Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., dined at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Gila River Indian Reservation Thursday with about 1,400 Arizona Democrats, including U.S. and state legislators and Gov. Janet Napolitano.

Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobile Travel Guide, recently announced its list of 2012 award-winning spas, and recognized Aji Spa at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort with the Four-Star Award.

Forbes Travel Guide, formerly Mobile Travel Guide, recently announced its list of 2012 award-winning spas, and recognized Aji Spa at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort with the Four-Star Award.

One of Arizona’s legendary resorts, the Sheraton San Marcos Golf Resort and Conference Center in Chandler, will drop its nationallyrecognized brand affiliation on Sept. 1.

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa is expanding its ballroom to provide an additional 35,000 square feet of meeting space at the hotel on the Gila River Indian Community.

The "Storytelling and Song" program, now in its sixth year, returns for the winter at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa.

The new large-scale outlet mall set to open in April on the Gila River Indian Reservation is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 15 Friday at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort.

Bethesda, Md.-based Host Hotels & Resorts is buying the Westin Kierland Resort, Spa and Villas on the Scottsdale-north Phoenix border for $393 million, more than twice what the previous owners spent to build it three years ago.

A national group of beltmakers that planned to hold its annual meeting at the Sheraton New Orleans in October booked the gig at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Gila River Indian Community.

Learn how to build monsters and massive monoliths out of LEGOS at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa this summer.

East Valley inns and their eateries picked up a few more diamonds this year than last. Mobil Travel Guides continue to snub posh Scottsdale resorts when doling out stars, but AAA has bestowed the top-tier five-diamond rating on five Arizona hotels — all in the Scottsdale area — and four restaurants, one each in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson, and the newest, Kai, at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Gila River Indian Community.

The Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa on the Gila River Indian Community made a significant contribution to preserving part of Arizona’s cultural legacy.

For the fifth year in a row, Mobil Travel Guides snubbed Scottsdale resorts. Mobil doled out its sought-after stars this week, handing five each to a combined 61 hotels, restaurants and spas in the United States and Canada. None are in Arizona.

Mesa resident Melissa Gray went to California last month and came back with a lot less money in her pocket — with much of the cash going to pay for gasoline. When it came time to plan a trip for the Memorial Day weekend, she and her family decided it would be just fine to stay in town.

Venerable Chandler resort, the San Marcos, has a new name, a new hue and a new outlook. And a whole new clientele, said Darlene Heavlin, hotel manager.

Venerable Chandler resort, the San Marcos, has a new name, a new hue and a new outlook. And a whole new clientele, said Darlene Heavlin, hotel manager.

Charlee and Brazen are spending a few weeks in the lap of luxury at the Caleo Resort in Scottsdale. A bellman accompanies the two youngsters on regular walks around the lushly landscaped grounds.

When the mercury tops 100 degrees, bargains are bountiful at East Valley hotels and resorts. In June, July and August, vacationers check in to luxury inns with water playgrounds and sumptuous spas. And they pay only a third or a quarter of the tab that March visitors ante up for the same rooms and service. Unlike the big spenders who fly to the Valley from cold climes like Chicago and Seattle during winter months, summer visitors usually drive to the destination, said Robert Brinton, executive director of the Mesa Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Chandler’s Sheraton San Marcos Resort, which has hosted luminaries ranging from President Herbert Hoover to Cher, was built in 1912 by Dr. Alexander J. Chandler as part of his vision of a master-planned community.

National travel club AAA handed out its annual stash of diamonds this week, and five Arizona hotels and two restaurants picked up five gems each.

The Hilton Phoenix East/ Mesa is digging up its swimming pool to build a more lavish version for summer visitors.