Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa travel guide

Overlooking Paradise Valley on 53 beautiful acres, this upscale resort is framed by Camelback Mountain and located approximately eight miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Local attractions include Scottsdale Fashion Square, Biltmore Fashion Park, Phoenix Zoo, Heard Museum, Old Town Scottsdale, and Phoenix Art Museum.

The Sanctuary Spa (fee) offers a vast menu of services including, but not limited to, massage treatments, facials, salon services, personal training, acupuncture, numerology, tarot, astrology, and body treatments. A private sanctum can be rented hourly or daily for uninterrupted seclusion to enjoy vitality pools, fire pits, deluge showers, and spa therapies. Elements restaurant, led by Internationally acclaimed chef Charles Wiley, presents a unique bill of fare accentuating an Asian flare on American-style dishes. Neighboring this sleek venue is Jade Bar, featuring exotic drinks and matchless views from its outdoor patio location. Other hotel amenities include DVD rentals, valet parking, concierge, transportation, room service, fitness center, movement studio, tennis courts, spa boutique, desert horseback riding, hot air ballooning, and four heated pools featuring a sizeable infinity-edge resort pool.

Accommodations are available in mountainside or spa casitas (little houses) lending stunning desert views in complete privacy. Featuring marble bathrooms with spacious candle-lined tubs, designer furnishings, Frette linens and bathrobes, and Erno Laszlo signature in-room toiletries, these luxury quarters are the perfect asylum for relaxation and pampering. Additional amenities include slippers, hairdryers, coffeemakers, desks and chairs, AM/FM alarm clock radios, dual-line telephones, voicemail, dataports, CD players, 32 cable TVs, irons, ironing boards, mini-bars, and nightly candlelight turndown service.
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