Located in magical Sedona, Arizona, Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel offers a unique luxury travel experience surrounded by immense natural beauty. The hotel, which is designed to blend in with the mystical Red Rock formations in the area, consists of 40 all-glass Atriums with stunning views of the mountains and desert.

Open to guests 18 years of age and older, Ambiente is also a pet-friendly property. Its numerous amenities include private terraces with fire pits, a serene pool, blackout curtains, freestanding Hinoki tubs, and complimentary snacks, among others. In addition to an on-site restaurants, guests can also enjoy various activities during their stay such as wine tours, hikes, biking, Sedona Jeep Tours, and horseback riding.

Spa Profile: The Spa at Sedona Rouge

Velvet Spa at Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel is a sanctuary of wellness and is rooted in blending ancient wellness practices with innovative technologies. The spa specializes in treatments that integrate regionally sourced ingredients, with offerings that embody the transformative, healing, and mystical properties of Sedona to improve health and well-being for guests.

The spa’s treatment rooms have been designed with serenity in mind, with the only lighting in each room cast from backlit murals lining the walls that depict some of the Southwest’s most exceptional scenery. Velvet Spa has several private and unique spaces where guests can relax and enjoy additional wellness benefits including private O2 soaking baths and a Dark Sky Lounge, while the innovative treatment menu highlights unique services ranging from ear seeds to an AcuGlow Facial.

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We chatted with Deborah Waldvogel, Spa Director at Velvet Spa, to learn more about treatments to try, insider tips, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: The treatment rooms offer an intimate ambiance with dim lighting and a cozy atmosphere. Each room features a mural showcasing the breathtaking beauty of an Arizona landscape. Stepping into these rooms instantly transports you to that serene place.

Key Features: The standout feature is our outdoor sauna, complete with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall offering panoramic views of the property’s lagoon—a beautifully restored ancient waterway created during the property’s construction.

Snacks Served: Our selections include fruit-infused water, a delightful assortment of iced tea made through a pour-over process and hot teas featuring seasonal flavors, homemade gluten-free snickerdoodle cookies, and delectable small chocolates.

Bonus: At check-in, every guest is invited to embark on an aroma journey. They are asked to choose their favorite or top two scents from a selection of six blends. These chosen scents are then intricately woven into their treatments, and as a cherished memento, guests receive a vial of their selected scent presented in a beautiful green velvet bag, allowing them to carry the essence of their experience wherever they go.

Insider’s Tip: Our offerings include the Dark Sky Lounge experience, featuring the InHarmony vibro-acoustic sound lounge bed. It serves as a fantastic way to prepare body your mind and body before your treatment, and it is also a delightful way to prolong your spa experience by enjoying it after your session. In both scenarios, guests have found that this enhances and enriches their overall spa treatment.

Splurge Treatment: I recommend the Ultimate Zen—the most relaxing, refilling, and hydrating quench treatment—tailored to each guest. This luxurious experience includes a scrub, wrap, and scalp and neck massage, followed by a full-body massage. This shea butter intensive treatment brings healing to every part of the body for a heightened state of relaxation and wellness, and guests can even further elevate their treatments with the healing benefits of CBD products for an additional $60.

Unique treatment: There are two unique treatments that really stand out to me, starting with the O2 Soaking Baths, due to our innovative process of infusing each tub with nano-oxygenated water, providing remarkable therapeutic results.

Immerse yourself in beautiful Japanese-style warm baths where the oxygen-infused water will deeply penetrate and nurture your skin, reducing tenderness, and providing freedom of movement. Enjoy this experience after a long day of adventure or before a spa therapy letting your mind and body unwind, preparing for a restful night’s sleep.

Choose from a single or couples experience. Enrich your bathing ritual by taking a scent journey and adding your favorite blend to your O2 Bath experience. Allow the aroma to heighten your senses while your skin is rehydrated and left feel silky smooth. Keep the remainder of your aroma wash to continue your skin refresh in your atrium and at home.

The second treatment is our Ear Seeds. This experience aligns with the New Age culture found in Sedona, emphasizing alternative healing practices like acupuncture, acupressure, and harnessing the therapeutic energies of crystals.

Your therapist will adorn your ear with miniature Ear Seed gems, each strategically placed to address the very heartbeat of your concern. These gleaming beacons of wellness are not just functional but a testament to elegance; they adorn your ear like nature's jewelry, offering a continuous embrace of acupressure and relief for a span of two to five days. So as you wear these delicate treasures, know that they are your silent partners in the symphony of your well-being.

Insider’s Favorite: I absolutely love the Ultimate Zen Experience featuring CBD products. With this all-inclusive option, there is no need to make a specific treatment choice, as it offers a comprehensive 90-minute package that combines the finest treatments: body polish, wrap, scalp treatment, and a concluding full-body massage. The products used are clean, and soothing, and are created with my preferred scent blend.

Featured Products:

• Skincare: TOMA.

• Massage and Body: ZENTS—Bespoke and UnZented Collections

• CBD: Antara.

For more information on Ambiente, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @ambientesedona.

[Photos courtesy of Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel/Jeff Zaruba]

Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel

900 W State Rte 89A

Sedona, AZ 86336

800-405-1969