Weekend Trips - Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Pamper yourself at one of these brand-new spas

From the April 22, 2002 Issue of New York

Three state-of-the-art spas have opened in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the past year. Check into any one of them, and you'll never want to leave. The 1,300-acre Boulders resort recently added the huge Golden Door Spa to its hillside complex of 160 casitas and six restaurants. The house specialty is Native American�inspired treatments like Raindrop Therapy (essential oils applied in drip-drop fashion along the spine) and a Turquoise Wrap (slathering the body with ionized turquoise clay). . . . Sanctuary's 98 casitas are spread along Camelback Mountain, with stunning views of Paradise Valley below. The new spa offers Asian-inspired water-based treatments. Try the Thai foot massage or Sumatra Coconut body polish. . . . Rather supersize? Check out Willow Stream, the new spa at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Think big: 650 rooms, golf course, tennis center. And a 44,000-square-foot spa featuring 25 treatment rooms (many with private patios), separate spas for men and women, and a rooftop pool.
-- RIMA SUQI






Details
Continental (800-525-0280) flies nonstop from Newark to Phoenix, then it's a short drive to Scottsdale. The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa (doubles from $119; 800-553-1717 or wyndham.com); Sanctuary (doubles from $135; 800-245-2051 or sanctuaryaz.com); the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (doubles from $149; 800-344-4758 or fairmont.com).

 

 
 
Photograph: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts