A hotel legend and J. W. Marriott's first resort

Already at As you walk towards the entrance, you get a relaxed, positive feeling: cacti, blooming bougainvillea, a terrace with comfortable lounge chairs around a roaring campfire and above the bright, cube-shaped adobe-style building the relaxing slogan: Where Time Stands Still.< /p>

The JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa is one of the famous hotels in Arizona. In December 1936, entrepreneur Jack Stewart opened his 118-room hotel at the foot of Mummy Mountain with a fantastic view of the eponymous Camelback Mountains and Arizona's famous Four Peak. It was probably the view of the mountains glowing golden in the afterglow, the sunny, dry climate and the luxurious amenities of the hotel that Hollywood greats and American politicians such as Clark Gable, Bette Davis and John F. Kennedy were soon vacationing here. John Williard Marriott also came with his family. The founder of Marriott International took over the Camelback Inn as his first hotel resort in 1967 and expanded it to 453 rooms. To this day, the Marriott family enjoys their vacations here. Bill Marriott, son of J. W. Marriott and chairman of the group with well over 6,000 hotels worldwide, celebrated his 90th birthday in March 2022 like every year since he bought it in 1967 at the Camelback Inn.

What's special about the hotel: Guests stay in cozy, modern casitas, which were sold in 2019 for $12.5 million have been renovated and all have a garden terrace or balcony and are furnished in pleasant, light natural colors. The suites also have either their own pool or sun deck. Seven restaurants, including Rita’s Cantina, offer fresh, approachable food with a focus on classic American and Mexican cuisine. You can swim in the two heated outdoor pools with a wonderful view of the mountains and the extensive, flowering hotel park with cacti and watercourses. What's great is that the pools are open until 11 p.m., because the view from the water into the sparkling starry sky of the Sonoran Desert is something special. The spa has 32 treatment rooms and of course, in the golfer country of Arizona, the hotel also has a golf club with two 18-hole courses and six tennis courts. The atmosphere in the hotel, for example at the bar, where live music is often played, is casual, sporty, friendly and almost familiar, which may be due to the many American regulars who have spent their holidays here for generations.

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