#4 in Top 20 Sedona for A Wellness Retreat · ★★★★★
Amara Resort and Spa
Walking distance to Sedona's Tlaquepaque Arts — the in-town wellness option.
Walking distance to Sedona's Tlaquepaque Arts — the in-town wellness option.
"Walking distance to Sedona's Tlaquepaque Arts — the in-town wellness option."
Amara Resort and Spa is the boutique wellness resort in Uptown Sedona — the property is on the working ridge above Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, with the working 5-minute-walk-to-Tlaquepaque positioning and the working Oak-Creek-side ridge-position. One hundred rooms and suites across the multi-building property, the upper-tier Outdoor Patio Suite (with private outdoor patio overlooking the working Oak Creek and the red-rock cliffs) is the working couples-of-friends flagship. The asset is the working in-town-walking-position combined with the working wellness-amenities — Amara is the only Sedona working luxury resort within 5 minutes' walk of Tlaquepaque (the working Sedona arts cultural centerpiece), the working Mary Elaine's Spa runs the standard treatment-menu programme, and the working in-house infinity pool is the only Sedona heated-and-saltwater hotel pool. Amara is the right pick for the working wellness traveler who wants the working in-town-walking circuit and the working Uptown-Sedona positioning over the working Boynton-Canyon-or-Oak-Creek-cottage isolation — the working centerpiece is the morning-walk to Tlaquepaque, the afternoon at the Amara saltwater infinity pool, and the working evening at one of Uptown's working in-town restaurants.
Outdoor Patio Suite (the working private-patio flagship) or Premier King Room with red-rock view for the entry-level option.
Walk to Tlaquepaque at 9am — the working empty-arts-village morning is the working centerpiece. Eat dinner at one of the Uptown Sedona working independent restaurants (Mariposa Latin, Cucina Rustica) on the working evening. The infinity-pool sunset session is the working asset.
Amara Resort and Spa sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in Sedona for a Wellness Retreat list. It scored an aggregate 9.5/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on a wellness retreat-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Sedona neighbourhood, see Uptown Sedona and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.