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Nowhere will you find Rita’s online at JW Marriott’s Camelback Inn, but off the bar on the terrace is Rita’s Kitchen which is great for lunch/brunch and the food is definitely worth writing about. The Chicken Tortilla Soup, Chopped Salad and Quesadilla are all worth the trip there. I’ve stopped in for lunches and dinners many times over 20 years and have never been disappointed.

Beautiful grounds. Stellar staff — gracious and thoughtful and well trained. Pool is ridiculously small for a family resort. The rooms are just meh and could be updated , especially the bathroom. The rooms are not what you would expect from the JW brand No nespresso machine. Cheap generic coffee for the keurig. Coffee pods, tea, and creamers are apparently rationed. Cheap patio furniture. 5 star staff. 5 star grounds. 3 star rooms. As charming as the common spaces are (and they really are special) this is not a luxury resort. It is a comfortable family resort, which is great if that is what you need. I would have chosen somewhere else for a relaxing quiet vacation.

Giant cockroaches in our rooms, would not offer anything other than spraying the room while we were there and 1500 points?!?!…avoid room 231! Waited 1.5 hrs for Christmas meal with reservations. Cold, raw steak served. Very disappointed- JW Marriott brand is in deep decline.

I had high expectations for a JW Marriott at the price. The resort is beautiful but a little spread out, like a maze good luck not getting lost and not always a side walk. Here is a summary - Checkin - most uneventful checkin ever for a JW marriott Finding the Casita- It took us 20 minutes to find it and zero help Casita - it is just a hotel room with some chairs outside. I was expecting way more! Pool - Nice pool but no official towel service more like you go get it yourself Food - Average and expensive Gym - small Tennis courts - nice courts Golf - good for a round It is not bad but it is not great especially for what you actually get with the $$$$ you pay

Very relaxing stay at the JW Marriott Camelback resort. We played pickleball every day. The food at Rita’s was excellent. One morning after pickleball we picked a delicious ripe grapefruit off a tree and ate it for breakfast. One night we got a late to-go pizza. My son asked a staff member for some paper plates. The individual proceeded to provide us with real plates, silverware and linen napkins so we could eat on our patio. Lovely stay!