5 over-the-top Arizona resort offers
March is the busiest month for Arizona resorts and hotels, with spring break, baseball spring training and (usually) glorious weather luring visitors in droves.
There's a place to stay for every budget, from chain hotels along the freeway to swank mountainside resorts with 24-hour room service, decadent spas and sprawling water playgrounds.
Here are five over-the-top packages being pitched to travelers who have an awful lot of money.
Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley
Package: Mi Casa, Mi Chef.
Perks: Two nights in a private mountainside estate, dinner and wine pairings prepared by a Sanctuary chef, one 60-minute spa treatment per person and daily breakfast.
Price: $6,999.
Details:sanctuaryoncamelback.com/accommodations/specialspackages/seasonalpackages.html.
Royal Palms Resort & Spa, Phoenix
Package: Grand Slam Vacation.
Perks: Four nights in a Montavista terrace room, dinner for two at T. Cook's, two 50-minute spa treatments, two rounds of golf at a Troon-managed course in Arizona, two tickets to a San Francisco Giants spring-training game.
Price: $3,700.
Details:www.royalpalmshotel.com/packages/grand-slam-vacation.
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, Paradise Valley
Package: Perfect Game.
Perks: One night in a one-bedroom suite with a bar and hand-rolled cigars, a Porsche Panamera rental, poolside cabana, $50 restaurant credit and round-trip airport transportation.
Price: $1,499 per night.
Details:omnihotels.com/hotels/scottsdale-montelucia/specials/perfect-game.
The Phoenician, Phoenix
Package: Savory Sojourn.
Perks: One night in a 1,200-square-foot suite, two cocktails and parking.
Price: $950 a night.
Details:thephoenician.com.
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain, Marana
Package: Unlimited Golf.
Perks: A one-bedroom villa, breakfast for two and unlimited golf for two at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain.
Price: $900 a night.
Details:dovemountain.com/the-ritz-carlton.