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BEST WESTERN Space Age Lodge
401 E Pima, Gila Bend, Arizona 85337Phone: 928/683-2273 | Fax: 928/683-2273
This Gila Bend, Arizona hotel features unique space-age decor and convenient access to the Painted Rock Monument and the Gatlin Sites Native American Ruins.
Welcome to the BEST WESTERN Space Age Lodge, a full-service hotel offering the best in customer service and accommodations at an affordable rate. Located in the beauty and history of Southern Arizona, this Gila Bend area hotel boasts 41 well-appointed guest rooms all done in a space age theme. Each guest room features pillow top beds, cable satellite television with HBO and free wireless high-speed Internet access. Enjoy an array of hotel amenities including the onsite Space Age Outer Limits Restaurant, a whirlpool hot tub, business services and meeting facilities accommodating up to 30 people. Pets are always welcome!
The hotel's convenient Interstate 8 location provides guests with easy access to a variety of key attractions including the Painted Rock Monument, the Open Pit Copper Mines and the Oregon Pipe National Park. Spend an afternoon touring the Gila Bend Historic Museum, just one mile from the hotel, or visit the Native America ruins at the Gatlin Site, only three miles away. Guests will also enjoy taking a short day trip up to Phoenix, Arizona to explore the sites and attractions of this major southwest city. Traveling on business? The BEST WESTERN Space Age Lodge is minutes away from the Gila River Electric Plant and the Desert Sweet Shrimp Farm. Gila Bend also offers a variety of events throughout the year including Shrimpfest, Dole Hunting, Butterfield Stage Days and several rodeos.
The friendly, helpful staff at the BEST WESTERN Space Age Lodge is ready to ensure a fun-filled memorable stay in Gila Bend, Arizona. Make a reservation today and save!
Local Events Worth Considering:
May 2012
Nothing tastes better than ripened fruit or vegetables picked directly from the tree/vine. Enjoy all the locally grown produce. In Sierra Vista.
Celebrate the life and times of the Old West’s most famous lawman in “the town too tough to die. In Tombstone.
June 2012
Enjoy tasty food, live music and more at Agua Linda Farm's annual festival to celebrate the harvest of garlic and onions grown on site. In Amado.
A fundraiser benefitting the Children's Museum Tucson, will be played at Loews Ventana Canyon Mountain Course.
A ceremonial blessing and procession, cowboys and trick horseback riders, food, games & music in Tucson.
July 2012
Colossal Cave Mountain Park's celebration includes presentations, Tohono O'odham basket-weaving, critter displays, and saguaro syrup. In Vail.
This beautiful closed-to-traffic course runs south on Kinney Road along Tucson Mountain Park.
The Loft Cinema hosts a morning children's festival of vintage animated classic films and cartoons, new animated features, and a sing-along.
August 2012
Self-guided and guided tours, exhibits, and presentations about Southern Arizona birds and butterflies at annual conference in Sierra Vista.
Celebrate upcoming harvest with grape-stomping contest, winery tours and tastings, wagon rides, and live music at Sonoita Vineyards. In Elgin.
Tucson Audubon Society presents a weekend of outstanding bird watching field trips and workshops.
Nearby Attractions:
List All AZ AttractionsOrgan Pipe National Monument
The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the only location in the United States to have the largest stand of organ pipe cactus. They stand tall on the south-facing slopes of the rocky Sonoran Desert. The Organ Pipe Cactus can live to be over 150 years old and produce the first bloom at 35 years old. The National Monument was established in 1937 and 95% of it was declared a wilderness area by Congress in 1977.
The Monument allows the Sonoran Desert to flourish and remain unspoiled. Enjoy hiking along one of several trails. Participate in a Ranger-led program, including a van tour or an evening slide show, to learn more about this beautiful environment. The convenience of Best Western hotel locations, is conducive for your travels to Gila Bend and Southern Arizona.
