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| - We came here for a romantic three-night getaway on our anniversary and stayed in a very spacious Alvadora Villa right outside the spa. Valet service promptly greeted us upon arrival. Those guys were great. I appreciated them always asking, "Will you be needing your vehicle shortly or should we park it in the garage?" Plus, they were always speedy about getting our car for us when we phoned them from our room. The front desk clerks were pleasant and there was always delicious complimentary Royal Palmer (aka Arnold Palmer + Grenadine) in the lobby.
After setting our things down in our room, we took a late night tour of the resort. Wow! Absolutely gorgeous resort! It's a decent sized resort yet has a small Mediterranean-style feel to it. Since we were hungry, we stopped by T.Cook's Lounge. There was live jazz music and the food was delicious. Be sure to order a Moscow mule.
The following morning, we went to the pool. All the pool servers were extremely attentive. As soon as we walked up to the chairs we wanted, they laid towels down for us and brought out large glasses of iced water. Talk about amazing service! The pool food was good, not great, but we didn't expect too much when it comes to poolside food. The pool area was very quiet and relaxing. Highlight of hanging at the pool? I got stung by a bee in the armpit as I was sunbathing on the pool float bed. Went from relaxed to freak out mode. Awesome! That would only happen to me. After much relaxing in the sun, we went for a hike on Camelback Mountain. Definitely a must. The scenery from up there is pretty cool.
That evening, I managed to break the on/off handle to the bathroom shower as I went to turn it off. And I tell ya, that water came rushing out and pinned me to the wall! As I screamed for help, my significant other yelled out from the loo to see what was going on. It was Dra-matic like only something that would happen in a movie! Luckily, their maintenance guys responded very quickly and took care of the issue. Oops!
All-in-all, we had an amazing and relaxing time here. I'd highly recommend staying here while visiting the Phoenix area. You won't regret it.
Things we loved about Royal Palms Resort & Spa:
Gratuities were included in the resort fee.
Amazing service from everyone. We were greeted with smiles by all employees everywhere we went on property.
This would be a wonderful place to host a wedding. Hint, hint, wink, wink.
They had cute resident bunnies hopping around property.
Live music at T.Cook's.
Steam shower.
Private outdoor shower.
Very spacious rooms and clean room.
Free WiFi.
Complimentary Royal Palmer (aka Arnold Palmer + Grenadine) at the front desk.
Surrounding scenery.
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