800/553-1717 or 480/488-9009
www.wyndham.com

Luxe golf and spa resort—a striking adobe-style complex that looks carved from the rocks of the Sonoran Desert foothills—outside Phoenix/Scottsdale.

ROOMS 160 casitas, all large and recently redone, with beamed ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, leather club chairs. Also 55 privately owned houses for rent.
SERVICE Staff-to-guest ratio of 1.6 to 1.
FOOD 8 options, including (our favorite) Latilla for excellent creative American cuisine.
FACILITIES 2 golf courses, 8 tennis courts, 4 pools, plus one of the country's best resort spas, a 33,000-square-foot outpost of the Golden Door (with gym).
COST Doubles from $625.