Luxury Travel Advisor - December 2007 - (Page 50) Seasons Center, offering such programs as swimming, desert hiking, foosball—even nachoeating contests. Director of Catering Janet McDaniel (janet. mcdaniel@fourseasons.com; 480-513-5023) is the go-to for travel advisors who are making wedding arrangements. Groups of four to six should try “Sunday Supper with the Chef,” a program that whisks the bunch away to the kitchen to learn food preparation techniques and then brings them back to dine at Crescent Moon restaurant. Tip: Following a refreshing makeover, the resort’s beloved Acacia restaurant will open in January 2008, but with a new name. March and April are busy at the resort; make reservations two to four weeks in advance. Additionally, the resort is in high demand during the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction from TREATMENT ROOMS at January 12-20, 2008, and the Scottsdale Culinary Festival from April 8-13, 2008. Just 20 minutes from the Four Seasons, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (www. fairmont.com/scottsdale) is a true desert oasis set against the backdrop of Arizona’s McDowell Mountains, attracting the likes of Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Douglas and Tiger Woods, who likely has enjoyed the two 18hole championship golf courses. We also enjoyed the resort’s acres of lush greens and its four heated outdoor swimming pools and seven tennis courts. The focus on wellness contin- ues at the resort’s Willow Stream Spa, which spans 44,000 square feet and has three levels that are dramatically linked by a flowing waterfall. We opted for the Desert Purification Body Treatment, which blends cornmeal, oats and clay to exfoliate the skin and is followed by a nourishing body massage. Book treatments via Spa Director Jill Eisenhut (480-585-4848) at least two days in advance. Families should be booked in a Cholla Suite, featuring a dining area, oversized bathroom, separate bedroom and living room with sofa bed. We particularly enjoyed the south-corner Fairmont’s Willow Stream Spa open to the outdoors (right). New Casita Suites (parlor shown, below) feature private butler service and working fireplaces. suites, located on the fourth floor, which afford unobstructed views of the pool, lagoon and golf course. For VIPs, contact Director of Leisure Sales Carole Carter (carole.carter@fairmont.com; 480-585-4848). Book a Signature Room in the Casita area, an exclusive zone with a private entrance, driveway and its own outdoor swimming pool. Signature Rooms offer a unique, shellshaped walk-in shower, spacious sitting area and views of the TPC Stadium Golf Course (home of the FBR Open) or the pool. Reflective of an exquisite Spanish Colonial estate, the secluded Casita Suites offer a private butler, a gas fireplace and views of the garden, golf course and lagoon. Head Concierge Shannon McCallum (shannon.mccallum@ fairmont.com; 480-585-4848) is good at fulfilling all your clients’ needs, from obtaining hard-toget concert tickets to arranging personal medical checkups. For wedding arrangements, contact Catering Manager Lisa Shalongo (lisa.shalongo@fairmont.com; 480-585-4848). Known as a kid-friendly resort, Fairmont also has a Kids’ Clubhouse, offering a variety of organized events and activities, including scavenger hunts, games, books, movies and swimming. Fairmont’s La Hacienda restaurant is loved by locals (and now by us) for its Mexican cuisine and signature entrée: roast suckling pig. Nearby Zinc Bistro (480-6030922) and Mastro’s Ocean Club (480-443-8555) also are choices we loved for off-site dining. February and March are busy months at Fairmont; book rooms six months ahead for reservations at that time, and for a stay during the FBR Open, which takes place January 28 to February 3, 2008. 50 LUXURY TRAVEL ADVISOR | December 2007 http://www.fairmont.com/scottsdale http://www.fairmont.com/scottsdale
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