Well, what an unexpected treat my recent stay at the brand new luxury Civana Wellness Resort & Spa in Carefree, Scottsdale, Arizona was! Scottsdale is a suburb of Arizona’s capital Phoenix, which makes it particularly accessible from wherever you are in the US, and even from the UK which is where I came from! Scottsdale is one of Arizona’s best kept secrets in terms of being a winter sun destination. I was there early December and it was warm enough for swimming and sunbathing outdoors with unbroken sunshine and big blue skies. Scottsdale – like most of Arizona – is covered in desert and so this hotel is set in the desert – the Sonoran Desert to be precise. And the Sonoran Desert (just like the hotel) is full of cactus/cacti, including the famous multi-armed Saguaro cactus which the state is famed for (featured in my thumbnail as well as the video). My room (I do a complete room tour in the video review) was simply divine, with a private patio which overlooked the swimming pool. You can dip in and out of the many wellness classes or just choose to laze by the pool in a bikini drinking the hotel’s signature cocktail: prickly pear margarita. It’s lovely and very refreshing, despite its alcoholic content. I tried a little bit of everything, all featured in the video. I did mediation, yoga, aerial yoga, stretching and spent time in the hotel’s spa where I did their aqua therapy circuit – a series of plunge pools which all differ in temperature – this made me feel great! I also went on one of the hotel’s organized hikes – this was through the desert which was studded with the Saguaro cactus. Food in the hotel is largely vegetarian (though not solely) and all cuisine is free of additives or GMO’s – just pure, organic, healthy food. It was delicious and made me feel great. Another nice touch were water bottles left for every guest in bedrooms – there were water stations throughout the resort for you to refill them. And the water was delicious. Staying at the Civana Wellness Resort & Spa was such a treat – I can’t recommend it highly enough. Watch the video for a full hotel tour and inside look and you will see why I fell so in love with it!
Further information:
Hotel: https://www.civanacarefree.com/
Scottsdale: https://www.experiencescottsdale.com/

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