The Boulders Scottsdale
Home of the Golden Door Spa, The Boulders Resort is located several hundred feet higher in elevation than many of the other resorts in the area so it tends to be a bit cooler even during those triple-digit days of summer. Golf carts take guests along pathways that wind between rocks and beautiful desert vegetation to the private and charming cottages that make for a delightful ambience.
Inspired by the Native American belief that turquoise is a protective color, The Golden Door Spa’s signature Turquoise Wrap is “staged” in a Vichy shower room. Beginning with a turquoise-colored bath in a hydrotherapy tub, followed by a dry brushing with blue organic cornmeal, then a body mask with ionized turquoise clay, the wrap treatment is rounded out with the shaking of rain drop reeds, a quick chant and the sound of native rhythms. Nice treatment, but one does feel a little rushed out the door at the end of it all.
One of the more unique offerings at the resort is the boulder-climbing clinic. Yes, The Boulders truly does have boulders. Big boulders. A guided excursion here gives new meaning to “rock on.”