The ambiance of a spa resort alone can be enough to significantly reduce stress levels. From luxurious treatments to gorgeous pools, the moment you step into one, your cares seem to just melt away. Phoenix, Arizona is home to quite a few, and with its abundant sunshine, it’s a no-brainer for a rejuvenating break. These spa resorts offer the best of the best, ensuring you come home feeling refreshed.
Royal Palms Resort & Spa
Set within a Spanish Colonial-style estate, Royal Palms Resort & Spa is home to the Mediterranean-inspired Alvadora Spa, which offers a wide range of decadent treatments like hot stone massage with many treatment rooms spilling into tranquil, private indoor-outdoor courtyards. It also includes cascading outdoor waterfall showers, calming Vichy showers, and roaring fireplaces. Not only is it one of the best spa resorts in Arizona, but it also features a beautiful pool and Jacuzzi next to a Mediterranean restaurant, and you’ll find a fitness center too. If you prefer, you can work out in your room with exercise equipment available for room delivery. Accommodation is in casitas, villas, and estate-style units with private patios overlooking a reflecting pool. All have flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and minibars. Some include outdoor fireplaces and soaking tubs.
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Spa with a wide range of treatments and waterfall showers
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An outdoor pool and Jacuzzi
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Mediterranean restaurant
5200 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, USA— +1 602-283-1234
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
The 5-star JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa is a popular couples resort in Arizona, home to the Revive Spa, with 41 treatment rooms, a bistro, the Sanctuary Pool and hydrotherapy enclaves, saunas and whirlpools, salon services, and a health club. The property also includes a golf course, five pools, and a lazy river for floating your cares away. You’ll have plenty of dining options too, with multiple restaurants and 24-hour room service, while rooms and suites are spacious with living areas, minifridges, coffeemakers, desks, and balconies.
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Spa with a Sanctuary Pool, saunas, and whirlpools
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Five swimming pools, a lazy river, and golf course
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Multiple on-site restaurants
Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort is a historic luxury resort that has been a jewel here in the desert for nearly a century, with its doors opened in 1929. It includes the 28,000-square-foot Tierra Luna spa with indoor and outdoor treatment rooms, a well bar oasis, a hot tub, and a cold plunge pool. There are eight swimming pools, two golf courses, an extensive fitness center, a Kids Camp, and a playground on the property, and dining can be enjoyed at multiple restaurants, from a casual cafe to a fine-dining eatery. Live music is hosted too. Rooms are spacious, from studios to one-bedroom villas with full kitchens.
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Spa with indoor and outdoor treatment rooms
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Eight swimming pools & 2 golf courses
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One-bedroom villas with full kitchens
2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA— +1 602-955-6600
Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
The luxurious Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass is an oasis in the desert with sweeping mountain views. It’s home to Aji Spa which melds contemporary spa treatments with the sacred doctrines of the Pima and Maricopa tribes who’ve inhabited the land for centuries. It offers a menu of various facials, scrubs, and other treatments along with salon services, steam rooms, saunas, hot tubs, and a pool. There are multiple restaurants, including Kai, the crown jewel that’s been called one of the best places for fine dining in the state, with outdoor tables for dining while watching a glorious sunset. Accommodation is in rooms and suites with separate living areas, flat-screen TVs, coffeemakers, and balconies. Some have balconies and fireplaces.
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Spa with salon services, a pool, hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms
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Multiple dining options, including exquisite fine dining at Kai
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Suites with fireplaces and balconies
5594 W Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85226, USA— +1 602-225-0100
Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
The Arizona Grand Resort & Spa boasts a rugged mountain backdrop, a seven-acre water park with slides, a lazy river, and wave pool, six swimming pools (including one that’s adults-only), and a gorgeous golf course. The spa offers a full menu of relaxing massages, rejuvenating facials, therapeutic body treatments, salon services, a lap pool, and a Jacuzzi. Parents can enjoy blissful pampering while the kids have fun at the kids’ club. The multiple dining options include a Western-themed restaurant with a steak-focused menu, live country music, and sweeping views.
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Spa with a full menu of treatments and salon services
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7-acre water park with slides, a lazy river, and wave pool + 6 swimming pools
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Golf course & Western-themed restaurant with live country music
8000 South Arizona Grand E, Phoenix, AZ 85044, USA— +1 877-800-4888
Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix
Adjacent to Phoenix Mountain Preserve, the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort is a great option for families as the adults can enjoy a spa and golf vacation while the kids take part in the seasonal children’s program. Tocaloma Spa & Salon is renowned for its soothing treatments that include a variety of massages and skincare treatments as well as manis, pedis, hair care, and cosmetic services. It’s also a top hotel in Arizona with an on-site water park, which includes outdoor pools, a slide, hot tubs, and cabanas. There’s also an 18-hole golf course and a chic restaurant with panoramic city views serving American fare. An outdoor cafe by the water is an ideal spot to unwind with a craft cocktail.
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Spa with pampering treatments and salon services
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Water park with outdoor pools, a slide, hot tubs, and cabanas
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18-hole golf course
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Multiple dining options
Clarendon Hotel & Spa
For a unique and modern experience, the Clarendon Hotel & Spa is an adult-only cannabis-friendly boutique hotel. The Lazy Bee Spa offers massages, facials, skin treatments, body contouring, and more. The Oasis Pool is a highlight with a hydrospa, Italian mosaic underwater speakers, one of the world’s largest water walls, and cabanas. The rooftop skydeck boasts views of the city skyline and colorful sunsets, while rooms include deluxe rooms, junior suites, and one-bedroom suites with separate living areas.
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Spa with a menu of massages, facials, and more
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The Oasis Pool with cabanas and luxe features
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Rooftop skydeck for sunset-watching and dancing
401 W Clarendon Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA— +1 602-252-7363
Phoenix Marriott Resort Tempe at The Buttes
The Phoenix Marriott Resort Tempe at The Buttes offers spectacular views of desert sunsets and comes complete with sparkling pools, cascading waterfalls, and the exceptional Narande Spa, which honors the tradition of water as the key to relaxation. It offers many treatments with something for the entire family. A lazy river connects the two pools, which include a water slide, and there are nature trails, golf courses, a fitness center, tennis courts, and sand volleyball courts too. Live music is often hosted, while dining includes a poolside bar and grill, cafes, and a rooftop restaurant.
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Spa with a menu of treatments for the whole family
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Two pools connected by a lazy river
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A rooftop restaurant
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak
Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak lies adjacent to North Mountain Preserve, with its magnificently landscaped grounds dotted with fountains and waterfalls while boasting picturesque mountain views. Its 10,000-square-foot Tocasierra Spa & Salon offers spa and beauty treatments, including everything from pampering massages to facials, body treatments, manis/pedis, and full hair salon services. There’s a kids camp, an 18-hole mini-golf course, and a 4-acre water park featuring pools, a big water slide, and one of the best lazy rivers in Arizona. Room options include studios and one-bedroom suites with standard amenities like flat-screen TVs, minifridges, and coffeemakers. Split-level casitas offer more space and kitchenettes.
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Spa with a variety of treatments and salon services
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18-hole golf course + 4-acre water park with pools, a water slide, and lazy river
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Kids camp and a Western-style restaurant
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch
Just a short drive northeast of Phoenix with a backdrop of the McDowell Mountains, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch is one of the area’s most popular spa resorts in Scottsdale. Its lavish spa features a French-Celtic mineral pool and a relaxing lotus pond along with an extensive menu of decadent treatments. The 27-acre property also has a 28-foot rock climbing wall, an excellent fitness center, and one of the region’s top golf courses. The pool complex is a definite highlight, with multiple pools, cabanas, fountains, waterfalls, and a poolside cafe. There’s a wide range of dining options, while rooms come with private balconies, some with mountain views.
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Luxurious spa with a French-Celtic mineral pool
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Gorgeous pool complex with multiple swimming pools
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Championship golf course
7500 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258, USA— +1 480-444-1234
The Phoenician
Also in nearby Scottsdale, The Phoenician sits on 250 acres at the base of Camelback Mountain, less than eight miles from Phoenix International Airport. The spa is a highlight with its menu featuring everything from aromatherapy treatments and couples’ treatments to scrubs, body wraps, and meditation. There’s a tranquility lounge, a blow dry bar, a nail lounge, a rooftop pool, and a massive fitness center too. You’ll find many gorgeous pools throughout the property, one with a 165-foot water slide along with a 27-hole golf course, a lake, multiple dining and drinking options, and a kids’ club.
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Lavish spa with a rooftop pool
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Multiple pools throughout the property, one with a 165-foot water slide
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27-hole golf course and huge fitness center
6000 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, USA— +1 480-941-8200
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa
One of the best spa resorts in the Southwest U.S., Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa offers a tranquil environment and a fabulous spa with rooms that surround a reflecting pond and meditation garden providing a haven for relaxation. There’s an infinity-edge pool and delicious dining at Elements featuring American fare with fresh, locally sourced ingredients, while accommodation is provided in casitas, suites, and villas with floor-to-ceiling views of the Camelback range. All suites have separate lounging areas and furnished patios with a classic Sonoran design.
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Spa with a meditation garden and reflecting pond
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Infinity-edge pool
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Luxe villas with floor-to-ceiling mountain views
5700 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253, USA— +1 855-421-3522
