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In World War II flying epic "Flight of Phoenix," filmed in 1950's, stars Jimmy Stewart and Ernest Borgnine resurrect their Sahra desert crashed aircraft just like mythical bird, Phoenix that rises from ashes, to fly again.

Flying into Phoenix, Arizona, is an easy adventure for leisure or business travel, far removed from movies, and Hiltons in area have you covered - tucking you in whether in country's sixth largest city for fun or profit.

The Spanish settled in area in 1752, and today with over three million people in Greater Phoenix area, spread out over 2,000 square miles, it is no bewilderment why Phoenix Magazine readers voted Hilton Airport Phoenix best hotel in town, and often rated one of best business hotels in country; hotel offers a free fitness and business center, and you down have to run to airport with free shuttle to your flight out of Sky Harbor Airport, (www.phxskyharbor.com) serving 36 million passengers annually. (Airport parking Services are 602/683-3615; Ampco System 602/273-4545; info on airport construction and garage closures: 602/273-0954.) Sky Harbour is five minutes from downtown Phoenix and Hilton airport facility is only 1.5 miles from landing lights.

Phoenix means business and this regional center is home base for America West Airlines, and hub for many others, including AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Alaska Air, America West, America West Express (Mesa), American, American Trans Air, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Delta Connection (Skywest Airlines) Frontier, Lufthansa, Midwest Express, Northwest, Scenic Air (Grand Canyon Flights), Shuttle by United, Southwest, Sun Country, United and USAirways.

You, and Phoenix Hiltons are in American portion of Sonoran Desert, stretching all way down into northern Mexico. Living in desert means Phoenix, at an elevation of 1, 117 feet, only gets an average rainfall of 7.66 inches per year, with an annual high mean temperatures of 85 degree with 300 annual days of sunshine.

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"You're home now," George warmly said as he greeted us and checked us in. I thought to myself that these were best words a person could ever want to hear as a romantic Palm Springs weekend getaway is just beginning. After a hard day at work, and driving through rainy desert evening listening to local 80s radio station, I told myself that skies over Palm Springs cleared for a reason. The skies allowed hypnotic blinking lights on massive windmills along freeway to perpetually flash their alien Morse code saying one simple word loud and clear: R-E-L-A-X.

Nestled within walking distance from main drag in idyllic Palm Springs and very near San Jacinto Mountains is an upscale Spanish mission that is easy to get used to. The Andalusian Court feels like a soft chenille sweater or a pair of blue jeans that fits just right. This newly renovated luxury suite villa resort has only seven units, but, they are exquisite. Each very well decorated 700 square foot fully furnished villa has everything you could need to unwind and find yourself again. Whether it's eclectic interior design where each piece of furniture or artwork was hand chosen by owner of resort, or curvilinear fireplace in bedroom, you know that this place is serious about aesthetics and function. The rounded arches of rooflines draped in mission-style ceramic tile roofing further enhance Spanish tiles that are gracefully set in stuccoed walls between interspersed highly decorative and colorful plates. This gorgeous Spanish revival inn draws you in and transports you back in time to another part of globe.