JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

Graced by a two-story, skylighted, fountain rotunda, the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort's Revive Spa offers 28,000 square feet of pampering in 41 treatment rooms. The spa is divided into women's and men's sides furnished with saunas, steam rooms, spa tubs, relaxation lounges with gas fireplaces, and private terraces with outdoor showers and lounge chairs. Revive Spa also includes a healthful-cuisine bistro and an outdoor lap pool and spa tub shielded by greenery, lined by palm trees, and bordered by sundecks with cushioned lounge chairs. Pool umbrellas are also available.

Private poolside rental cabanas come with ceiling fans, lounge chairs, fruit, and bottled water. Use of the pool and spa tub is offered for guests booking spa treatments, as well as guests age 16 or older who pay daily surcharges for access to the spa's recreation facilities. Use of the spa's fitness center is included in the resort fee. The spa's large, mirror-lined fitness center contains cardio machines equipped with entertainment systems, weight machines, and free weights. Personal trainers are available. The spa's exercise studio offers classes such as spinning, yoga, Pilates, and tai chi/qigong, with a complimentary power walk scheduled daily.

The spa's treatment menu includes caviar facial, aroma facial with wildflower footbaths, avocado-lime body wrap, prickly pear body scrub, and hot-stone massage. Other offerings include couples massage, hydrotherapy, reflexology, waxing, and hair and nail care.

For a surcharge, a variety of supervised activities are available for guests, ages 4–12. Reservations are required.

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa offers 17 conference rooms with 240,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. A business center offers a full line of services, including computers with high-speed Internet connections. Wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and near the swimming pool. A gift shop sells resortwear, jewelry, and gift housewares.

Self parking is available (surcharge). RV parking is available (if self parked); valet parking is also an option (surcharge).

The nightly resort fee includes the following: High-speed Internet access and unlimited local and domestic long-distance calls in guestrooms; self-parking (or $10 credit for valet); use of driving range, 8 lighted tennis courts, and fitness club; complimentary kids meals for children 12 and under (4 kids maximum) in Blue Sage Restaurant when dining with a paying adult; complimentary appetizer or dessert with purchase of an entree from Meritage or Tuscany Restaurants; and 10% off purchases in all retail stores.

Blue Sage - Indoor/outdoor restaurant and bar/lounge. Wood floor, two-tone yellow arches, wrought-iron chandeliers, vaulted ceilings. Open for breakfast (buffet and à la carte), lunch, and dinner daily. Lunch choices include barbecued-duck quesadilla, vegetarian enchiladas, mahi mahi tacos, sandwiches, and burgers. Additional dinner choices include beef tenderloin with smoked-cheddar mashed potatoes, smoked-cheddar meatloaf, cedar-plant salmon with mushrooms, and tortilla-crusted chicken. Fronted by Blue Sage Marketplace, open from early morning to late evening for sandwiches, snacks, beverages.

Roy's - Outpost of renowned Hawaiian chef Roy Yamaguchi. Pacific Rim fusion cuisine. Dining room with white and purple linens, dark-wood trim. Yellow walls, orange chandeliers, and fireplace. Outdoor seating with fireplace. Dinner choices include blackened ahi, butterfish with ginger-soy-lemon butter sauce, macadamia-crusted mahi mahi, wood-oven-roasted filet mignon, Asian-pesto steamed chicken, tapenade-stuffed pork chop, chocolate soufflé. Sushi bar.

Ristorante Tuscany - Open nightly for main courses such as veal scaloppini with Madeira-truffle cream and balsamic-braised short ribs with corn soufflé, lobster lasagna, and appetizers such as beef carpaccio. Dining room with vaulted wood-trimmed ceiling, fireplace. Terrace seating with fireplace.

Meritage Steakhouse at Wildfire Golf Club - Dining room and terrace seating with firepit. Lunch menu of sandwiches, salads, fish and chips. Dinner menu with appetizers such as raw oysters, crab cakes, French onion soup. Main courses include dry-aged Angus prime rib and steaks. Also, grilled salmon, seared Dover sole, duck cassoulet. Extensive wine list. Bar/lounge with sports on televisions. Open daily for lunch, dinner.

Spa Bistro - Located in health-and-beauty spa. Indoor/outdoor seating. Juice bar. Smoothies. Specialty cocktails. Choices include egg-white omelet, blueberry buckwheat pancakes, salads, spicy yellowfin tuna on green-tea noodles, Kobe-beef burger, miso-sake roasted black cod, tamarind-rum barbecued hanger steak, lavender creme brulée with wild-strawberry jam and vanilla froth. Open morning, afternoon.

Just a Splash - Poolside restaurant/bar open for lunch/dinner menu offering burgers, pizza, sandwiches, salads, tropical drinks. Live entertainment on weekends.

Starbucks - Indoor seating and patio with two firepits. View of resort's desert botanical gardens. Open morning to evening for coffee drinks, sandwiches, pastries.

Vista Lounge - Indoor/outdoor seating with views of mountains, resort's ponds and waterways. Appetizers, cocktails. Southwestern "high tea" during winter season. Live entertainment on weekends.

Room service is available 24 hours a day.

Graced by desert plantings, palm trees, and blossoms, the resort's four-acre water complex includes a 150-foot-long freeform pool containing a stone-pillar waterfall topped by a fire ring after dark. The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa also contains a 60-by-25-foot lap pool; a 15-person spa tub; a serpentine, 225-foot-long plunge pool bordered by sundecks; a 600-foot-long lazy river; a 100-foot waterslide; and a secluded sundeck with a 26-person freeform spa tub and a firepit. The entire complex is bordered by stone walkways edged with flowers and includes stone waterfalls.

Revive Spa includes a 75-by-30-foot outdoor lap pool and 13-person spa tub. Use of this area is confined to guests age 16 or older who pay daily surcharges for access to the spa's recreation facilities and to guests booking spa treatments. The spa also includes a fitness center with cardio machines, weight machines, and free weights, with personal trainers available. For surcharges, the spa's exercise studio offers classes such as spinning, yoga, Pilates, and tai chi/qigong, with a complimentary power walk scheduled daily.

The resort's two championship courses at Wildfire Golf Club include one designed by golf pro Nick Faldo, a layout with generous fairways and expansive landing areas that feature views of the McDowell Mountains, Camelback Mountain, and Squaw Peak. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the second course wanders through the desert and features undulating bent-grass greens. The golf club includes a driving range, putting and chipping greens, a practice bunker, a pro shop, and a 25,000-square-foot clubhouse with women's and men's locker rooms. Lessons are available.

A tennis complex includes eight lighted courts and a pro shop. One-on-one instruction, daily clinics in season, daily private lessons, matching services, and ball machine rentals are available. Hiking/biking and nature trails wind through the resort's 316-desert acres, with bicycles available for rent. Additional activities include Segway tours, jewelry making workshops, stargazing, watercolor workshops, and dive-in movies (schedule varies).

Some guests may choose to walk to the nearby Desert Ridge Marketplace which features a movie theater, as well as shopping and dining venues. Bowling is available with a half-mile.

Walking maps are available for on- and off-property trails.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Resort fee charged at hotel/condo

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Breakfast fee: USD 18 per person (approximately)
• Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 12.95 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 12.95 per day (rates may vary)
• Self parking fee: USD 10 per day
• Valet parking fee: USD 27 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Book a Family Fun Sleepover Package and receive the following:

Accommodations as selected

High-speed Internet access (limited hours)

One in-room movie per night

One pizza per night

Soda for each guest under 12 years old

Inclusions (other than Internet access) available through room service.

Taxes, gratuity, and alcohol not included. May not be combined with other promotions. Must book in the Family Fun room category to qualify.

Book a stay in the Resort Credit package category and receive a daily $50 resort credit per room.

Credit may be redeemed at Blue Sage Restaurant, Tuscany Ristorante, Meritage Steak house, Starbucks off lobby, room service, gift shop, spa, and golf course.

Credit not applicable toward taxes, gratuity, or alcohol. May not be combined with other promotions. Must book in the Resort Credit package room category to qualify.

Book a stay in the Golf Package room category and receive the following:

Accommodations as selected

Breakfast for two in Blue Sage restaurant

18-holes of golf for two with golf-cart rental at Wildfire golf course

Admission to golf clinic

Inclusions are once per room, per stay. Gratuities not included. May not be combined with other promotions. Must book in the Golf Package category to qualify.

Book now in the Spa package room category and receive the following:

Accommodations as selected

Daily breakfast for two in Blue Sage restaurant

Two 50-minute spa treatments daily at Revive Spa

Taxes, gratuity, or alcohol not included. May not be combined with other promotions. Must book in the Spa package category to qualify.