The Best of Scottsdale is based on the best, brightest and most beautiful things to do in Scottsdale. The following article is filled with the best places in Scottsdale to eat, best businesses to improve your lifestyle and home, care for your body and surround yourself with beautiful things. Because that’s really what Scottsdale is all about – Dining & Entertainment.


Resort Life

Best Staycation
Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia
Need a quick getaway? Try a day trip in a luxury room with divine beds, private patios and sunken bathtubs or a relaxing day at Joya Spa including massages, facials, manicures and pedicures.
Website | 480.627.3200
Readers’ Choice: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess


Best Catering Company
M. Catering by Michael’s
Have Chef Michael DeMaria drive the van over to your event and he’ll prepare delicious Italian-American food that will steal your thunder. M. Catering by Michael’s already has us drooling at the thought of shrimp-stuffed rigatoni with Dungeness crab and tomato in chardonnay thyme broth followed by pork prime rib with potato puree. Who’s birthday is coming up next?
Website | 602.200.5757
Readers’ Choice: The Herb Box Catering Company


Best Casino
Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort
Slots, cards, shows, golf and food — Talking Stick and Casino Arizona provide the chief amenities of a Vegas trip without having to leave the Valley. The glitz and glam is here, too, with great restaurants and enough entertainment that will keep you coming back even if you don’t win the jackpot.
Website | 480.850.7777
Readers’ Choice: Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort


Best Pool
Hotel Valley Ho
Lounge chairs that give your bed a run for its money, a classy cocktail bar and plenty of shaded tables at the pool of this Scottsdale hotel make a “stay-cation” seem like a better idea than dishing on airfare costs to beach-side resorts.
Website |
Readers’ Choice: 480.248.2000