Warming hearth pits. Soothing waterfalls. Golden-hued rocks. Clear, crisp air. And the darkest evening skies full of stars. Each facet of L’Auberge de Sedona, tucked away off a important highway in Sedona, Arizona and surrounded by mesmerizing crimson rocks, is a reference to one of many 5 parts of nature. You don’t have to hunt them out. They embrace you from the second you drive down the lengthy entry highway to this five-star resort.
Situated alongside the banks of Oak Creek, this laid-back luxurious resort (a member of the Small Luxurious Accommodations of the World) welcomes nature—and the sounds of water—into each facet of its design. Its low wooden buildings and red-hued stone partitions mirror the Sedona mountains they sit below. Fireplace lit torches line the pathways at evening.
Luxurious Lodging
L’Auberge’s personal cottages mix into the pure environment whereas remaining luxurious of their inside magnificence. Frette linens, L’Occitane merchandise, an out of doors (plus indoor) bathe, out of doors deck, and fuel hearth are staples in lots of the cottages.
Conventional rooms, luxurious too, in the primary Lodge are additionally obtainable. It’s within the Most important Lodge the place you’ll discover a full-service gymnasium with Pelotons and different cardio and power tools. An outside stretching space encourages you to convey your exercise outdoors. (Spa suites include a personal Peloton.)
Nightly turn-downs include native truffles and a star-gazing information of that night’s sky. To not miss: the resort’s nightly star-gazing group; you’ll see—and study to determine—the celebrities and planets over L’Auberge. (Sedona is an Worldwide Darkish Sky Neighborhood with decreased gentle air pollution at evening to make its skies excellent for stargazing.)
A Spa Immersed in Nature
The resort’s L’Apothecary spa amplifies this resort’s immersion into nature. A mixture of pampering therapies can be found—from a Desert Flower Therapeutic massage and Arizona Sundown Sugar Scrub to Dermaplaning and conventional facials and rejuvenation therapies. Most of the therapies could be completed outside creek facet, climate allowing.
Price reserving: the Spa’s Holistic Experiences, which could be scheduled as personal periods or in small teams. These embody a transformative Vibrational Remedy Sound Therapeutic, Shamanic Drum Reiki, and an uncannily correct Whispers of the Earth Oracle Studying. (When in Sedona, tarots and oracles are native musts.) The Spa’s Shinrin-Yoku or Connecting With Nature expertise guides your reference to the pure environment with a small (as much as 4 folks) group. An outside heated pool and sizzling tub, situated off the spa, are open year-round.
The Cress on Oak Creek restaurant and bar sits creek facet, with al fresco eating a should. Contemporary juices, seasonal fruit and veggies, and domestically impressed meat and fish dishes are menu highlights. There’s all the time room for indulgences, too: Bourbon Glazed Brioche French Toast, the crispiest Frites, and the melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip Skillet Cookie.
The Spa Retreat bundle encourages company to immerse themselves on this resort’s pure environment with a 3-night keep in a Spa Cottage, a $500 spa credit score, and a wellness lunch for 2. Equally stress-free personalized packages are additionally obtainable.
