The Phoenician: spa

Latino Leaders: The National Magazine of the Successful American Latino, August-Sept, 2004

6000 East Camelback Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 602-941-8200

Just outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, there is an extraordinary spa called the Phoenician, with its Centre for Well Being that provides Swedish and lymphatic massages, jin shen jyutsu, reflexology, acussage, shiatsu, reiki chakra balancing, expert hair and nail services, and a meditation atrium. There is also a 27-hole USGA golf course, ranked the best in the Southwest.

The hotel rooms are a blend of elegance and comfort: colors of desert tones, wood finishes, leather accents, Italian linen, goose-down pillows, rich Berber carpeting, and marble walls.

The gastronomy of the Phoenician offers French cuisine at Mary Elaine's with a panoramic view of the Valley of the Sun, continental cuisine at the Terrace, and cuisine of the American Southwest at Window on the Green.

If you wait for an hour after eating, you can swim in one of nine pools, including one completely tiled in mother-of-pearl. There's even a Funician Kids Club.

For more information or reservations, call 800-805-8210