Here are the Top 10 staycations in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2024 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 Arizona staycations

Here are the Top 10 staycations in Arizona, as featured in the 2024 edition of Ranking Arizona:

1. Arizona Grand Resort & Spa

Background: Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, Arizona’s only AAA Four Diamond all-suite resort, sits at the base of the South Mountain Preserve. The on-site Oasis Water Park (hours of operation vary) covers seven acres and is one of the largest water parks in the United States, featuring a wave pool, three waterslides and a tubing 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 fitness center. 

2. Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

3. Arizona Biltmore Resort

4. Talking Stick Resort

5. Hotel Valley Ho

6. Gila River Resorts & Casinos — Wild Horse Pass

7. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch

8. JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

9. Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale

10. Sheraton Grand @ Wild Horse Pass

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