Hotel Information: Upgraded through a $60-million renovation in 2004, this famed resort grew to 125 acres and 452 guestrooms since opening in 1936, while retaining an easy-going Navajo/Western ambience characterized by the original adobe-brick lobby, including a gas fireplace, leather seating, painted-beam ceiling, and wagon-wheel chandeliers. Highlights of the resort's expansive grounds include bronze Native American sculptures, fountains, boulders, cactus gardens, bougainvillea, desert plants, flowering bushes, and palm trees.

Amenity highlights: The resort is home to the renowned Camelback Golf Club, with two championship courses offering challenging play and spectacular views. The Spa at Camelback contains a healthful-food restaurant, a lap pool with sunning terraces and rental cabanas, outdoor and indoor spa tubs, a fitness/exercise center, and Southwestern-styled treatments. Surrounded by cacti and boulders and bordered by sunning terraces, a pool complex offers a 150-foot-long, freeform pool with a lap-pool section; two 20-person spa tubs; and a children's play area with interactive fountains and sprays.

Insider tip: When the town of Paradise Valley was formed, it excluded all commercial development. Because the town surrounds the resort, the resort had to be grandfathered in as part of Scottsdale. Guests joining the resort's guided morning power walk through Paradise Valley encounter no fast-food franchises or neon, just expensive low-rise residences and desert flora.

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Rooms

Camelback Inn offers 453 spacious guestrooms in one- and two-story, cream-colored casitas with log-and-lodge pole trim bordered by cactus gardens. Southwestern pottery and art grace rooms, which feature balconies or patios accessed through French doors and furnished with two-chair dining sets and lounge chairs. Wet bars include compact refrigerators and microwave ovens, and rooms also have minibars.

Beds feature pillowtop mattresses, 300-thread-count sheets, down blankets, lightweight down comforters with off-white covers and jewel-tone trim, chenille throws, and five pillows per bed.

For surcharges, Internet access is available through high-speed connections and televisions with wireless keyboards. Televisions also offer video games (surcharge). Each room includes two speakerphones, one cordless.

Decor includes cream-colored stucco walls, log ceilings, and rustic-finish furniture, including desks. Dressing benches, suit valets, and cushioned reading chairs/ottomans provide convenience and comfort. Bathrooms have two vanity sinks, shower/tub combinations, curved shower rods, bathrobes, and slippers.

Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.

Room Amenities

• Internet access - high speed
• Premium TV channel(s)
• Cable/satellite TV
• Pay movies
• Video-game console
• CD player
• Premium bedding
• Hypo-allergenic bedding available
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Ceiling fan
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Internet access - TV
• Internet access - surcharge
• Voice mail
• Multi-line phone
• Internet access - dial-up
• Refrigerator
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Bottled water in room (complimentary)
• Microwave
• Wake-up calls

• Housekeeping (daily)
• Turndown service
• Designer toiletries
• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Makeup mirror
• Massage - available in room
• Slippers
• Bathroom scale
• Shower/tub combination
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic check-out
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe
• Television
• Desk
• Clock radio
• Window opens
• Sofa bed
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available

Recreation

The resort's main pool complex features a 150-foot-long, freeform swimming pool that includes a 75-foot long, two-lane lap-pool section; two 20-person spa tubs; and a children's play area with interactive fountains and sprays. Another pool, this one shaped like a blossom and roughly measuring 60-feet-square, contains a fountain and is bordered by flower-fringed sunning and dining terraces.

A 75-foot, three-lane outdoor lap pool and 14-person spa tub bordered by cactus-garden sunning terraces furnished with cushioned rattan lounges is part of the resort's health-and-beauty spa. Use of this pool is confined to guests age 16 or older that pay daily surcharges for access to the spa's recreation and fitness facilities and to guests booking spa treatments. The spa includes an expansive fitness center and a large exercise studio offering scheduled classes such as BOSU balance training, tai chi, aerobics, yoga, and Pilates. Guests also have access to a complimentary fitness center.

Located one mile from the main resort complex and accessible by complimentary shuttles, the resort's Camelback Golf Club features two championship courses. The Resort Course offers bunkers, water hazards, and panoramic mountain views. Lined by palm trees along a natural-contour wash, the links-style Club Course offers secluded sand traps and water holes. The club also includes a golf school, a driving range, putting greens, chipping areas, and club/shoe rentals. Hopalong College, a seasonal children's program, is offered during holiday periods.

The tennis pavilion features three all-weather courts lit for night play, and one screened for private play. Lessons, clinics, ball machines, and racquet rentals are also available. The resort includes a 1.75-mile hiking trail through Mummy Mountain foothills, and a pitch-and-putt course. Mountain bikes are available for rent. A complimentary, guided power walk through the community surrounding the resort is offered daily. Rock climbing is four miles away.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golf - driving range on site
• Golfing on site
• Swimming on site
• Tennis on site
• Running track/path nearby
• Basketball on site
• Aerobics on site

• Pilates classes/instruction on site
• Yoga classes/instruction on site
• Mountain biking nearby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Bicycle rentals on site
• Horse riding/rental nearby
• Playground on site

Property Amenities

This Scottsdale resort's 32,000-square-foot health-and-beauty spa contains a 75-foot, three-lane outdoor lap pool and 14-person spa tub bordered by cactus-garden sunning terraces furnished with cushioned rattan lounge chairs. Private poolside cabanas containing compact refrigerators, ceiling fans, fruit, bottled water, cushioned seating, and scented towels can be rented by the day.

The spa includes an expansive fitness center containing cardio machines with televisions, weight machines, and free weights, and offers a mountain-bike simulator. A large exercise studio offers scheduled classes such as BOSU balance training, tai chi, aerobics, yoga, and Pilates. Individual evaluations, based on Dr. Kenneth Cooper's Personalized Aerobic Lifestyle System (PALS), are offered, as are computerized body-composition analyses, personal training, and nutrition counseling.

The spa's women's and men's sides include steam rooms, saunas, and nude-sunbathing terraces, with a 14-person spa tub on the women's side and a seven-person spa tub and cool plunge pool on the men's. A women's relaxation lounge includes a gas fireplace, and a men's lounge includes a flat-screen plasma television.

The spa offers Southwestern-accented treatments, including an Adobe Clay Purification Treatment based on a Native American healing ritual. Massage, body wraps and scrubs, and facials are available, along with Vichy showers and, for men, Swiss showers. The spa also offers hair and nail care.

Resort guests (minimum age 16) booking spa treatments enjoy access to all spa facilities and services, including the lap pool and exercise classes. Guests can also enjoy full spa access for a daily surcharge. Surcharges are not levied for access to the spa's breakfast/lunch restaurant, which includes a pool-view juice bar and serves healthful cuisine as well desserts and tropical cocktails.

In addition to the health spa's fitness/workout center, guests also have access to a complimentary fitness center containing cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights. Computers in the lobby and in a coffee shop provide complimentary Internet connections, and complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. The resort offers 27 meeting and conference rooms and 40,000 square feet of flexible and functional meeting space.

During Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holidays, the resort offers complimentary, supervised children's activities. In summer, adults socialize at dining/bar tables while children enjoy movies shown near the pool.

Used primarily for conferences, an expansive Western village in Mummy Mountain's foothills provides photo and picnic opportunities for guests.

• Full-service health spa
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Fitness equipment
• Bar/lounge
• Conference room(s)
• Event catering
• Exhibit space
• Business center
• Banquet facilities
• Ballroom(s)
• Business services
• Audio-visual equipment
• Express check-out
• 24-hour front desk
• Express check- in
• Beauty services
• ATM/banking
• Dry cleaning service
• Fireplace in lobby
• Coffee in lobby
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Hair salon
• Health club
• Internet access in public areas - high speed

• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access - wireless
• Laundry facilities
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Multilingual staff
• Number of rooms: 453
• Parking (free)
• Parking (valet)
• Picnic area
• Poolside bar
• Porter/bellhop
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (24 hours)
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Sauna
• Security guard
• Shoe shine
• Shopping on site
• Smoke-free property
• Airport transportation (surcharge)
• Spa tub
• Steam room
• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Tour assistance
• Wedding services

Policies

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Complimentary rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.

• Pets accepted
• Check-in time is 4 PM
• Check-out time is 11 AM

Know Before You Go

This hotel has a smoke-free policy.

Dining

The Navajo - Navajo/Western decor. Dining room and terrace seating. Breakfast (buffet and à la carte), lunch, dinner daily. Sunday brunch buffet. Friday, Saturday dinner buffets featuring Steak Diane, roasted leg of lamb, sea scallops, pasta, and prime rib. Lunch appetizers such as seared ahi and artichoke-goat-cheese dip; salads including trout-spinach and lobster-crab; light choices such as poached salmon and tangerine chicken; sandwiches; burgers. Dinner menu includes choices such as steak au poivre, lamb chops, and truffled fettuccine in herb-garlic broth.

Chaparral Supper Club - Two-level linen-service restaurant with view of Camelback Mountain. Wood dance floor, beam ceiling, wrought-iron light fixtures, desert paintings, banquettes, booths. Open for dinner Wednesday-Sunday. Live music. Starters including foie gras three ways, beef carpaccio, Maine lobster bruschetta, and braised mussels; main courses including Dover Sole meunière, Beef Wellington, tableside chateaubriand for two, rack of lamb, whole-grain seafood ravioli. Extensive wine list.

Rita's Taqueria & Bar - Casual restaurant/bar with log and beam ceilings, and plasma televisions. Serving Mexican cuisine and tequilas for lunch, dinner.

Sprouts Restaurant at The Spa - Breakfast/lunch restaurant with juice bar located in health spa. Healthful cuisine such as whole-wheat pizzas, roasted butternut bisque, flatbread with three spreads, herb-crusted Arctic char, salads, and sandwiches plus desserts and tropical cocktails.

Hoppin' Jacks - Poolside spot open daily for afternoon menu of rotisserie chicken, stone-oven pizza, burgers, ice cream, smoothies, tropical drinks.

Kokopelli Café - Open mornings year-round and afternoons in winter. Terrace seating. Coffee, donuts, pastries. Complimentary computer with high-speed Internet connection.

The Grill at Camelback Golf Club - Lounge opening onto fire-lit patio. Golf-course views. American regional selections for breakfast, lunch.

Room service is available 24 hours daily.

Address

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5402 E Lincoln Dr

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

USA

Nearest major airport:

Phoenix, AZ (PHX-Sky Harbor Intl.)

Area:

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America