The city is also home to the Arizona Mills Malls, an oversized outlet mall filled with bargain prices from well known stores as Saks Fifth Avenue, JCPenney, Sears and Old Navy.
Despite losing the Fiesta Bowl to nearby Glendale, the city still host the Fiesta Bowl's Block Party on New Year's Eve, one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in the country. But college football is still alive and well in Tempe, thanks to the ASU Sun Devils who play in Sun Devil Stadium to loyal fans during the fall.
The luxurious Tempe Mission Palms offers great amenities right in the city only one block away from ASU. Even better is The Buttes, A Marriott Resort, which offers a scenic stay overlooking Tempe.
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