{"id":150,"date":"2011-10-06T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-fun-at-the-westin-kierland-resort\/"},"modified":"2018-11-20T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T10:30:17","slug":"family-fun-at-the-westin-kierland-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/family-fun-at-the-westin-kierland-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Fun at the Westin Kierland Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scottish Bagpiper Belts Out Tunes to the Setting Sun<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cool weather is starting to blanket most of the country but there are still some spots around the country where pool weather is still holding strong.\u00a0 Scottsdale, AZ, with an average daily high in the 80s during October and November, is the ideal weekend destination for families looking to spend some time poolside.\u00a0 If your family is looking for a resort that has championship golf, a rejuvenating spa, and a pool area that will keep your kids entertained for hours, the Westin Kierland Resort is the weekend getaway<\/a><\/strong> you have been looking for.<\/p>\n

What I love most about Westin Kierland is their focus on fun. As a matter of fact, the resort has an entire FUN Team dedicated to making sure their guests have a great time.\u00a0 Upon check-in guests are given the Kierland Pathfinder, a guide to all the fun happening at the resort.\u00a0 Activities such as organized pool games, talent shows, exercise programs, and Kierland Kampfires featuring ooey gooey Arizona S\u2019mores are all organized by staff dedicated to making sure every member of your\u00a0 family has a smile on their face.<\/p>\n

Adventure Water Park, the resort\u2019s family friendly pool area is sure to make your kids think they have died and gone to pool heaven. Highlights include massive zero-entry pool which is ideal for swimmers of all ages and abilities, a 900-foot lazy river, 110-foot water slide, a pop jet water fountain for toddlers, and a poolside bar and grill.\u00a0 Needless to say, you will probably have a hard time dragging your children away from this water-filled paradise.<\/p>\n

There is also plenty of fun to be had on resort property that doesn\u2019t involve water. The OK Corral, an outdoor play area named for the most famous gunfight in Arizona<\/strong> history, features lawn chess, a basketball court, ping pong tables, and RC race car tracks.\u00a0 Families are encouraged to golf together on the immaculate course and junior golf classes using color-coded teaching aides and oversized equipment are offered on Saturdays, perfect for kids ages 5-14. After spending all day having fun, be sure to make time to enjoy a drink and watch Michael McClanthan, the Scottish bagpiper, bid farewell to the setting sun with traditional Scottish music performed on course\u2019s edge in the resort\u2019s Dreamweaver\u2019s Canyon.<\/p>\n

As much as parents love our children, we also love a little time away from the kids and a chance to eat a meal in public that doesn\u2019t result in embarrassment.\u00a0 Luckily Westin Kierland knows the value of a date night and offers a FREE Pajama Party (normally $50 per kid)at the Kids Club for children ages 4-12 while mom and dad blissfully dine at Nellie Cashman\u2019s or Deseo, two of the resort\u2019s onsite restaurants<\/strong>.\u00a0 While kids are enjoying dinner, games, movies, and more, parents can sip on a signature mojito, sample decadent millionaire tacos, and enjoy some adult conversation. Ahhh\u2026 bliss\u2026..<\/p>\n

Disclosure: The author was provided with lodging and meals in order to review the resort. All opinions were unsolicited and the honest thoughts of the author.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scottish Bagpiper Belts Out Tunes to the Setting Sun   Cool weather is starting to blanket most of the country but there are still some spots around the country where pool weather is still holding strong.\u00a0 Scottsdale, AZ, with an average daily high in the 80s during October and November, is the ideal weekend destination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97201601,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150\/revisions\/97201601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}