Tempe is located in the heart of the Greater Phoenix region. It is located just 10-15 minutes east of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which is the major airport serving the region. An alternate smaller airport, located about 30 minutes east of Downtown Tempe, is the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Tempe is located to the east of the City of Phoenix and is bordered by Scottsdale to the north, Chandler to the south, and Mesa to the east. It is home to the headquarters of US Airways and the main campus of the Arizona State University. The Mill Avenue District of Downtown Tempe is a shopping and entertainment area in the city popular with pedestrians and residents. With the completion of Tempe Town Lake, commercial and high-rise development along the lake quickly transformed the cityscape of Mill Avenue and the skyline of downtown Tempe. The Tempe Town Lake, located a short walk from the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center, features a waterfront walk, a beach park, and boating and recreation opportunities.

Please visit http://www.missionpalms.com/map.htm for a map of the location of the hotel relative to nearby attractions. The page also provides directions to and from the hotel, if you do not choose to use the hotel's complimentary airport transportation.

Directions from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport:
Start out going East on E. SKY HARBOR BLVD. toward Highway 202. 2.2 miles
Take the PRIEST DR ramp toward CENTER PKWY. 0.4 miles
Turn RIGHT onto N PRIEST DR. 0.5 miles
Turn LEFT onto W RIO SALADO PKWY. 1.3 miles
Turn RIGHT onto S MILL AVE. 0.2 miles
Turn LEFT onto E 5TH ST.
Turn LEFT into The Tempe Mission Palms Hotel entrance.

Directions From Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Rental Car Center to Tempe Mission Palms:
Turn RIGHT on BUCKEYE ROAD to 24TH ST.
Turn LEFT on 24TH ST. to VAN BUREN ST.
Turn RIGHT on VAN BUREN ST.
VAN BUREN ST. will become MILL AVE.
Turn LEFT on 5TH ST. from MILL AVE.
The hotel entrance will be just off of MILL on the LEFT.

Map showing the location of the hotel (red star) relative to close-by attractions.

Upon arrival at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, collect your baggage, and use the courtesy hotel phones to call the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center and request transportation to the hotel. The hotel is located just five miles away and the hotel transportation will arrive to pick you up curbside (at the arrival level) within a short wait. The airport is also served by taxis, limousines, and SuperShuttle service, should you desire to use alternative ground transportation.

If you plan to rent a car, catch the Rental Car Shuttle curbside on the arrival level, and proceed to the Rental Car Center located a few minutes away from the airport terminals. Please visit http://www.phoenix.gov/skyharborairport/transportation-and-parking/rental-cars.html for detailed information about the rental car center and its operations.

Light rail serves the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport through an airport shuttle bus connection. When you arrive at the airport, collect your baggage at the arrival level, and proceed curbside to catch the Airport Shuttle Bus that provide complimentary service connecting all airport terminals with the Light Rail Station at 44th Street and Washington. At this light rail station (Station 18 on the map at: http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/lightrail_publications/METRO-Activity-Centers.pdf), board the Eastbound trains and alight at Station 21 Mill Avenue/Third Street. The hotel is a short walk from this light rail station. Please see http://www.valleymetro.org/images/uploads/sky-harb.pdf for a map of the Airport Shuttle Bus service that connects to light rail. The service runs seven days a week.