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Royal Palms Resort & Spa

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• T+L 500 Winner

COST: $$$$

<p>From the moment you pull onto the circular stone drive and step through the big, rustic wooden door into the lobby with its fireplace, you'll think you've entered a Mediterranean villa. The best-known creation of Fred and Jennifer Unger is a celebration in detail, from the carefully preserved tile frescoes to the furnishings from all over the world. Rooms fare just as well, with fresh white duvets and wrought-iron touches; many guest rooms also include their own fireplace and terrace. The hotel features the two-level open-air Alvadora Spa at <a href="/hotels/royal-palms-resort-and-spa-phoenix">Royal Palms</a>, which offers an array of Mediterranean-inspired treatments throughout its 10 rooms. Be sure to check out the Watsu pool, set in a private garden terrace with an “8-foot grotto waterfall shower.”</p> <p><strong>Tip:</strong> The resort employs a “Director of Romance” to fulfill special requests, including chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne in your room, a multicourse dinner in award-winning restaurant T. Cook's, and beyond.</p> <p><strong>Room to Book:</strong> Ask for a casita with a beehive fireplace; area designers individually decorated most of them.</p>

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From Travel + Leisure , JUN 2006

As the romance concierge at the Royal Palms in Scottsdale says (in what could easily be the credo for the entire profession), 'Sometimes I put the ring right on top of the crème brûlée.'...MORE>>

– Henry Alford Love Is In The Air

From Travel + Leisure , APR 2003

The Royal Palms is far more lush than the desert is supposed to be. These towering palms weren't trucked in yesterday, and you might walk through a fine old orange orchard on the way to your room....MORE>>

– Stephen Drucker Here Comes the Sun

From Travel + Leisure , FEB 2003

Love is big business at Phoenix's favorite Spanish colonial-style hotel—so big, in fact, that it requires a professional's help. Enter Paul Xanthopoulos, a self-proclaimed descendant of Eros and on-staff director of romance. His credits include more than 200 engagement proposals, 1,000 anniversary parties, and numerous acts of encouragement. Have him arrange a dinner table in a private garden, or a path of rose petals leading to a couples' treatment room in the new spa....MORE>>

– 50 Romantic Retreats

Last updated January 2008