Overview
Set on 316 spectacular acres in the Sonoran Desert in north Scottsdale – adorned with five sparkling swimming pools, two championship golf courses, spectacular spa and exquisite dining. Gracefully designed rooms with private patios and balconies, deluxe bedding and beautiful views.
Resort fees include
- Complimentary high-speed internet
- Complimentary unlimited local and U.S. domestic long distance phone calls
- Complimentary Pickleball for up to 4 (2 hours of court time & paddles)
- Complimentary use of the on-demand fitness center in Revive Spa (ages 16 and older)
- Complimentary dinner, appetizer or dessert from resort restaurants. (One per purchased entrée- maximum of two per room, up to a $12 value each. Details to be given at check-in)
- Complimentary use of Wildfire Golf Club driving range (unlimited balls & use of clubs on range)
- Complimentary golf bag storage at Wildfire Golf Club
- Complimentary use of tennis facilities, includes up to four racquets
- Complimentary two-hour bike rental, based on availability, up to four bikes
Check in
4 p.m.
Check out
11 a.m.
Rooms
869
Inclusions
Rooms
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 4 adults
- Maximum 3 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Mini fridge
- Smoke-free
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Iron/Ironing board
- Rollaway bed (on request)
- Safe
- TV
- Private balcony or patio
King bedded rooms allow a maximum occupancy of 3.
Amenities
Pool
Spa and Cabanas
Exterior
Meritage Fire Pit
Location
Reviews
Aquatic wonderland but overpriced and mediocre
finlaysongreen (Los Angeles, California) on Apr 23, 2024
My family and I stayed here in room 3502 (a "Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, balcony") for one night in April 2024. Rating: 5/10 Positives: • The pools, lazy river, and waterslides make for a thoroughly enjoyable aquatic wonderland, although I could see the utility of these features being limited by the season (too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter) • The quality of the pool and room service food and drink was on point although overpriced (see below). If I am going to pay $28 for a margarita (not including service charge), I'm glad to at least report that it was delicious! • Very friendly and helpful staff Negatives: • The prices for food and drink via pool or room service would be expensive even for a five star resort, let alone for a four star resort. The attentiveness of the servers at the pool was decent but certainly not commensurate with the prices on the menu. During two daytimes parked at the pool, I don't think I observed anyone come around and collect empty glasses. • This resort seems to have employed a typical accoutrement of hotels in its class or lower: an air conditioning motion sensor. While admirable energy savers in the daytime, these mechanisms can ruin your sleep when they cause you to wake up to a warm and stuffy room. Just wake up, walk around a bit, reactivate the air conditioning, and go back to sleep until it turns off again. Is that fair to ask of guests paying a $1200+ nightly rate? • Our suite included a rather boneheaded feature whereby the overhead entryway lights were also on a motion sensor. So when you wake up to use the bathroom or to reactivate the air conditioner, you can also expect the overheads to turn on which may then wake up everybody who's sleeping. • The motion-based air conditioning and lights notwithstanding, my wife and I found the bed uncomfortable, serving as icing on the cake for a poor night's sleep • We were dismayed to discover that despite offering three waterslides, there really was no waterslide geared for small children. My wife and I tested the slides on offer and while we thoroughly enjoyed them, none were good fits for our four year old or risk-averse eight year old. • On Saturday night, very loud music (possibly karaoke from somewhere inside the resort) was pumped to speakers in the front of the resort – which our room faced. The result was very unwelcome noise rattling the seemingly single paned windows of our room until 10pm. • When it was time to put our son to bed, we were disappointed to pull out the sofa bed and find that it was not already made up, necessitating a request to housekeeping for sheets • The solution in the room for streaming our own content wirelessly was limited to Netflix which was extremely slow once connected. The other option on offer was to plug a device into an "HDMI puck" – seriously, who travels with an HDMI adapter for their phone or tablet? Do better JW.
Amazing stay at this awesome resort—Great for families and adults
bfong17 (Los Altos, California) on Apr 23, 2024
We stayed 2 nights at this JW Marriott resort and it was the perfect stay to cap off our 10-day vacation in Arizona. McKenna at the reception desk did an amazing job welcoming my family and checking us in. She provided some great gifts/amenities to help us celebrate our anniversary that I did not expect— a suite upgrade, champagne, bottle of pinot noir, chocolate covered strawberries, and a cheese plate. Wow! She was also so friendly to my son when we checked in and provided my kids with fun little toys. I truly felt welcomed and taken care of as a lifetime titanium guest. I cannot say how special our family felt with this welcome and how amazing it was. They really rolled out the red carpet for us and we are so appreciative. Shanielle (night shift manager) and Kristen (vacation planning) were also wonderful in welcoming us. Originally, we planned to leave the resort to go to an amusement park but because this property had so many activities available, we stayed almost the entire time—We spent lots of time on the amazing lazy river, in the pools, fed koi fish & turtles, played video games, and we went to the JW Garden to try feeding hummingbirds. We found everyone at this property to be friendly and hospitable. Once again, this was an amazing stay, one of the best I've had at any hotel and one that my family will remember for a long, long time. Thank you, JW Marriott Desert Ridge!
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