John's Bachelor Weekend

One Last
Rodeo

Four days in Scottsdale before John trades the bar crawl for the aisle. Fly in, don't die, fly out.

DestinationScottsdale, AZ
PassengerThe Whole Crew
DepartFri, Sep 18
ReturnMon, Sep 21
SeatTBD — nobody's flights match
GateOld Town
SDL Boarding
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The Plan

Nothing's decided. Vote up the ideas you want, or write in your own — for whatever day and time slot. Only the game itself is locked in; everything else is wide open.

Home Base

The Compound

HÓZHÓ Estate on Thunderbird, up in North Scottsdale. Seven bedrooms, six bathrooms, room for up to seventeen guys — which means nobody's on the pull-out unless they lose a bet.

A heated pool with a water slide and rain curtain, a hot tub that seats around twenty, a pickleball court that doubles as a half-court, a movie theater, a full game room with billiards, and a fire pit under a covered ramada with a 65" TV. This house is basically its own bar.

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Exact address goes out in the group chat closer to the date. Everyone lands PHX or SDL and Ubers or vans it up from there.
7
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6
Bathrooms
17
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Pool + Slide Hot Tub for 20 Pickleball / Half-Court Movie Theater Billiards Fire Pit + Ramada Chef's Kitchen Cornhole
The pool and slide at the compound The movie theater room The pickleball and sport court
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Not a real AI — just a guy who read every review site in Scottsdale so you don't have to. Pick a mood and a moment, get a pick.

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After Dark

Bars & The Crawl

Big on bars, and Scottsdale doesn't make that hard. Two zones: Old Town (worth the drive, everything's walkable once you're there) and Cave Creek (ten minutes from the house).

Old Town Scottsdale

~30–40 min from the house
Bottled Blonde
Bottled Blonde
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Pizza, cocktails, and a patio that gets loud fast. Best opener for the crawl.
Start here, 8–9PM
Whiskey Row
Whiskey Row
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Dierks Bentley's whiskey bar — built for a group, built to get loud.
Whiskey-forward
Not My First Rodeo
Not My First Rodeo
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Old Town's country bar — live DJs spinning country hits and mashups.
Dance floor
El Hefe
El Hefe
📍 ~23 mi from the house
A Scottsdale staple: loud, unapologetic, exactly what it sounds like.
Scottsdale classic
Mother Tucker's Tavern
Mother Tucker's Tavern
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Old Town's newest hot spot, running on vintage dive-bar energy.
Newest spot
50 Shades of Rosé
50 Shades of Rosé
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Neon lighting, themed cocktails, DJ sets. Zero subtlety, in a good way.
Neon + DJs
The Beverly on Main
The Beverly on Main
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Moody, speakeasy-style craft cocktail lounge in Old Town. Good spot to slow down for one round.
Slow it down

Want it organized instead of winged? Bach Bar Crawl runs guided crawls through Old Town's best bars — worth booking for the group.

bachbarcrawl.com →

Cave Creek

~10 min from the house
Buffalo Chip Saloon & Steakhouse
Buffalo Chip Saloon & Steakhouse
📍 ~5 mi from the house
Real bull riding Wed & Fri nights, gates at 6PM — you can sign up to ride. Texas BBQ, indoor and outdoor bars, live music most nights since 1998.
Bull riding
Harold's Corral
Harold's Corral
📍 ~5 mi from the house
A Cave Creek institution — easy, unpretentious, exactly what you want ten minutes from the house.
Local classic
Kiki Rae's
Kiki Rae's
📍 ~5 mi from the house
Coastal vibes in the middle of the desert. Good change of pace.
Change of pace
Fuel Up

Where To Eat

Nearby and popular, brunch through late-night steak.

Fall Arizona
Restaurant Week

Runs September 18–27 — which means it covers the entire trip. Multi-course prix-fixe menus at the valley's best kitchens. Worth locking in one big group dinner around it.

Brunch

for the mornings that need it
SumoMaya
SumoMaya
📍 ~20 mi from the house
Mexican-Asian fusion in North Scottsdale — bottomless mimosas and shared plates.
Bottomless
Hash Kitchen
Hash Kitchen
📍 ~18 mi from the house
The valley's biggest Bloody Mary bar. Weekends only, get there early.
Bloody Mary bar
The Montauk
The Montauk
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Old Town spot known for punch-bowl mimosas and an East Coast menu.
Old Town
Morning Squeeze
Morning Squeeze
📍 ~23 mi from the house
Classic breakfast dishes with a modern twist. Reliable and fast.
Quick + solid

Steak & Big Nights Out

book ahead
Mastro's Steakhouse
Mastro's Steakhouse
📍 ~7 mi from the house
Steak and seafood near Pinnacle Peak, with live music most nights.
Live music
Steak 44
Steak 44
📍 ~20 mi from the house
A valley favorite — hard to get a table without a reservation.
Reserve early
Dominick's Steakhouse
Dominick's Steakhouse
📍 ~13 mi from the house
Old-school steakhouse energy at Scottsdale Quarter.
Scottsdale Quarter
Buck & Rider
Buck & Rider
📍 ~7 mi from the house
Seafood-forward steakhouse, great for a bigger group dinner.
Group dinner
Keeler's Neighborhood Steakhouse
Keeler's Neighborhood Steakhouse
📍 ~4 mi from the house
Certified Angus Beef in Carefree — the closest steakhouse on this list.
Closest option

Near The House

Cave Creek / North Scottsdale
The Spotted Donkey Cantina
The Spotted Donkey Cantina
📍 ~2 mi from the house
Mexican food with a big outdoor patio at El Pedregal, North Scottsdale.
Big patio
Buffalo Chip Saloon
Buffalo Chip Saloon
📍 ~5 mi from the house
Yes, also dinner — Texas-style BBQ alongside the bull riding.
BBQ + a show
Sunday, Sep 20

Game Day

Seahawks on the road, Cardinals at home — and we happen to be in town for it.

State Farm Stadium
Seahawks @ Cardinals
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, AZ ~32 mi / 40–45 min from the house · ~23 mi / 35 min from Old Town Broadcast: FOX · Regular Season, Week 2
1:25 PM
Kickoff · MT
Van + Uber plan: the van doesn't seat everybody, so it takes as many as it holds and the rest splits into Uber/Lyft straight to Westgate. Rideshare drop-off is separate from parking — regroup at the entrance to the entertainment district, not the lot, and plan to arrive 2–3 hours ahead if you want a table before kickoff.

Pregame

Westgate Entertainment District
Yard House
Yard House
📍 ~0.3 mi from the stadium
100+ beers on tap. The default pregame move, and a good one.
Beer
Salt Tacos y Tequila
Salt Tacos y Tequila
📍 ~0.3 mi from the stadium
150+ tequilas, margaritas, DJs on weekends.
Tequila
Carousel
Carousel
📍 ~0.3 mi from the stadium
Arcade games, ping pong, and a full bar for the group that gets there early.
Games + bar

Postgame

Whether it's a win or not
Thirsty Lion
Thirsty Lion
📍 ~0.3 mi from the stadium
Rooftop patio, craft beer and cocktails, TVs everywhere. Built for a win or a loss.
Rooftop
Bar Louie
Bar Louie
📍 ~0.3 mi from the stadium
Easy, reliable bar-and-grill energy — open late, no drama.
Open late
On The Radar

Happening While We're There

Worth knowing about even if it's not the main plan.

Arizona Taco Fest
SEP 17–18

Arizona Taco Fest

📍 ~20 mi from the house

At Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Wraps the same day we land — worth checking if anyone's flight gets in early enough.

SEP 18–27

Fall Arizona Restaurant Week

Covers the entire trip. Prix-fixe menus at top kitchens across the valley — see the Eat section for the pick.

Talking Stick Resort & Casino
ANY NIGHT

Talking Stick Resort & Casino

📍 ~20 mi from the house

Casino floor, live music, and restaurants on-site. A solid fallback for a lower-key night.