Royal Palms Resort & Spa

Phoenix


Camelback Mountain is the photogenic backdrop for this posh and intimate resort, built as the winter retreat of New York industrialist Delos Cook in 1929. Today, it's a hushed and elegant place, dotted with Spanish Colonial villas, flower-lined walkways and palms imported from Egypt. Pets can go Pavlovian for soft beds, personalized biscuits and walking services.

The $35 daily resort fee covers wi-fi, the spa, fitness center, gratuities and more. Parking is an additional $25.