The best airport hotel in tucson welcome to the hampton inn tucson airport if youre looking for a beautiful city that sits snug in the sonoran desert embraced by no less than five scenic mountain ranges then meet tucson first visited by paleo indians about 12 000 years ago tucson was actually part of mexico until 1853 today it retains much of its mexican heritage and charm with old missions and historic museums the nature near our tucson hotel is also stunning and the state parks brin