Here are the Top 10 staycation destinations in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2026 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies based on how voters answer this simple question: with whom would you recommend doing business?
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Top 10 staycation destinations in Arizona
Here are the Top 10 staycation destinations in Arizona, as featured in the 2026 edition of Ranking Arizona:
1. Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
Background: Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Arizona’s only four-star, all-suite resort, sits at the base of the South Mountain Preserve. The on-site Oasis Water Park (now open year round) covers seven acres and is one of the largest water parks in the United States, featuring a wave pool, three waterslides and a side-by-side lazy river. Other property highlights include a challenging 18-hole golf course (named one of the best places to play by Golf Digest), multiple dining outlets, a full-service spa, and a 20,000 square foot athletic club.
2. Gila River Resorts & Casinos — Wild Horse Pass
3. Sheraton Grand @ Wild Horse Pass
4. Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
5. Arizona Biltmore Resort
6. Talking Stick Resort
7. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
8. Hotel Valley Ho
9. Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale
10. The Phoenician
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