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Review of Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resor...

The Sheraton Grand hotel is located at the Wild Ho...

The Sheraton Grand hotel is located at the Wild Horse Pass area in the East Valley Phoenix along the Gila River with a population known as Indian Community. The community was established in 1859 and was formally recognized by the congress in 1939. It is an Indian reservation in the state of AZ within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Pima (Akimel O'odham tribe) and Maricopa (Pee-Posh tribe) counties. The largest communities in Gila River are Sacaton, Komatke, Santan and Black Water. The community operates its own telecom company, electric utility, industrial park and health care. At one time they were facing water shortages because of diversion structures and dam by non-Native farmers but that improved by creation of a reservoir and plans to establish an irrigation system to provide for running water.
As one of enterprises at Wild Horse Pass the Sheraton Grand hotel is owned by the Indian community. The hotel is a 500-room resort and is designed to represent the heritage and culture of Gila River Indian Community. The hotel has a 36-holes golf field, a spa and an on site horse back riding center. It also offers the services of four restaurants, swimming pools with water falls, water slide and river boat cruises for visitors.

A hotel with a background history.