Amara Resort and Spa

"Walking distance to Sedona's Tlaquepaque Arts, the in-town wellness option."

Why Amara Resort and Spa for a wellness retreat

Amara Resort and Spa is a boutique wellness resort in Uptown Sedona, set on a rise above the Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village and alongside Oak Creek. With 100 rooms across several low buildings, its distinction is location: it is one of the few Sedona resorts within a short walk of Tlaquepaque and Uptown's shops and restaurants, and its heated saltwater infinity pool faces the red rocks. The Amara Spa runs a full treatment menu, and SaltRock Kitchen handles dining on site. The honest trade-off is that an in-town setting means less seclusion than the canyon resorts; you swap Boynton Canyon quiet for walkable Uptown. Best for the wellness traveller who wants red-rock views with galleries, restaurants, and creekside trails on foot rather than a drive away.

Best room to request

The Outdoor Patio Suite for a private patio over Oak Creek and the cliffs, or a Premier King Room with a red-rock view at the entry level.

The wider context

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.

Have firm dates? Our editor's advice is to book roughly twelve weeks in advance. Suites with the prime view angle sell through first; for peak months, availability is measured in months rather than weeks. Suites with a private plunge pool or terrace, the very rooms behind this rank, usually vanish first.

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