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in wanderment with lark ellen gouldsedona’s enchantment resort offers
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Enchantment Resort in Sedona’s buzzing Boynton Canyon is vortex central for joined souls looking for a spiritual kick-start in exquisite harmony with the earth’s natural forces. Vortexes occur rarely and sporadically and are caused by an abundance of iron and ferrous minerals at the surface. Compasses go wild, watches stop mid-second, and humans absorb waves of energy from the rocks, the earth and cliffs to get just enough of a buzz to spark some amazing adventures of spirit and body. No one really knows the true nature of a vortex but everyone seems to have a story.
Couples can discover their own experience of nature’s mysterious energy pulses and write their own story in this little pocket of geologic paradise in northern Arizona. Enchantment Resort is also a destination spa resort with legendary Mii amo Spa sitting squarely on a vortex of its own. Couples can venture from their casita suite to the spa for a number of duo massage treatments offered in a sunlit treatment room or in their own private desert hut opening onto the red rock cliffs. They can have their auras read, their palms and cards read, their muscles read in an intense psychic massage, indulge in special meditation ceremonies in a heavenly crystal grotto, even have personal consultations with a Native American healer. Days can be spent exploring the terrain on foot with the many hiking trails around Enchantment’s Boynton Canyon, on bike along breezy streets shaded by cottonwood and oak trees, or heading off on sacred paths in the outback via Pink Jeep Tours.
Casual shopping, easy ambling happens in the tawny town of Sedona with all its galleries, bookstores, New Age notion shops and cafes.
But Enchantment Resort is a stay away, complete in its own terms and perfect for a pampered escape in magical territory far from the sounds of cars, crowds and cities.
The 70-acre resort is designed to take full advantage of the scenery with 220 private, one-story adobe accommodations and panoramic views of rock formations and pine forests. All are furnished in a Southwest motifs and a lavish list of luxurious extras — beehive fireplaces and private viewing decks with stunning views of the canyon, outdoor grills and kivas, even private pools. Selected accommodations feature gas grills, kitchens, microwaves and indoor/ outdoor dining areas. All guest rooms are equipped with high-speed Internet, mini bars, coffee makers, irons, hair dryers, bathrobes, nightly turndown service and fresh orange juice and a newspaper each morning.
Brand new private spa suites offer a grand deck with a secluded spa for two and unobstructed views of the Milky Way performance happening for free each night. Some six common guest pools around the spread keep lovers cool on hot summer days or they can head to the nearby natural rock slide pools throughout stunning Oak Creek Canyon. But steamy days are rare in the air up at 4,600 feet. The temperatures remain a good 10 degrees cooler in Sedona than in Phoenix and Tucson for chilly winters, perfectly temperate springs and falls and tolerable summers.
Dine in or out at Enchantment. Chefs are ready with an a la carte menu for grilling on your casita patio under the stars, or you can have a romantic meal for two on the terrace at Yavapai restaurant surrounded by the powerful cliffs of Boynton Canyon. Eat healthy at Mii Amo Café, calorie counts included, or engage in chips, salsa, prickly pear margaritas and nopale fries at Tii Gavo.
Published rates at Enchantment run $350 to $1,525 but a two- or three-night Suite Romance Package keeps the romance stoked with lots of add-ons. Couples stay in Junior Suite or a one-bedroom Casita Suite. They receive a welcome gift on arrival, enjoy a candle-lit dinner at Yavapai Restaurant or Room Service with a bottle of Enchantment house wine or champagne, gratuity included; each person gets a 60-minute spa service or they can have a couples’ massage, gratuity included; and couples get daily entry into Mii amo spa and use of tennis courts (and rackets/balls) and mountain bikes, courtesy of the resort. Packages range from$1,356 to $3,390 depending on season, number of nights, and room type.
Enchantment Resort in Sedona is 110 miles north of Phoenix, 230 miles from Las Vegas or around 50 miles south of Flagstaff. Call (800) 826-4180 or visit www.enchantmentresort.com.
