When your away from home, all your meals are in the hands of the restaurants. To help you find the places to eat while you’re here, we’ve assembled a list of the best Phoenix has to offer. These places are top notch, amazing food and great service, we promise they won’t disappoint.

The following is a list by:

Accent Limo will gladly be of service to transport you to and from wherever you decide to have dinner.

o  El Chorro Lodge -Paradise Valley

El Chorro Lodge in Paradise Valley

• Pizzeria Bianco

• Matt’s BIG Breakfast

Matt's BIG Breakfast in Phoenix

• District American Kitchen and Bar

District American Kitchen and Wine Bar

• The Farm Kitchen at South Mountain

The Farm Kitchen at South Mountain

• Over Easy

Over Easy

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” this memorable quote from the 1980 film The Shining has become a widespread and prevalent quote in American culture. After a long strenuous work week it should only be right to give the same amount of energy to some fun on the weekend.

For all the Arizonians that are looking for a weekend getaway, Tucson is the perfect location. Today it’s known as home to the University of Arizona but Tucson is one of the oldest towns in America, originally an Indian Village called “stook-zone” it first became a part of the United States through the Gadsden Purchase of 1854. Tucson also once served as the capital of the Arizona territory from 1867-1877.

It has a small town feel and maybe the best Mexican restaurant in Arizona. You have choices to stay at any of the reasonably priced family friendly resorts like the JW Marriot Starr Pass Resort and Spa, which could be a golfer’s paradise as well as a 4 year olds dream land of a lazy river and a water slide. After staying at the JW for Labor Day weekend, I would recommend this resort to families or couples looking to relax for the weekend. The resort is also strategically placed high in elevation to overview the city of Tucson.  Making it the perfect getaway for the whole family and to rejuvenate you from all of your hard work and of course Accent would love to assist you with your traveling plans to Tucson. So you won’t have to worry about the drive, you can lay back and watch a movie in our new model Cadillac Escalade ESV or sipping a glass of wine in one of our stretch limousines on the one and a half hour drive to Tucson.

For a world without limits is the slogan for the Hemera. Although minimum information has been released about the Hemera, many other luxury interior components are expected. The engineering team is led by Alastair Macqueen, who was in charge for the making of the Jaguar XJ220 supercar and has won the Le Mans 24-Hour race with both Jaguar and Bentley. Eterniti is planning to establish its first facility in London featuring a showroom, car build and service center, and a separate area where customers can create custom specifications for their cars, which will be hand-built on site. More of these facilities are expected to open around the world in key international cities, one of them being Hong Kong, starting in 2012.

The UK based car maker Eterniti motors is trying to make a distinct name of its company, debuting its first car as the first super SUV in the world, something that other luxury car manufacturers have not done yet. It is anticipated to sale for an estimate of $238,000. Also due to its compact 4 x 4 dimension, the vehicle has an option of self-drive as well as chauffeured. But of course in this type of vehicle chauffeured drive would be desired.

This vehicle is talked about as revolutionary because it offers intense luxury. Accent Limo’s aim as a transportation company has always been offering clients with a world of pure luxury to get you to your destination in comfort and style. Each of our vehicles is equipped with In-Car Wi-Fi, XM Satellite Radio and GPS Navigation. We offer complimentary bottled water and the latest magazines such as Business Week, Forbes or Fortune and local and national newspapers to enhance your journey. Choose Accent if productivity while travelling is on top of your list when selecting your car service.

Given that Accent Transportation Services is in the limousine business in the greater Phoenix area, we wanted to provide our readers and prospective clients with some tips on what to look for when hiring a limousine service.

Here are few things you should keep in mind when selecting a limousine service:


– First and foremost make sure that the company carries the appropriate local, State and national licenses and is properly insured.


– Ask what type of vehicles are on their fleet and how old they are.


– Ask for an all inclusive rate so you’re not surprised with all the ad-ins later.


– Ask the exact passenger capacity of the limousine you are booking so your guests won’t end up driving their own cars and there is room for your luggage while going to the airport.


– If you’re booking an airport limo from Sky Harbor airport, make sure your limo will be there whether your flight is early or late. That means you need to confirm that the company you’re dealing with automatically tracks your flights and shows up accordingly vs. claiming that your booking was for a certain time and billing you wait time; even though your flight didn’t land until half an hour later.


– Last but not least your trip is too important not to get your itinerary in writing and to check and see what others say about the service. To ensure a perfect trip, request a written receipt – using a major credit card can help – or an itinerary. Also, looking for references on the car service’s Web site or request them is a good idea. Finally, you should receive an electronic confirmation of your entire trip within a few minutes of booking your ride.

We hope you found these tips useful and that they contribute to making your important trip a great experience.

Despite the economic challenges Arizona has faced surrounding immigration, two Arizona cities are listed among the top five best hotels for service across all of the United States. Those cities are Phoenix and Scottsdale.

When it comes to hotel guests who are pleased with the level of service, value and overall experience, Phoenix, Arizona is tops. These aren’t just your run of the mill budget hotels – these are three- and four-star hotels. The survey was done by hotel.info, which operates internationally.

Phoenix replaced Indianapolis at the top of the charts – it was ranked second last year. Rankings were based on a survey of customer reviews during the first half of the year. The top five cities, in order, were Phoenix, Indianapolis, Dallas, Las Vegas and Scottsdale.

I found it interesting that even if a guest’s stay was quite pleasant, in assessing the price paid for their accommodation, many guests ultimately gave a critical review of their personal experience at the hotel. This begs the question, was the room truly a bargain, or should the offer really have been less expensive?

We can draw three lessons from the winners. First, value is subjective. Remember, these were not low-end hotels but rather three and four-star establishments. It is cliché but value is in the eye of the beholder. In this case, the value was directly defined by the customer experience.

Second, price does not equal value. When a consumer spends the type of money necessary to stay in a hotel such as these they have expectations. I would guess that the top five hotels have some type of customer feedback process and they make changes based on comments.

Finally, the competition is always improving. Phoenix was not ranked first in last year’s survey. So, how did they move up in the ranking amidst a bad economy and negative press surrounding immigration and travel to Arizona? They did it through good old-fashioned customer service. I would bet they didn’t guess what their customers wanted – they asked.

This survey is done every six months. I will be interested to see if Phoenix can retain the title as the best value and best customer service. Will Phoenix hotel operators continue to offer good service at a fair price or will they relax their focus on serving their customers?

I hope these tips will help your company improve its customer service or help you to evaluate the companies you do business with. As for Accent Transportation Services, we’ll continue to be obsessed with serving our customers through Phoenix airport executive car service, Phoenix and Scottsdale limo service and special event transportation.

Leave us a comment on Twitter at @transaccent or friend us at http://www.facebook.com/transaccent. We’ll give you a 10 percent roundtrip discount for sharing your thoughts. After all, feedback gives us the opportunity to take our customer service to the next level.

Given that Accent Transportation Services is in the business of service, providing Phoenix airport executive car service, Scottsdale airport limo service and special event transportation that exceeds our customer’s expectations, I find this topic of interest.

There are plenty of insurance companies, hotels, financial institutions, credit cards and even car services to choose from. So, what makes one company stand out over another? What motivates a customer to select one over the other? Is it price, services, time or how about value?

It can’t always be about price can it? I realize we’re in a recession; however, at the end of the day, you get what you pay for.

The definition of  “customer service” is straightforward enough. Dictionary.com defines it as: assistance and other resources that a company provides to the people who buy or use its products or services. Obviously, there’s more to it than that.

I recently read a Bloomberg Businessweek article on “Standouts in Customer Service” (did I mention I’m a bit obsessed with serving customers…). Here is the link: www.bit.ly….. The magazine ranked the top 25 standouts for 2010. There were several on the list that did not surprise me (USAA, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Ritz-Cartlon, American Express and the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts) but several that did. The entire list can be found through the link above.

The article asserted that most would assume that 2009 would have been a particularly hard year for customer service. Companies slashed inventories, cut back employee hours, benefit and pay (all huge attitude motivators). However, customer satisfaction rose rather than declined.

Analysts believe that the recession motivated companies to focus on taking care of the customer. Discussions on cutting costs, outsourcing and automation turned into discussions on how to increase customer loyalty.

Good or bad economy, Accent Transportation Services (www.transaccent.com) believes in exceeding our customer’s expectations. We do this through value; we offer free in-car WiFi in all of our cars as well as complimentary recharging of your devices after a flight (laptops, iPods, smart phones, etc.), and other services. We don’t mind competing on price either! Tell us you read this blog, follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/transaccent or friend us at http://www.facebook.com/transaccent and we’ll give you a 10 percent roundtrip discount.

Stay tuned for part two of this article, where we’ll share some of the customer service tips and tricks from the top 25 customer service winners!