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Royal Palms Resort and SpavsAloft Scottsdale
Both hotels are recommended by professionals. Overall, Royal Palms Resort and Spa is preferred by most professionals compared to Aloft Scottsdale. Royal Palms Resort and Spa has a TripExpert Score of 97 with endorsements from 16 reviews including Jetsetter, Star Service and Forbes Travel Guide.
Royal Palms Resort and Spa
Concierge
Insight Guides
Jetsetter
Fodor's
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Zagat
Forbes Travel Guide
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5200 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85018
From $322/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge "Drive up the cobblestone driveway to the hacienda-style buildings, and the feeling of seclusion makes it hard to believe that the center of Scottsdale is only minutes away."
Insight Guides "The Royal Palms is especially atmospheric, with towering palms, Spanish mission-style rooms, and an open-air spa."
Jetsetter "The Sonora Desert stretches out in every direction from the Royal Palms Resort and Spa, but the property itself bears a closer resemblance to a Mediterranean mirage."
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If you’re looking to go above and beyond, the resort employs a Director of Romance who can produce flamenco guitarists or flocks of white doves upon request.
Fodor's "This Mediterranean-style resort has a stately row of the namesake palms at its entrance, courtyards with fountains, and individually designed rooms." Full review
Lonely Planet "It's a hushed and elegant place, dotted with Spanish Colonial villas, flower-lined walkways and palms imported from Egypt." Full review
Star Service "This second-tier temptation actually sits at the top of many visitors' Top 10 lists, its small room count, deferential service and deluxe desert mien a magnet for knowledgeable travelers." Full review
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For travelers able to avoid the latter trio and stomach the annoying resort fee, this very well may be the answer to affordable bliss in this desert destination.
Gayot "This boutique resort is so luxurious and tastefully designed that it makes you feel as if you've been dropped into the middle of an Architectural Digest photo shoot."
Zagat4.5
"Midway between Old Town Scottsdale and Biltmore Fashion Park, this "elegant", "luxurious" Arcadia hideaway with "Mediterranean styling" is "perfect" for a "romantic getaway"."
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Intimate and tranquil, the Royal Palms Resort and Spa is a boutique hideaway with quiet pathways." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler ""The epitome of romance," this cruise line executive’s former summer retreat, at the base of Camelback Mountain in an area once populated by citrus groves, centers on a 1929 Spanish Revival villa." Full review
Aloft Scottsdale Fodor's Lonely Planet Gayot
Travel + Leisure
4415 North Civic Center Plaza, Scottsdale, AZ
From $129/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's "Perfect for what it is: simple, modern, and, most of all, centrally located to... nightclubs, and venues where people flock to see and be seen." Full review
Lonely Planet "Sleek, spacious rooms are adorned with a wall-sized desert photo, and the sumptuous bedding is perfect hangover prevention after a night of cavorting." Full review
Gayot "Focusing on a classy, upscale, less-is-more decor, the 126 plush guest rooms (including nine suites) at this hotel invite a hip clientele."
Travel + Leisure "Formerly The Indigo, this 126-room modern structure is now part of Starwood's boutique-on-a-budget Aloft collection." Full review
