Located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, this “Urban Resort” is a sheltered oasis that belies its surroundings. From the street, only walls and lush gardens are visible. Through the iconic 25 foot Mondrian “gates” fashioned entirely from tropical bougainvillea, visitors enter the hotel via a sweeping entranceway carpeted by a virtual red carpet of stenciled leaves. Guests are then greeted with a cooling fountain and cascading double-height white drapes as they enter the lobby. The coy evocation of the Garden of Eden is further conjured in the lobby by antique mirrors, a long serpentine bench supported by an imaginative large baobab tree and motifs of clouds and cherubs in addition to the discreet appearance of a scaled-up image of Dürer’s Adam and Eve.  Pink lighting illuminating the mirrored reception desk hint at the guilty pleasures found within.

Located next to the main pool, the renowned Agua Bathhouse is a serenely beautiful and peaceful space that offers state-of-the-art spa treatments aimed at rejuvenating the body.  This is a small spa with only three treatment rooms.