About Scottsdale Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona is a thriving community in gorgeous central Arizona just east of Phoenix. Scottsdale’s comfortable year-round climate has made it a popular vacation destination as well as the perfect area to settle down for good. Young families and older retirees have helped shape the community into one loaded with recreation, community spirit and style.

You can’t beat a vacation in Scottsdale. Whether you want golf, spas, five-star resorts, fine dining, night-life, culture or the great outdoors, you’ll find the best of the best here.

Golf and Scottsdale are often uttered in the same breath. That’s because over two hundred golf courses call the area home. You’ll love the sheer variety of options from traditional, lush green fairways to the stunning desert designs featuring cactus and sand. Avid golfers know that Scottsdale is the premiere, must-visit golf destination in the U.S. In fact, the Robb Report named the city the “America’s Best Place to Live for Golf”. Whether you spend a week here or make your home here, you’ll never be lacking for golf!

You can spend your vacation in pure luxury at one of the many spas. In fact, Scottsdale is so posh, it has more spas per capita than any other location in America. Whether you choose to pamper yourself at one of the exclusive resort spas or visit a day spa, you’ll be faced with a wide range of beauty services including manicures, pedicures, massages, body wraps, hydrotherapy and even an eighty-minute caviar facial. Now that’s luxurious.

In fact, slogans such as “The Beverly Hills of the Desert” have been used to describe Scottsdale. You’ll find shopping opportunities galore with high-fashion shopping mixing with western art galleries. Upscale shopping includes Tiffany’s, Kierland Commons, Biltmore Fashion Park, and the Scottsdale Waterfront.

Over 125 art galleries featuring western and Native American art have made Scottsdale famous. In March, the Scottsdale Arts Festival is held drawing over 40,000 visitors each year. You’ll find cowboy era art as well as contemporary art galleries.

An active nightlife attracts a wide range of patrons from the college kids to the more sophisticated set. You’ll find plenty of restaurants, bars and nightclubs here. The streets are usually packed with pedestrians each Thursday, Friday and Saturday night.

Outdoor enthusiasts will love the hiking, nature walks and horseback riding in and around the area. Desert jeep tours, mountain hikes, lakes and picnicking, tubing the rivers, hot air ballooning – these are just a touch of the many ways you can enjoy the Valley of the Sun.

Lodging ranges from five-star resorts such as the Phoenician, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale Camelback Inn, and the Fairmont Princess Resort and Spa to charming bed and breakfast inns, historic hotels, and chain hotels and motels.

The economy offers numerous jobs from service and tourism related jobs to high-tech jobs with companies such as Motorola and Go Daddy. The aviation industry is also strong here.

Scottsdale offers numerous scenic venues for getting married. Arizona Bridal Source Wedding Planning has named Scottsdale the “Top Destination for Arizona Weddings”. When you have as many golf courses, spas and resorts as Scottsdale coupled with stunning scenery and gorgeous weather, it’s easy to see why you would want to plan a wedding in Scottsdale.

You can choose to get married in a variety of beautiful settings from spas, resorts, wine studios, to the 29,000 square-foot Venue of Scottsdale. Whether you need a large full-service banquet facility or a more intimate location, you’ll find the perfect place to hold your wedding.

Whether you spend a day, a week or a lifetime in Scottsdale, you’ll spend your time here with warm sunshine on your shoulders and a smile on your face.