In Scottsdale, world-class accommodations and pampering are available to a great degree, but only to those who have the resources to buy them; those who don’t, however, can still find a middle ground here, and there’s even a few places for the budget-minded traveler. If you don’t mind braving the heat, summer prices at the top resorts and getaways dip down into the real world.

$50–100

The Motel 6 Scottsdale

(6848 E. Camelback Rd., 480/946-2280, www.motel6.com, $69–85 day)

The Motel 6 Scottsdale is located right downtown and close to everything; it features a pool ringed by palm trees and a breakfast place where it’s hard to get a table on the weekends.

The Comfort Suites

(3275 Civic Center Blvd., 480/946-1111, www .comfortinn.com, $60–85 day)

The Comfort Suites is also centrally located and one of the few options here for the budget-minded traveler looking for something clean, basic, and comfortable.

$100–250

The 3 Palms

(7707 E. McDowell Rd., 888/444-4683, www.scottsdale-resort-hotels .com, $83–342 day)

The 3 Palms is one of the middle-brow resort-style accommodations in Scottsdale, offering most of the comforts and style of the more expensive places with just a slightly less ritzy sheen. This boutique hotel has cool contemporary interior design in all the rooms, and a large pool area perfect for lounging in the hot sun while sipping drinks.

Chaparral Suites Resort

(5001 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480/949-1414, www.chaparral suites.com, $109–229 day)

Another relatively affordable place is the Chaparral Suites Resort, which has comfortable rooms and a lush central courtyard and pool area.

The FireSky Resort & Spa

(4925 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480/945-7666, www .fireskyresort.com, $109–369 day)

The FireSky Resort & Spa is a sumptuous, garden-like place downtown with all kinds of secluded and secret spots—lagoons and hot tubs and cozy cabanas—leather chairs and flat-screen TVs in the rooms, and a fullservice spa.

Over $250

The M Hotel Valley Ho

(6850 E. Main St., 480/248-2000 www.hotelvalleyho.com, $250–350 day)

The M Hotel Valley Ho recalls the days of the mid- 20th-century high-end hipster style, with a Trader Vics on-site and rooms decorated like Frank Sinatra’s pad in The Tender Trap.

The Mondrian Scottsdale

(7353 East Indian School Rd., 480/308-1100, www.mondrian scottsdale.com, $295–495 day)

The Mondrian Scottsdale is a playpen for the rich and famous, or just the rich and glamorous, with rooms like art installations and courtyards behind its high city walls that hold manicured jungles and oasis hideaways; service, food, and spa treatments here match the world’s top destinations. You definitely get what you pay for.