Sedona, Arizona, is known for its red rock canyons and spectacular scenery, and there are many outdoor activities to choose from when visiting the area. Whether you prefer hiking, mountain biking or playing a round of golf, Sedona has something for everyone including day spas and health spas to rejuvenate the body. If you manage to leave the comfort of whichever spa you are staying at, or come down out of the mountains from your adventure, there are many art galleries and shops to visit before you leave.
Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa
Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa is probably the most well-known spa in the area. Guests of the resort enjoy such amenities as Internet access, in-room fireplaces, pool, three on-site eateries and a children's program to keep the little ones entertained. And while the kids are busy, you can enjoy the spa as well as the 18-hole golf course that the resort has to offer. The golf course is a par 71 that has been named "Top 10 Public Course" by Golf Magazine and "Best Par 3 in the State" by Arizona Republic. In the form of fitness, the health spa offers a fitness center, aerobics area, tennis courts and fitness instructors, to name a few. For the more relaxing side aspects, there are saunas, lounge areas, stress classes, massages and skin-care treatments.
Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa
10 Ridge View Drive
Sedona, Arizona 86351
(928) 284-6900
(928) -284-6919 - Spa
www.hiltonsedona.com/golfandspa.html
Sedona Mago Retreat Center
The Sedona Mago Retreat Center is a unique place to stay. It offers guests programs on good health and alternative healing, as well as other programs to work on the mind as well as the body, such as meditation. Accommodations at the spa range from very sparse to deluxe, but all include wonderful views of the countryside. For fitness, there is horseback riding, a pool spa area and any one of a number of hikes around the center, or you could find some time to get out of the center to walk the town, ride a bike trail or play some golf at the Hilton Resort.
Sedona Mago Retreat Center
3500 E. Bill Gray Rd.
Sedona, Arizona 86336
(800) 875-2256
Mii amo
There are many fitness classes such as yoga and aerobics offered at the Mii amo Spa, and for the more outdoors-minded guests, such things as mountain biking and hiking are also available. Other services and amenities include massage, skin care, nutrition guides and water fitness, as well as pool area, locker rooms and saunas. There are 16 rooms and suites available for booking at the spa, which makes this a difficult place to get a reservation. If you manage to get a room here, don't forget to experience the rest of Sedona. There are many golf courses such as Oakcreek Country Club, which is open to the public, plenty of shopping in town and a wide variety of tours that will take you closer to the majestic red rocks.
Mii amo
525 Boynton Canyon Rd.
Sedona, Arizona
(888) 749-2137
Oakcreek Country Club
690 Bell Rock Blvd.
Sedona, Arizona 86351-8621
(888) 703-9489
www.oakcreekcountryclub.com
About The Author
Keith Dooley has a degree in outdoor education and sports management. He has worked as an assistant athletic director, head coach and assistant coach in various sports including football, softball and golf. Dooley has worked for Associated Content in the past and has been a contributing writer at Demand Media Studios for the last year, writing mainly for eHow, Trails, Golflink and Travels.
