JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa

PROFILE

Photography Courtesy JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa

A recent multimillion-dollar renovation has transformed the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa into a modern, innovative oasis steeped with desert-inspired details. Every element across the 450-acre property — except the magnificent views — has been thoughtfully re-crafted, from the public spaces to the guest rooms, suites, and meeting space.

A fleet of inviting restaurants, shops, and serpentine pools ringed in palm trees deliver getaway vibes in spades. You likely never imagined you’d ride a boat to reach your dinner reservation in the desert, but that’s what happens here; water shuttles depart from the lobby to whisk guests around the resort’s scenic, meandering lagoons.

If recreation is your M.O., the property has two Ted Robinson–designed golf courses, along with an 18-hole putting course and hard, grass, and clay tennis and pickleball courts. Regular family activities include bird chats, yoga sessions, movies, and magic shows. The resort even has a newly opened 12,000-square-foot arcade known as JW Entertainment Zone.

Wind down at the recently renovated spa. Frequent package specials are available on an assortment of treatments, from massages and facials to paraffin soaks and ayurvedic healing rituals.

JW Marriott Desert Springs may be one resort, but the property offers endless adventures for everyone — from multigenerational families to couples, business travelers, and beyond.