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Awards & Accolades

Resort

Mobil Travel Guide, Four Star Spa Award 2004 - 2009

AAA Four Diamond Award, 1999 - 2009

Conde Nast Traveler, Gold List of World's Best Places To Stay, 2005 - 2009

Conde Nast Traveler, Readers' Choice Awards: Top 50 U.S. Mainland Resorts, 2005 - 2008

Travel + Leisure, Top 500 "World's Best Hotels", 2004, 2005, 2008

  • #1 Hotel in Arizona, U.S., 2008

Travel + Leisure, "World's Best" Readers' Awards, 2004, 2005, 2008

  • #76 Hotel in the World; #23 Hotel in U.S. and Canada, 2008

Travel + Leisure, Readers' Poll: Top 25 Hotel Spas in U.S. and Canada, 2004, 2005

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards: #7 for Top 10 Best in Luxury, 2009

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards: #4 for Romance and #6 for Best Service, 2008

Expedia Insiders' Select, 2009

  • #4 Hotel Worldwide, 2008

Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Readers Choice Awards, 2009

  • Best Resort
  • Best In Town Getaway

Celebrated Living, Platinum Award (Alvadora Spa), 2008

Scottsdale Magazine, Best Romantic Resort, 2008

Arizona Bride Magazine, Best Reception for Small Weddings 2007-2009, Best Honeymoon and Best Place to Spend a Honeymoon Night, 2008

Forbestraveler.com, Top 400 Resorts in the World, 2006 and 2008

Luxury Spa Finder magazine, Readers' Choice Crystal Awards, Ten Most Romantic Spas, 2005 - 2007

Expedia Star Ratings, Five Star Award, 2007

Experience Arizona, Readers Choice, 2009

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, 25th Annual Reader Survey of world's best hotels and resorts, Top 20 US Resorts, 2006 (top ranked Arizona resort)

Zagat Survey: Top U.S. Hotels and Restaurants, #10 U. S. Resort over 100 rooms, 2005

Arizona Business Magazine, "Ranking AZ: The Best of Arizona Business

  • #1 Resort/Hotel Under 184 Rooms, 2009
  • #2 Resort/Hotel Under 184 Rooms, 2008

Meetings & Conventions, Gold Key Award, 2005

Smart Meetings, Platinum Choice Award, 2004 - 2006

Successful Meetings, Pinnacle Award, 2003, 2004, 2007


Culinary

AAA Four Diamond Award, T. Cook's Restaurant, 2004 - 2009

Arizona Business Magazine, "Ranking AZ: The Best of Arizona Business," T.Cook's #1 Restaurant: International/Regional, 2006 - 2009

Wine Spectator, Award of Excellence, 2000 - 2009

Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, Readers Choice Awards

  • Most Romantic Restaurant, 2009
  • Best Splurge Spot, 2009
  • Best Sunday Brunch, 2008

Phoenix New Times, Best Sunday Brunch, 2008

Scottsdale Culinary Festival, Best Dessert, 2007

Scottsdale Magazine, Best Restaurant for a Celebration, 2007

KVK-TV (Phoenix), Most Romantic Restaurant, 2007

Phoenix Magazine, Readers' Picks, Best Restaurant Ambiance and Best Romantic Lunch, 2007

Zagat Survey: America's Top Restaurants, Most Popular Restaurant in Phoenix Area, 2006, 2007

Zagat Survey for USA Today, Top 100 Hotel Restaurants, 2006

Arizona Republic, T. Cook's rated 4-1/2 Stars (out of 5) by restaurant critic, 2006

Travel + Leisure, #2 World's Best Hotel Restaurants, U.S. and Canada, 2002

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, Best Hotel Restaurant, 2001

Food & Wine, Restaurant Poll, #1 Restaurant in Phoenix/Scottsdale, 2000



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