Amara Resort and Spa - Sedona Arizona Hotels - Allure Hotels and Resorts Worldwide

Set against the red-rock buttes, Amara Creekside Resort is a short walk from the banks of Oak Creek, a block from Uptown Sedona's shopping and restaurants, and approximately 125 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This location is also one block from the Sedona Arts Center, one mile from the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village, five miles from the Sedona Racquet Club, seven miles from the Sedona Golf Resort and Red Rock State Park, 80 miles from the Grand Canyon, and 120 miles from Phoenix.

Hotel amenities include the saltwater swimming pool (in a garden setting), exercise room, Jacuzzi, spa treatment room, and Gallery on Oak Creek, a terrace dining area with views of the Sedona Red Rocks, a fire pit, and an interior bar with fine wines. The hotel also offers room service, in-room massage, 24-hour complimentary computer access, free weekday newspapers, concierge assistance, complimentary valet parking, and complimentary wireless Internet access throughout the resort.

All rooms feature private balconies or terraces, DVD players (complimentary DVD rentals at the front desk), complimentary high-speed Internet access, complimentary coffee and tea, Aveda bath products, pillowtop mattresses, two robes, 240 thread-count linens, minibars, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, free local calls, and two phones with voicemail and dataports.

A 20.00 Resort Fee per night is charged when making a reservation. Resort Fee includes valet parking, local calls, WiFi, nighlty wine tasting, various activities each evening, yoga class, coffee and tea in the morning.

Amara Resort and Spa Property Information:

Rooms: 100
Floors: 2

Amara Resort and Spa Service

Car rental desk
Fitness facility
Parking
Hot tub
Nonsmoking
Meeting room
Dining
Business center
Wheel chair access
Swimming pool
Golf

Amara Resort and Spa Reservation Policies:

Check-In: 1600
Check-Out: 1100

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Sedona Events & Entertainment

Events

January

Red Rock Fantasy of Lights at Los Abrigados Resort continues (see November)

February

Sedona's International Film Festival

March

St. Patrick's Day Parade

May

Pow Wow & Native American Arts Celebration

May

Western Americana Festival, arts, crafts, car & static air show

May

Sedona Fine Arts Festival

Creative Life Center
Sedona AZ
928.282.5782

May

Annual Sedona Chamber Music Festival

St. John Vianney Church
Sedona AZ
928.204.2415

June

Annual Sedona-Verde Valley Astronomy Festival

July

4th of July Fireworks

August

Red Rock Music Festival

Sedona Cultural Park
Sedona AZ
928.282.0747

September

Gathering of Indian Nations Festival

September

Annual Jazz on the Rocks

October

Sculpture Walk

October

Sedona Arts Festival

Mid-November – early January

Annual Red Rock Fantasy of lights at Los Abrigados Resort

Los Abrigados is located on Portal Lane, just behind Tlaquepaque, Sedona’s Mexican-style arts and crafts village on Highway 179. (928) 282-7125. Nightly: 5-9 PM. Admission charged.

Mid-December

Annual Tlaquepaque Festival of Light

Santa Claus and his elf listen to the wishes of children in Patio Del Norte from 3 to 5:30 p.m. daily. More than 6,000 Luminaries set Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village aglow in a warm, festive light on the 2^nd Saturday in December, during the Annual Festival of Light.

Many other activities celebrating the holiday season take place throughout the afternoon and evening. There are vendors roasting chestnuts and selling a variety of fresh produce, holiday bread, homemade tamales and more. The restaurants at Tlaquepaque: Secret Garden Cafe, Oak Creek Brewery and Grill, Rene and El Rincon Mexican Restaurant will be serving throughout the day and reservations are highly recommended.

Sedona Destination Overview

Sedona is located about 90 miles north of Phoenix at the lower end of Arizona's spectacular Oak Creek Canyon, and is known for its jagged red-rock cliffs and monoliths, as well as its surrounding lush forests. Sedona is located in both Coconino and Yavapai Counties and is completely surrounded by the Coconino National Forest. Sedona has become a center for traditional and contemporary arts and offers a variety of galleries, boutiques and specialty shops. It is an upscale retirement and tourism community, and the gateway to tours of the Red Rocks region. Early Native Americans considered the Red Rocks sacred and traveled for days on end to perform ceremonies among the formations.

Only the bravest chiefs and medicine men were allowed into what was considered to be the home of the gods. Cathedral Rock was honored as the birthplace of the first man and woman. Until 30 years ago, Sedona was a small farming community. Then Psychic Page Bryant claimed to discover several "vortexes," or psychic energy sites that release psychic power from the earth, in the hills around Sedona. The four local points which she considered to be energy vortexes are Bell Rock, Table Top Mountain, Cathedral Rock and Boynton Canyon.

Her revelations have brought spiritual seekers to Sedona in ever increasing numbers. Millions of tourists also visit the Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon area each year for its western history, scenic beauty, its thriving arts community, its world class hiking and golf, and its famous jeep tours. Recently voted by USA Today the most beautiful city in the United States, Sedona is one of Arizona's most popular destinations The motion picture industry was also attracted to Sedona and such films as John Wayne's The Angel and the Badman and Robert Mitchums's Blood On The Moon were filmed there. Photographers love Sedona. It is almost impossible to take anything other than a fabulous picture, and the natural lighting is superb.

Sedona's canyons, creeks, Indian ruins, and red rocks are readily accessible on foot, and the area is easy to hike. Another option is to take a jeep tour. The setting and architecture of the Chapel of the Holy Cross (known locally as the Church on the Rock) are impressive. Built in 1956 by Marguerite Brunwige Staude, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, this modern landmark, with a huge cross on the facade, rises between two red-rock peaks. Vistas of the town and the surrounding area are spectacular.

In 1950, surrealist painter Max Ernst moved to Sedona, and other famous artists followed. Many artists have been attracted to Sedona and its rugged beauty. Over the years, an artist colony has developed in Sedona, and many of the artists sell their work in local galleries and shops. The town is filled with upscale art galleries, Southwestern souvenir and craft centers, and crystal shops. The town's shopping showplace is Tlaquepaque (TLA-kay-PAH-kay), an adobe-style complex of shops and galleries and the site of a brilliant annual December light display with luminaries.

The fishing is excellent; the sunsets are glorious; there are hiking, running, water sports, archeological tours, and an ideal climate year round. Imagine a photograph of the incredible red rocks of Sedona set against a cloudless sky. Wouldn’t you like to be in that picture?