Scottsdale, Arizona, and neighboring Paradise Valley in the Sonoran Desert are ideal for spending time relaxing or doing business. Scottsdale is home to several luxury hotels that provide access to championship golf courses, world-class spas and award-winning restaurants. Visitors can also admire more than 125 art galleries and museums, pass time exploring diverse shopping opportunities, ride on air balloons or engage in a range of outdoor activities.
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess evokes the Moorish architectural style, with Southwestern style rooms. The resort is home to the Willow Stream Spa, one of the best Spas in North America, according to Travel+Leisure Magazine. The property also features four award-winning restaurants and two championship golf courses, including the home of the Annual PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open.
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
Located near Pinnacle Peak, the Four Seasons Resort offers guests guided hikes and access to championship golf courses at the Troon North Golf Club. Guests can explore the desert landscape on a guided jeep tour, air balloon, foot or mountain bike. Activities and amenities at the hotel include chocolate and wine tasting, on-site tennis, a fitness center and a bi-level pool. Travel+Leisure Magazine and Zagat Survey have ranked the resort as Arizona's best hotel.
Royal Palms Resort and Spa
The Royal Palms Resort and Spa is beautifully laid out with courtyards, gardens and stone walkways meandering through citrus groves. Guests can stay in tranquil and secluded casitas, hotel rooms or villas featuring European antiques. The property is home to the four-star Alvadora Spa and T. Cook's Restaurant, which offers Mediterranean dishes.
InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa
The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa at the foot of Camelback Mountain is inspired by Spain's Andalusia region. It features private villas, a spa, pools, and Spanish and Mexican restaurants around a European-style town square. After a day of hiking, visitors can enjoy sunsets from the resort's Kasbah patio before relaxing in one of the resort's spacious rooms featuring handmade Moroccan light fixtures and large balconies.
The Boulders Resort
The Boulders Resort features villas and casitas in village-like clusters along the rugged terrain of the Senoran Desert foothills. Guests can golf at nearby award-winning championship courses or enjoy tennis, hiking, mountain biking or rock climbing before being treated to a relaxing massage at the Golden Door spa. The resort features six restaurants serving Southwestern-inspired cuisine and is located near El Pedregal, an outdoor marketplace with boutiques, galleries, restaurants and an amphitheater.
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa
The award-winning Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa features spectacular views of Paradise Valley. The Sanctuary Spa offers guests Asian-inspired treatments, a meditation garden, a movement studio and a fitness center. The hotel includes an infinity pool, tennis courts and award-winning dining, including Jade Bar, which was voted the best bar in America by Esquire Magazine. The property also features exclusive mountainside private homes and hiking at nearby Camelback Mountain.
The Phoenician
The Phoenician is located on 250 acres and boasts a boutique hotel, 10 restaurants and lounges, and retail shops. Guests can also spend a day at the resort's championship golf course, relax in one of 24 treatment rooms in the spa, or wander in the two-acre Cactus Garden, which has 250 varieties of cacti and succulents. The property also features nine pools, tennis courts and a $25 million art collection.
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- Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
- Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
- The Boulders Resort
- Royal Palms Resort & Spa
- InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa
- Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa
- The Phoenician
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