage Center to immerse yourself in the history of the Gila River Native American community, along with a special focus on the Akimel O'otham and the Pee Posh tribes.
The place honors their ancestry and way of life, and it acts as a community gathering spot for local events and exhibitions. Come here to see extensive artifact collections from the nearby Hohokam Pima National Monument as well as the facility's impressive holdings of more than 500 native baskets, pottery, and other memorabilia.
If you want to relive history in a dramatic way, check out Arizona's largest Western-themed attraction, the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center at the Gila River Native American community. This replica of an 1880s frontier town is one of the main attractions of the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino complex.
On 160 acres of Sonoran desert, Rawhide visitors will be treated to a lively show by the Arizona Roughriders in the venue's Six Gun Theater. You can also take a ride in a stagecoach, try to hold on to the mechanical bull known as "Widow Maker," and shop in the Old West–inspired specialty shops.
Chandler, Arizona, manages to embrace its Old West past and its bright future as a desert oasis hideaway. With something for everyone, Chandler is the under-the-radar Arizona destination worth considering for your next vacation.
Below are reviews of the city of Chandler, AZ from an actual visitor's perspective.
Shopping is really close by and the highway is really easy to get to.
That is tribal owned.
City of Chandler is beautiful.
We stayed in Chandlers because we have relatives living about a mile a way. Nice because it's smaller than Phoenix.
Chandler i a good city!
It's quite the city now! In spite of the size of the surrounding area I found it easy to get around in. Decent street/traffic signage helped. I still think the Phoenix area (including Chandler) looks quite clean for a city its size. That's attractive.
The hotel was nice and the staff was friendly.
Crayola Experience!
Staff was friendly, food was good, I liked the area!
Is quiet, there is not traffic and it has many good restaurants around.
It was close to everything.
It's beautiful. So much to do!
Outlets are within walking distance, variety of restaurants to choose from.
I love Chandler. I'm a member of the VFW and have been at the post many times.
Beautiful
Beautiful and clean.
Very clean with great traffic flow.
Very beautiful; enjoying my stay!
Golf!
Very clean!
Staff friendly. Room clean and comfortable. Love Chandler too
The shopping malls!
Chandler has vast restaurant and retail options.
Chandler is a shoppers paradise of restaurants and retail stores.
The Arizona Grand Resort not only is a beautiful location with a lot to do but there is a lot of food choices as well close by...I will add the hotel catered food was tasty and wonderful. the staff from the admin to the catering to the bellman are all friendly and helpful.
We were there for a wedding at Bella Rose so we were about two minutes from the venue.
The city of Chandler was pretty nice. I took my service dog to a park across from the hotel and it seemed pretty clean and neat.
Hotel had everything I needed!
Chandler was clean and had quite a few options for eating, shopping etc. We did not really get to explore since we were only there overnight.
Beautiful area!
A nice clean city. I have a relative that lives there.
Quiet and has a lot of nearby businesses
Clean hotel; easily accessible.
Pleased to be allowed two dogs in the room. We take our own sheets and blankets for the dogs.
Smooth check in a great staff
Smooth check-in, a great staff!
Close to restaurants and highways.
So much to do here lots of choices for food.
The resort was near to the venue I attended.
Clean, well kept, and friendly people.
We we're only there for the one night, just driving through.
Close to a lot of restaurants which was great!
Ease of getting in and out
Loved the Mexican restaurant Los Dos Molinos
The 45 mph speed limit almost everywhere.