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Paradise Valley: The New Cocktail Bar at Sanctuary is a Yogi's Perfect Place to Let Loose

amandak — 2008-07-08T09:40:12-05:00

Okay, we've found it, a cocktail bar that fits our wildest dreams: a place where the cocktail is the main course and everything else fits around it. The clever place with this idea is a new bar called edge (no capitals, thumbs down) at the luxury Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain in Arizona.

If you didn't know, Sanctuary is billed as more of a retreat than a hotel and it aims to offer amenities that cater to the "mind, body, spirit and senses" of its guests. But we guess the retreat must understand that even yogis need to let loose once in a while too.

Paradise Valley: Britney Spears Checks In To Sanctuary, Nudity Sure To Ensue

markj — 2007-01-05T10:01:58-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/sanctuary_arizona.jpg" class="imgborder"> According to plenty of hit or miss celebrity dailies, Britney Spears checked into <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sanctuary+On+Camelback+Mountain/local/127">Sanctuary @ Camelback Mountain</a> on New Years Day to recover from the "exhaustion" caused end of 2006 antics that we are all too familiar with. Sanctuary is luxe spa hotel which accommodates both hotel guests and local resident members. Sometimes these two groups end up fighting like the Hatfield's and the McCoy's (usual arguments: locals think they own the place, those from away act better than the locals--blah, blah, blah). What both groups agree on are that the facials and other spa treatments offered here are amongst the best in the biz. Oh, and one recent negative review from a tipster that came

Where Stars Go to be Touched

juliana — 2006-05-01T14:27:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/parrotcay_spa.jpg"><a href="http://www.concierge.com/ideas/luxury/tour/detail?id=1234">Concierge.com</a> recently took a Spaparazzi tour, finding the spas frequented by some of the world's most famous celebs.On their list are eight spas found within hotels including The Bathhouse spa at <a href="http://www.calistogaranch.com">Calistoga Ranch</a> (where Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow broke off their engagement), the COMO Shambhala spa at <a href="http://www.parrotcay.como.bz">Parrot Cay</a> (where Julia Roberts like to relax) and Aroma Boma spa at <a href="http://www.ulusaba.com">Ulusaba</a> in South Africa.Editor-in-chief Peter Frank said that these spas obviously attract star wattage because of their great treatments and great amenities. "Celebs are good guides of where to go to get pampered. When it comes to luxury resorts, they can be good role models--they have their fingers on the pulse," he said.