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Spa Places in the News
JW Marriott
Starr Pass Resort & Spa Scheduled to Open January 2005: The First
New Resort to Open in 18 Years in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona (October 2004) – Tucson is hot this
winter…and not just literally. The desert is sizzling with new
cultural and resort offerings. In January, the first new resort in the
area in 18 years, JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, will open.
This comes on the heels of new direct flights to Tucson and Phoenix
(just two hours away by car) and the creation of a buzz about Arizona’s
lesser-known city to the south. With a population of more than 800,000,
the once sleepy desert town now offers visitors a lively mix of culture,
outdoor adventure, history and sunshine, making it the perfect backdrop
for Southern Arizona’s newest and largest resort. The “Old
Pueblo” provides the most authentic Arizona experience in the Sonoran
Desert, with indigenous plants and wildlife right outside the doorstep.
Tucson’s first new resort in 18 years
JW Marriott’s newest desert gem will join the world-class
collection of distinctive JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, the most
elegant and sophisticated hotels and resorts within the Marriott network.
Starr Pass will feature:
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575 guest rooms including 35 luxury suites
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20,000-square-foot full-service spa
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Seven dining options
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Newly renovated 27-hole Arnold Palmer
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Signature Golf Facility
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88,000+ square feet of flexible meeting space
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Private balconies or patios in each guestroom
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Hiking
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Mountain biking
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Horseback riding
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Children’s activity center
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Concierge and 24-hour room service
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Professional golf instruction and services
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Underground parking
Increased Airlift Makes Getting to Tucson a Cinch
This month Continental Airlines began offering direct
flight service from Newark to Tucson. Other cities currently offering
direct flights to Tucson include Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas,
Houston, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Detroit
and Albuquerque. In December, Jet Blue will begin direct flights from
JFK to Phoenix, just an easy, two-hour drive from Tucson.
Why Tucson?
If that isn’t enough reason to visit Tucson, consider
this…where else can you:
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Get an up-close look at javelinas, ocelots, bighorn
sheep and black bears (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)
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Hike through the Seven Falls, leading to a waterfall
flowing into natural rainwater pools (Sabino Canyon)
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Witness a bank robbery and shoot-out and tour the
sets of old John Wayne movies (Old Tucson Studios)
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Visit the place where a fire in 1934 led to the capture
of the notorious criminal John Dillinger (Hotel Congress)
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Find street fairs, festivals, art galleries, antiques,
over 100 locally owned shops and more all along one street (Fourth
Avenue)
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Select from a new menu daily at one of the best new
gourmet Mexican restaurants around (Café Poca Cosa)
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