I-Scottsdale Resort e-Four Seasons e-Troon North inezimfanelo ezingaphezulu kwe-topnotch ukuyiphakamisa: indawo emangalisayo phakathi kwe-cacti phansi kweS Scottsdale's Pinnacle Peak, ukuhleleka kweSouthwestern okuhle kuzo zonke izikhala zayo zomphakathi nezangasese, nabasebenzi abawusizo kakhulu, abaqeqeshiwe abenza uzizwe khona ekhaya. Kodwa kimi, isikhathi esithile engithandayo ngesikhathi ngivakashela ngisichitha ekamelweni lami noma, njengoba i-resort ibiza kanjalo, i-casita yami.
Ake ngiqale ngamabhati okugeza.
Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyingxenye yokugeza-kimi, amaholide amahle kakhulu afaka isikhathi esiningi esichithwa ebhubheni elijulile elinamaminisa okusawoti e-lavender. Ngezikhathi ezine, ibhubhu eligcwele kakhulu laliyithokozisa kakhulu, ukuphathwa okuhle kokuphela kosuku ngemuva kokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kanye ne-kayaking eduze kwezwe elimangalisayo laseScotttsdale. Izindawo zokucima umlilo ezigumbini nazo ziyindawo enhle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi njengoba izinga lokushisa liphosa ngemva kokushona kwelanga ehlane. Kufika nge-flip yomshini (okwenze kube lula ukujabulela imizuzu engu-20 ekuseni ngenkathi ngisusa ikhofi yami, nemizuzu engama-40 ekupheleni kosuku lapho ngisuka phansi ngencwadi). Ama-balconi ayengabhonasi, hhayi kuphela ukubuka kwezintaba ne-cactus, kodwa futhi ifenisha ehle kakhulu nokupaka, okwenza kube lula ukubamba izivakashi ze-cocktails.
Konke okwakushoyo, ngagcina ngishiya ekamelweni lami futhi ngibheka konke okule ndawo yokulala eNingizimuwestern West.
Iphefumulelwe iNdodana yaseSonoran, ukwakheka kwenzelwe ukuhlanganiswa nendawo ezungezile, ngezakhiwo ezingu-25 ze-adobe, izakhiwo ze-casita, phakathi kwezintathu ezimbili namathathu. Ebhekene nomuzi waseScottsdale ne-Valley of the Sun, le ndawo ihlala eduze nePinacle Peak Park kanye nengxenye esenyakatho yeMcDowell Sonoran Preserve, okwenza kube yindawo enhle kakhulu yezinto zokuzijabulisa ezibandakanya ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, i-kayaking ne-air air ballooning.
Kukhona izinkathi ezine ezihlanganisa nezinkantolo ezimbili ze-tennis ezinkundleni, izinkundla ezimbili zegalofu ezingekho endaweni lapho izivakashi zijabulela amalungelo akhethekile, kanye nokuzivocavoca okuhle kakhulu (izinyawo eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-12,000). Eminye imisebenzi ye-site ihlanganisa ukunyuka okuhamba phambili ku-Pinnacle Peak (vuka ekuseni ukushaya ukushisa) futhi inkanyezi ibheke kusihlwa.
Izinkathi ezine ezinezinqumo ezinhle kumindeni. Izivakashi eziphakathi kweminyaka emihlanu neshumi nambili ubudala zingakwazi ukujoyina i-Kids for All Seasons, uhlelo oluqondisiwe ngemisebenzi yezingane ezinobungane njengokubhukuda, ubuciko, nemidlalo. I-resort isebenza ngokuthinta izingane, futhi, kufaka phakathi izihlalo zokuhlala ze-teak ezihlala ngaseceleni kwezilwane kanye nokuhamba kwemvelo nokulula okulula ukuthi izingane ezincane zijabulele nabazali bazo.
Uma usulungele ukuphumula, hamba e-spa yezinyawo ezingu-12,000, okufaka amakamelo angu-14 ekwelapheni kanye nokwelapha okuningi okusayina (izintandokazi zami kwakuyi-Sedona Earth Clay Body Mask kanye ne-Healing Hikers massage). I-resort nayo inikeza uhlu olude lwezigaba zempilo, kuhlanganise i-yoga, i-pilates, i-T'ai Chi, namanzi aerobics.
Ukudla futhi kuyindawo enkulu yokudlela, enezindawo ezintathu zokudlela eziku-site kuhlanganise ne-Talavera, lapho imenyu idalwe khona izithako ezifakiwe endaweni efana ne-Queen Creek amafutha omnqumo; Imifino ye-Mesa ishizi yembuzi; I-Sunizona i-heirloom utamatisi; I-Mount Hope eyomisiwe amajikijolo ne-Arizona yenkomo eyondliwa ngotshani.
Izitsha zokufaka isignesha zihlanganisa ithenda ye-buffalo ehlanganisiwe ye-bacon 8 kanye ne-Chilean bass bass, futhi qiniseka ukuthi ulondoloze igumbi le-dessert elimnandi, elingakhanjiswa ngezinketho ezivela ohlwini olude lwewayini le-dessert. Qeda kusihlwa nge-nightcap bese uphila umculo ku-Onyx Bar & Lounge, lapho ungabona khona ubusuku obusuka emoyeni.
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