Ember Coast
A luxury resort casita courtyard amid the red rocks

For the whole group

A casita, a creek, and red rocks to climb.

Creek swimming, multi-room casitas with space to spread out, and resort programming when you want it.

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Enchantment Resort is the standout for families: casita-style suites with room to spread out, a kids' camp, multiple pools, and the whole of Boynton Canyon as a backyard, all a short drive from the natural rock waterslide at Slide Rock State Park.

Days that work for every age

Fill days with a Pink Jeep ride up Broken Arrow, the cool creek chutes at Slide Rock, the easy Bell Rock Pathway, and the Chapel of the Holy Cross. Then bring a private chef to the villa so dinner with tired kids never becomes a logistics problem.

A villa or casita means private dinners in without giving up the resort's spa and kids' programming. We arrange the cribs, the car seats, the grocery pre-stock, and the activities that flex around nap time.

What’s inside

  • Multi-room casitas with space to spread out
  • The Slide Rock natural waterslide nearby
  • A Pink Jeep ride and easy red-rock trails
  • A private chef for easy nights in
  • Grocery pre-stock, cribs, and car seats handled

A sample rhythm

  1. 01

    Settle in

    Casita check-in, a grocery pre-stock waiting, an easy first afternoon by the pool.

  2. 02

    Active mornings

    A Pink Jeep tour or an easy trail, paced around the youngest.

  3. 03

    Slow afternoons

    Cool creek chutes at Slide Rock, then shade and rest.

  4. 04

    Dinners in

    A private chef in the villa, one big night out in town.

The Sedonawe’d build in

The pieces that fit this trip.

Where to stay

Resorts cradled by the red rocks.

From a creekside hideaway in Oak Creek Canyon to a resort tucked inside Boynton Canyon, these are the stays a Sedona trip is built around.

Iconic

Boynton Canyon

Enchantment Resort

A 70-acre resort set deep inside Boynton Canyon, ringed by red-rock walls, with casita-style rooms and the destination spa Mii amo on site.

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Iconic

Uptown Sedona

L'Auberge de Sedona

Creekside cottages along the banks of Oak Creek, a Forbes-rated retreat known for its riverfront dining and outdoor cathedral of sycamores.

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Boutique

Uptown Sedona

Amara Resort & Spa

A modern hillside boutique within walking distance of Uptown, with an infinity pool framing the red rocks and creek access below.

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Top rated

West Sedona

Sky Rock Sedona

An elevated hilltop perch with some of the widest red-rock panoramas in town, recently reimagined with a stargazing-forward program.

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Destination spa

Boynton Canyon

Mii amo

An all-inclusive destination spa inside Enchantment, built around three-, four-, and seven-night immersive journeys for deep restoration.

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Adults-leaning

Oak Creek

L'Auberge Creekside Cottages

The most secluded rooms at L'Auberge, individual cottages set right at the water's edge for the quietest, most romantic stay in Sedona.

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Signature adventures

Pink Jeeps, hot-air balloons, and slickrock.

The one-of-a-kind days: a backcountry Jeep climb up the slickrock, a sunrise balloon over the buttes, and guided off-road into the high desert.

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Uptown Sedona

Pink Jeep Tours

The original Sedona off-road operator since 1960, famous for the Broken Arrow trail that climbs slickrock few other tours can reach.

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Bucket-list

West Sedona

Northern Light Balloon Expeditions

Sunrise hot-air balloon flights drifting over the red rocks, one of only two operators permitted to fly in the Sedona area.

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Sedona

Red Rock Balloon Adventures

FAA-certified dawn flights with a traditional champagne breakfast in the desert, an FAA-permitted Sedona balloon operator.

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Private

Red-rock country

Sedona Off-Road Adventures

Private, small-group backcountry tours by open-air vehicle into the canyons and mesas, paced for photography and quiet.

Creek & lake

Wild trout in Oak Creek, fly rods in the canyon.

Sedona's fishing is a quiet, creekside affair: stocked and wild trout in Oak Creek, with guided fly trips into the canyon water.

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Oak Creek Canyon

Oak Creek Fly Fishing

Guided wade trips for wild and stocked rainbow trout along the cottonwood-shaded riffles of Oak Creek, paced for all levels.

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Oak Creek Canyon

Slide Rock State Park

A historic apple farm and natural rock waterslide in the canyon, with creekside trout fishing alongside the famous swimming chutes.

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Private

Red-rock country

Sedona Fly Fishing Guides

Private, fully outfitted half- and full-day fly excursions to Oak Creek and nearby high-country streams and lakes.

On foot

Cathedral Rock, Devil's Bridge, and a saddle.

From a short scramble to a famous saddle to the largest natural arch in the area, Sedona's trails are paced to any fitness level.

Many trailheads require a Red Rock Pass; Devil's Bridge and Cathedral Rock parking fill early, so go at first light.

Bucket-list

Village of Oak Creek

Cathedral Rock Trail

A short but steep slickrock scramble to a dramatic saddle between the spires, one of the most photographed views in the Southwest.

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Dry Creek

Devil's Bridge Trail

A moderate hike to the largest natural sandstone arch in the Sedona area, with an iconic photo standing atop the span.

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Village of Oak Creek

Bell Rock Pathway

An easy, mostly level loop around one of Sedona's signature buttes and a famed vortex site, with optional slickrock climbing.

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Boynton Canyon

Boynton Canyon Trail

A wooded canyon walk past Enchantment toward red-rock walls and the Subway cave, one of the most scenic moderate trails in town.

The table

Red-rock-view tables and creekside chefs.

Sedona's dining runs from a hilltop room with panoramic walls of stone to a fine-dining cottage above Oak Creek. We hold the hard reservations.

Iconic

West Sedona

Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill

Chef Lisa Dahl's hilltop showpiece, walls of glass framing the red rocks over a wood-fired Latin grill, the definitive Sedona view table.

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Award-winning

Uptown Sedona

Cress on Oak Creek

The Forbes-rated fine-dining room at L'Auberge, serving seasonal American tasting menus on a deck suspended over Oak Creek.

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Uptown Sedona

Elote Cafe

Sedona's most beloved and hardest-to-book table, chef Jeff Smedstad's elevated, regional Mexican cooking drawn from years in Oaxaca.

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West Sedona

SaltRock Southwest Kitchen

The wood-fired Southwest kitchen at Amara Resort, open-flame cooking and craft agave cocktails with a red-rock backdrop.

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Award-winning

West Sedona

Dahl & DiLuca Ristorante Italiano

Lisa Dahl's romantic, candlelit Italian flagship, a perennial top-rated Sedona dinner two decades running.

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Top rated

Village of Oak Creek

Cucina Rustica

A grand Tuscan-villa setting from the Dahl restaurant family, warm rustic Italian cooking under hand-painted starlit ceilings.

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Golden sunset light shimmering on the sea

Private family villa

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