Sun City is a suburb 20 miles (30km) northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was built as a planned retirement community in Maricopa County in the 1960s. An adjacent retirement community Sun City West was built in the late 1970s; there is also a Sun City Grand. Directly northwest of the three "Sun City" suburbs is Surprise, Arizona.

Get in

• Sun City Visitors Center, 16824 N 99th Ave, ☏ +1 623-977-5000, toll-free: +1-800-437-8146, fax: +1 623-977-4224, scvc@suncityaz.org. M-Sa 9AM-4PM (winter), 9AM-12:30PM (summer). 

Eat

• Coco's Bakery Restaurant, 10243 Grand Ave, ☏ +1 623 933-6941. Pastries, breads, sandwiches, soups. 

Sleep

• Best Western Inn & Suites of Sun City, 11201 Grand Ave, ☏ +1 623 933-8211, toll-free: +1-800-253-2168, fax: +1 623 933-5062. 
• The Lodge at Sun Ridge, 12129 W Bell Rd, Surprise, toll-free: +1-800-337-6667. 
• Comfort Inn & Suites Surprise, 13337 W. Grand Ave, Surprise, ☏ +1 623 544-6262. 
• Days Inn & Suites, 12477 W Bell Rd, Surprise, ☏ +1 623 933-4000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Beautiful, clean, very well kept hotel, and helpful staff. 
• Quality Inn- Sun Cities, 16741 N Greasewood St, Surprise, ☏ +1 623 583-3500. Beautiful and clean. Friendly staff. 
• Hampton Inn, 14783 W Grand Ave, Surprise, ☏ +1 623 537-9122. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. Attractive, modern, clean. Big TV in the lobby. 
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Surprise (Holiday Inn Express), 16540 N Bullard, Surprise, toll-free: +1-877-410-6681. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11:30AM. Opened Feb 2008. 

Go next

Routes through Sun City

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