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See the special places in the Phoenix area to create a truly romantic experience.
Under the direction of Executive Chef Lee Hillson, Royal Palms offers one of Phoenix/Scottsdale's best restaurants with T.Cook's. The restaurant offers artistic, intriguing Mediterranean style cuisine with rotisserie specialties prepared at the restaurant's centerpiece 1930s fireplace.
Located at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa on the Gila River Indian Reservation, Kai has become one of Phoenix’s most celebrated dining experiences. Executive Chef, Michael O’Dowd, incorporates the essence of the Pima and Maricopa tribes into the menu and restaurant décor. Kai, the Pima word for ‘seed’, will treat you with a contemporary approach to Native American cuisine in a rich yet relaxing atmosphere. James Beard Award-winning chef Janos Wilder is consulting chef and is renowned for creating unique menu experiences that utilize indigenous Native American ingredients. Kai’s menu features citrus from the Gila River Farms and items from Native Seed SEARCH, which is a foundation that preserves ancient Native American seed lines that would otherwise be extinct. 
Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain provides a unique boutique resort experience, offering stunning, panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. Terraced high on Camelback Mountain, our tranquil setting is secluded, yet close to upscale shopping, dining and championship golf. Sanctuary Spa provides a relaxed, luxurious retreat with an Asian-inspired design and philosophy includes indoor and outdoor treatment rooms, a fitness center with movement studio, meditation garden, a therapeutic Watsu® pool and a shaded, outdoor lap pool. Our resort also offers Arizona's largest infinity-edge resort pool, 5 newly resurfaced tennis courts and hiking and biking trails.
For your private getaway, choose any of our luxuriously Mountain or Spa Casitas or choose from one of our six Private Residences.
The Montelucia Resort & Joya Spa is located in Paradise Valley, Arizona, adjacent to the cities of Scottsdale and Phoenix in the Grand Canyon state. The InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa is poised to become the premier luxury resort of choice in the Valley, with the 31,000-sq.-ft. spacious and opulent Joya Spa, gorgeous pools, unparalleled dining including Prado signature restaurant and Mbar lounge, nightlife, guest rooms with private patios or balconies, nearby golf courses and shopping. The resort also features extensive indoor and outdoor meeting and wedding facilities including the Castillo Lucena wedding chapel. All of this and more nestled at the base of the majestic Camelback Mountain, just minutes from Old Town Scottsdale and Sky Harbor International Airport.
The Desert Botanical Garden offers the world's finest collection of arid-land plants from deserts of the world in a unique outdoor setting. The Garden has more than 50,000 desert plants on display throughout five thematic trails that illustrate topics such as conservation, desert living, plants and people of the Sonoran Desert and desert wildflowers. Visit the Garden and enjoy specialized tours, special events, seasonal exhibits, concerts, family activities, an outdoor café and the Garden's gift and plant shop.
Set amidst flowering cactus and framed against the majestic McDowell Mountains lies a resort of stunning beauty, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. Nature, culture and the spirit of the destination are combined with contemporary sophistication and legendary comfort to create a unique southwestern experience. One of the most distinctive resorts in the Valley of the Sun, Hyatt offers everything you are looking for in a luxury desert resort, from a 2.5 acre water playground with a sand beach and three story waterslide, golf, tennis, Spa Avania, Camp Hyatt for kids to “Experiential Vacations,” seasonal destination-specific activities for families and adults, the Native American Learning Center, 5 distinctively different restaurants and nightly entertainment.
Nestled at the base of Camelback Mountain, Royal Palms Resort and Spa combines the graciousness and sophistication of a Mediterranean villa with the intimacy and privacy of a secluded retreat. With its unique ambiance, exquisite tapestries, antiques, stone fireplaces and mountain views, the resort offers the award-winning T. Cook's restaurant, four-star Alvadora Spa, swimming, complete fitness center, full service salon and over 20,000 sq. ft. of meeting space. Conveniently located between the prestigious Phoenix Biltmore area and popular downtown Scottsdale, Royal Palms is ideally situated for business and leisure travelers searching for a unique and extraordinary experience.- Nothing will knock them off their feet like seeing the Sonoran Desert from the sky, in a hot air balloon. Many trips come with a champagne toast and beautiful morning views.
- The Phoenix area is filled with luxurious spas, many offering couples' treatments, outdoor treatments and more. Look for these at any local resorts.
