Arizona Biltmore, LXR Hotels & Resorts
2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016View on a mapPublished · Updated
Cheapest Dec, Jun–Aug from $420 a night all-in
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The hotel's 2026 fact sheet lists February 23, 1929 as the opening date, Albert Chase McArthur as the architect, and the "Biltmore Block" cast facade.
SpaRator Expert Rating
SpaRator 7.6: StrongSpa core 8.5
An average of the Spa Treatments and Spa Facilities scores.
7.6 Strong overall · guests rate it 4.6 on Google
3rd of 10 in Phoenix, October 2026
Sol Garden's circuit and 28,000 square feet make this 1929 estate worth booking.
Guests report using this 1929 estate's hot-and-cold circuit: Sol Garden's hot tub and cold plunge, plus the spa's steam room. Sol Garden comes with any 50-minute treatment, and access without one is not stated. Building works since February 2026 have closed rooms and a pool, with no dates posted. As of October 2026, checkout bills $59 while the website says $45. Right for couples who want the estate and the Sol Garden circuit, but wrong for anyone who wants the circuit without a treatment.
Pricing and Availability
- Peak
- Feb–Apr
- $980–$1,060
- Cheapest
- Dec, Jun–Aug
- $420–$640
a night all-in
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Rate notes, fees and tax
Our 27 Feb 2027 check: from $1,129 a night. Our 21 Aug 2027 check: from $569 a night.
- 27 Feb 2027 check
- 27 Feb 2027 from $1,129 room, $1,343.27 all-in.
- 21 Aug 2027 check
- 21 Aug 2027 from $569 room, $710.08 all-in.
- Rate notes
Fee stack: $59.00 a night Mandatory Charge before tax, the hotel page still reading $45; 13.07% tax on room plus the charge; overnight self-parking $28, valet $35; 20% automatic service charge plus tax on spa services; pets $150 one-time per pet.
Rates correct as of October 2026 on hilton.com for two adults, one room and one night, signed out, with all-in meaning the room plus the $59.00 charge plus 13.07% tax on both, before parking, purchases and tips.
Hilton's engine pages show no closure or renovation notice, while guests from February to September 2026 describe works under way and the hotel has posted no dates.
Spa Treatments
Tierra Luna Spa sells the widest spa menu of the 10 Phoenix spa hotels we have scored. Seven groups span massage, facials, body treatments, nails, hair, make-up and Sol Garden soaks, plus Table Thai, cupping, Reiki and astrology readings. Six of the seven groups come in several lengths, priced on the spa's online booking engine, up to 100 minutes, make-up the exception. Google rates it 3.6, below most spa hotels we score. Treatments are mostly praised, but about one in ten spa reviews report problems, four in the past year.
Spa Facilities
Sol Garden's hot tub and cold plunge, plus the spa's steam room, make a heat-and-cold circuit offered with any 50-minute treatment. Both are co-ed in Sol Garden, and the spa's steam room is aroma-infused. At 28,000 square feet, the spa tops a typical 20,000 across 42 other spa hotels. A Google reviewer wrote, "We got access to the hot tub and cold plunge outside which was fantastic!" in October 2025. Guests alone describe the men's steam side, no sauna is confirmed, and access without a 50-minute treatment is not stated.
Wellness Programs
Adobe and Links golf courses plus fitness classes in the resort charge form the wellness offer, but no class timetable is published. The resort charge covers fitness classes, but with no schedule their number is unknown, not zero. Adobe and Links are the resort's two golf courses. Spa hotels that publish a count typically offer one class a week. Guests praise the gym, name Brendan Easterling, the tennis and pickleball pro, and say lessons are paid. A Google reviewer wrote, "Attended yoga class the next morning, no extra charge." in June 2025.
Staff & Service
Staff at Arizona Biltmore are praised more than three times as often as criticized, though front-desk complaints continue. Guests praise the staff in 419 reviews and complain in 128. Front-desk complaints sit at 10.2% of reviews in 2026, against 6.1% in 2025. Spa reception complaints are still reported. Many reviewers name Brendan Easterling across two years. A TripAdvisor reviewer wrote, "Brendan Easterling, the tennis and pickleball pro at Arizona Biltmore, was fantastic!" in July 2026.
Experience
Guests rate the stay well, but building works have closed rooms, a pool and Paradise-wing floors, with no dates posted. Recent TripAdvisor and Google reviews average 4.55 against a typical 4.47 across 21 other spa hotels. Ratings in the latest twelve months slipped slightly, on Google alone, while TripAdvisor rose. From February to September 2026, guests describe building works with those closures and no dates posted.
Value for Money
A peak night at Arizona Biltmore is costly, but that night's resort charge and tax are typical for a spa hotel. A peak Saturday, 27 February 2027, is priced at $1,343.27 all-in for a Balcony King, the cheapest room left when we checked on 1 October 2026, and most of the 49 other spa hotels cost less. Resort charge and tax add 19.0% against a typical 19.6% across 55, before parking and service charges. "Way overcharging for things that should be free," a Google reviewer wrote in August 2026.
Spa Facilities
15 spa facilities: 12 available, 2 not available, 1 not confirmed
Available
12Beauty Services Facials run 25 to 100 minutes, with nail and hair services on the menu.
Adults-Only Pool or Area The Saguaro Pool is 21 and over, with a hot tub and open around the clock. The other pools admit all ages, and the spa itself is 18 and over.
Couples Treatments Couples massages run 50 or 100 minutes for two guests, from $205 per person for 50 minutes, and a 25-minute couples mud treatment in the Sol Garden costs $190 for the couple.
Cold Therapy One cold plunge pool sits in the Sol Garden, and no other cold facility is named.
Fitness Center Gym access sits in the resort charge.
Fitness Classes Included The resort's fact sheet promises daily fitness classes, outdoor yoga and Pilates among them, with the charge listing classes as included and no schedule published.
Full-Service Spa Tierra Luna Spa holds 12 treatment rooms and two indoor and outdoor bath suites in 28,000 square feet, per the resort's 2026 fact sheet, with the SpaTime booking menu listing treatments by duration with prices.
Himalayan Salt Room A standalone Salt Room, a halotherapy room, appears on the fact sheet and the spa's page. The hotel does not say which salt, and press dates it to the February 2023 reopening.
Hot Tub and/or Jacuzzi An outdoor hot tub sits in the co-ed Sol Garden with a swimsuit required, and the resort lists four hot tubs across its seven pools.
Pool Facilities Spa guests can use the adjacent Catalina pool, and the resort's seven pools are chilled in summer and heated in winter.
Steam Room An aroma-infused steam room, described in the women's locker area and attested on the men's side only by guests.
Wellness Programs Beyond the classes, the spa's menu page lists a 20-minute Sunrise 20/20 contrast service that the booking engine does not show, and the booking engine sells natal readings with the onsite astrologist. The resort adds two golf courses, bicycles, and tennis and pickleball, with guests naming the pro, Brendan Easterling.
Not available: Hammam, Sauna.
Not confirmed: In-Room Spa Treatments.
Other Spa Facilities
Beyond the treatment rooms, the spa adds the Monsoon Rain outdoor shower, a fire pit, a meditation lawn, Sol Cafe and the Well Bar in the Sol Garden. Two indoor and outdoor bath suites sell as private 25-minute soaks. The menu runs three pillars: Desert Botanicals, Cosmic Connection and Dynamic Recovery, with natal readings from the onsite astrologist at 25 and 50 minutes, plus Table Thai, cupping, craniosacral and CBD hot stone treatments on the booking engine, and acupuncture on the menu page only. The menu page describes Sunrise 20/20 as eight minutes hot, one to three minutes cold, repeated, with a Monsoon Rain finish in 20 minutes, but the booking engine lists no such service, so it carries no price here. Citrus Club guests get 10% off select spa treatments Monday through Thursday.
Spa Menu, Prices and Policies
- Massage$205–$290 · 50 min$360 · 80 min$430–$570 · 100 min
- Couples massage$205–$240 · 50 min, for two, price per person$415–$480 · 100 min, for two, price per person
- Couples Sol Garden$190 · 25 min, for two, price for the couple
- Eastern Origins$225–$245 · 50 min$415 · 100 min
- Body ritual$215–$265 · 50 min$340 · 80 min$420–$470 · 100 min
- Facial$200 · 25 min$215–$305 · 50 min$400 · 80 min$430–$460 · 100 min
- Sol Garden$75–$130 · 25 min$200 · 50 min$130 · 60 min
- Touchless session$70 · 20 min$100 · 40 min
- Nail services$70 · 25 min$75 · 45 min$80–$95 · 50 min
- Hair services$75–$125 · 45 min, starting at$85 · 60 min
- Make-up$160 · 45 min
- Cabana express$45–$180 · 15-25 min
- Package$515–$560 · 125 min of services
- Special, October 2026$299 · 100 min for one guest, call to book
- Signature treatmentSonoran Signature Massage50 min · $215
- GratuityA 20% automatic service charge plus local taxes applies to all services.
- AccessA 50-minute treatment brings Sol Garden access. The about page says full all-day access to all amenities. Access without a treatment is not published.
- Ages18 and older full access. 16 and 17 massage or facial only, parent or guardian in the treatment room, using no other facilities. Salon all ages. 14 and under supervised.
- CancellationGive 24 hours' notice to change or cancel, or the service is charged.
Hotel Facilities
15 hotel facilities: 11 available, 2 not available, 2 not confirmed
Available
11Bike Rentals One hour of bicycle use sits in the resort charge.
Garden Areas A 39-acre estate with the Sol Garden meditation lawn.
Golf Adobe and Links, two 18-hole courses, with same-day replay in the resort charge.
Meditation Areas The Sol Garden meditation lawn.
Pets Allowed A $150 one-time non-refundable fee per pet, two pets a room at most, with pets staying out of pools, hot spas, pool decks, chaises and restaurants and no fee for service animals.
Tennis The events calendar lists tennis and pickleball clinics, guests name pro Brendan Easterling and describe paid lessons and clinics, and no court count is published.
Valet Parking $35 overnight with in-and-out privileges.
WiFi Internet access sits in the resort charge.
Standard: Restaurants, Bar, Concierge Services.
Not available: Free Parking, Adult Only.
Not confirmed: EV Charging Stations, Air Conditioning.
Other Hotel Facilities
705 accommodations split across 251 guest rooms, 100 suites, 77 Citrus Club rooms, 56 villas, 41 cottages and more, the totals overlapping per the fact sheet. The resort opened February 23, 1929, built to Albert Chase McArthur's Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced plan with the cast Biltmore Block facade on 39 acres. Seven dining outlets run from Renata's Hearth, McArthur's Restaurant & Bar, the Spire Bar, the Wright Bar, Saguaro Pool dining and Paradise Pool dining to Cup and Cone. Seven pools include Paradise, whose Twist triple slide runs 65 feet, and the 21-and-over Saguaro Pool. The Citrus Club lounge in the Ocatilla wing is 21 and over, by reservation only. Event space runs 200,000 square feet across 77 meeting rooms. History tours are paid: $35 for the History Tour and $50 for the Happy Hour History Tour.
About This Hotel
Arizona Biltmore opened on February 23, 1929 to Albert Chase McArthur’s Frank Lloyd Wright-influenced design, and the cast Biltmore Block facade on 39 acres remains the reason to book. Tierra Luna Spa runs 28,000 square feet, with an outdoor hot tub and cold plunge in the Sol Garden and a steam room. This is an estate for couples and architecture people, not a quiet hideaway.
The Spa, Specifically: Tierra Luna Spa
Tierra Luna Spa runs 12 treatment rooms and two indoor-outdoor bath suites across 28,000 square feet, per the resort’s 2026 fact sheet. Sol Garden is the working core: an outdoor hot tub, a cold plunge and an aroma-infused steam room, set out as a hot-and-cold circuit, with the Monsoon Rain shower and a fire pit alongside. Sixteen of 91 reviews that discuss the spa describe the circuit in use, the cold plunge named 12 times. Press dates the standalone Salt Room, a halotherapy room, to the February 2023 reopening after the spa’s May 2021 debut. A steam room the pages do publish, but no dry sauna is named, and the men’s steam side is described only by guests. Tierra Luna’s menu runs Desert Botanicals, Cosmic Connection and Dynamic Recovery across massage, facial, body, nail and hair, with acupuncture, Table Thai and cupping among them, and the SpaTime booking menu prices a 50-minute massage at $215. Sol Garden comes with any 50-minute treatment, and access without a treatment is not stated. Every service carries a 20% automatic charge.
Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong
Booking makes sense for the 1929 estate and the Sol Garden circuit, which comes with a treatment ($215 for a 50-minute massage), though checkout bills $59 while the website says $45. Right guests are couples, golfers with two courses at the door and architecture people. Wrong guests are spa-first travelers who want the circuit without a treatment, or anyone expecting a quiet escape, because 200,000 square feet of event space runs across 77 meeting rooms.

Where It Sits in the Phoenix Market
Biltmore’s 28,000-square-foot footprint sits above the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass at 17,500 and the Global Ambassador’s press-reported 16,000, and it prints a cold plunge where Royal Palms and JW Marriott Desert Ridge list none and the Sheraton’s is unconfirmed. Where it falls short is the resort charge: the engine bills $59 against a website still reading $45. Another weak spot is the front desk, with 58 of 782 written stay reviews complaining about it or check-in.
| Hotel | SpaRator | Thermal circuit | Spa access for guests | Peak all-in per night | Off-season all-in per night |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hot Springs | SpaRator 8.5: Outstanding | Hot + cold | Included | $2,648 | $1,478 |
| The Global Ambassador | SpaRator 7.8: Strong | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership | $1,764 | $961 |
| Arizona Biltmore, LXR Hotels & Resorts | SpaRator 7.6: Strong | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership | $1,343 | $710 |
| Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass | SpaRator 7.3: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $729 | $606 |
| Arizona Grand Resort & Spa | SpaRator 7.1: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $807 | $248 |
| JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa | SpaRator 7.0: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $892 | $983 |
| Royal Palms Resort and Spa | SpaRator 7.0: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $1,095 | $428 |
| Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | Hot + cold | Not published | $581 | $446 |
| Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort | SpaRator 6.5: Modest | None | treatment-based only | $529 | $235 |
| Marriott Phoenix Resort Tempe at The Buttes | SpaRator 6.3: Modest | Heat only | Not published | $541 | $233 |
| Market median | 7.1 | $850 | $526 |
Scored on Guidelines v9.9
All-in = room, resort fee and taxes per night, from each hotel's dated rate capture. On a phone: thermal circuit · spa access · peak all-in. Off-season all-in shows on a wider screen.
Is the Arizona Biltmore Spa Worth the Price?
Yes, for couples who want the 1929 estate and the Sol Garden circuit, with typical nights running $560 to $1,040 all-in across the year. That buys 28,000 square feet of spa, a cold plunge and a Salt Room once a treatment is booked; a 50-minute massage runs $215. Wrong for anyone who wants the circuit without a treatment.
When to Book the Arizona Biltmore
Late March into mid-April runs dearest, with February, March and April dear months at about twice the cheapest and one and a half times the middle. December's ordinary nights and June through August sit cheapest, while October, November, January and May run about 1.4 times the low months. Peak-month weekends cost about the same as midweek.
- January: shoulder
- February: peak
- March: peak
- April: peak
- May: shoulder
- June: low
- July: low
- August: low
- September: not yet priced
- October: shoulder
- November: shoulder
- December: low
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Low
- Not yet priced
Typical all-in per night: Peak $980–$1,060 · Shoulder $540–$810 · Low $420–$640
Typical room rate across the main booking sites and the hotel's own site, 13 Oct 2026 to 26 Aug 2027, converted to all-in with the hotel's fee and tax. Months not yet priced are shown hatched.
What Guests Are Saying
TripAdvisor4.2 / 53,723+ reviews
Google4.6 / 55,596+ reviews
Booking.com8.8 / 10116+ reviews, check rates on Booking.com
Our massages were wonderful and getting to truly relax before and after is a total experience.
Google (spa listing)June 2026Stay rated 5 of 5 Brendan Easterling, the tennis and pickleball pro at Arizona Biltmore, was fantastic!
TripAdvisorJuly 2026Stay rated 5 of 5
We got access to the hot tub and cold plunge outside which was fantastic!
Google (spa listing)October 2025Stay rated 5 of 5 The $4,000 we spent at the spa did not cover access because we failed to spread the services for 2 of us over 2 days.
Google (spa listing)August 2025Stay rated 1 of 5 I had to ask 4 people and wait 25 minutes to get the complementary champagne they offered with their travelzoo.
Google (spa listing)October 2025Stay rated 1 of 5
Location
Arizona Biltmore, LXR Hotels & Resorts
2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016
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2400 E Missouri Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Frequently Asked Questions
Where Is the Arizona Biltmore, and How Far Is the Airport?
Arizona Biltmore sits at 2400 E Missouri Ave in Phoenix, a 39-acre estate holding 705 accommodations. Its own pages give no airport distance, drive time or shuttle, so confirm travel time with the reservations desk when booking.
Can I Use the Spa Without a Treatment, and What Are the Hours?
Spa access comes with any 50-minute treatment (a 50-minute Sonoran Signature massage at $215 on the SpaTime booking menu), and no access without a treatment or facilities-only day pass is published. Sol Garden's page ties access to a 50-minute treatment, while the about page says full access to all amenities runs all day with no condition, and one guest reported a $95 quote for the steam room and cold plunge without a treatment in January 2025, a single report and not a policy. As of October 2026, the spa's pages give conflicting opening hours, so call the spa line to confirm before planning a day around it.
How Much Do Treatments Cost, and Is There a Service Charge?
Tierra Luna Spa's priced menu sits on the SpaTime booking portal: a 50-minute Sonoran Signature massage runs $215, a Prenatal 50-minute $205, the 80-minute Restore and Recover $360, and 100-minute massages $430 to $570. All services and pricing are subject to change without notice, booking runs through the SpaTime portal or the spa line, and the hotel's pages add a 20% automatic service charge plus tax, which the menu does not show.
What Thermal Facilities Does the Spa Have, and What Does It Lack?
Sol Garden holds the spa's thermal core: an outdoor hot tub, one cold plunge, the Monsoon Rain outdoor shower and a fire pit, co-ed with a swimsuit required. Inside are the aroma-infused steam room and the standalone Salt Room. No sauna is named on any hotel page, whether Sol Garden access alone covers the full hot-and-cold sequence is not stated, and the men's steam room is described only by guests.
What Does the Resort Charge Cover?
As of October 2026, the booking engine bills a $59.00 nightly Mandatory Charge before tax, while the hotel page still reads $45 and lists internet, fitness center and classes, same-day golf replay, one hour of bicycle use, Twist waterslide access, two bottled waters, lawn games and PressReader. Tax runs 13.07% on the room plus the charge, and the charge carries a Historical Preservation Fund line whose share the hotel does not publish.
How Much Is Parking at the Arizona Biltmore?
Overnight self-parking is $28 and valet is $35, both with in-and-out privileges. Hourly self-parking runs $10 for 0 to 4 hours, $14 for 4 to 8, $18 for 8 to 12 and $28 for 12 to 16. Neither is in the resort charge, non-resort spa guests park by valet free, and EV charging is not confirmed.
Are Pets Allowed at the Arizona Biltmore?
Pets are allowed for a $150 one-time, non-refundable fee per pet, with a two-pet maximum per room and no fee for service animals. They stay out of pools, hot spas, pool decks, chaises and restaurants, and need a leash or carrier outside the room.
What Are the Dining Options at the Arizona Biltmore?
Seven venues run from Renata's Hearth and McArthur's Restaurant & Bar to the Spire Bar, the Wright Bar, poolside dining at the Saguaro and Paradise pools, and Cup and Cone. Guests must be 21 and over for the Citrus Club lounge in the Ocatilla wing, which is by reservation only.
How Many Pools Are There, and Are They Heated?
Seven pools and four hot tubs are chilled in summer and heated in winter at 82 to 84 degrees. Paradise holds the 65-foot Twist triple slide, a splash pad and a swim-up bar, open around the clock. Catalina is the 1929 courtyard pool, Saguaro is 21 and over and open around the clock, and the Ocatilla pool is called private with its access rule unpublished. Terrace Court, Bougainvillea and Saguaro Villa complete the set.
Is the Resort Under Renovation?
As of October 2026, guests from February to September 2026 describe work under way, with rooms, a pool and some Paradise-wing floors closed. Arizona Biltmore posts no dates or scope, and the booking engine showed no closure notice. Ask the resort directly whether your dates sit near the affected areas.
What Does the Fitness Center Offer?
Gym access and fitness classes sit inside the resort charge, and the resort's fact sheet says classes run daily with outdoor yoga and Pilates among them, though no timetable is published. As of October 2026, the events calendar listed tennis and pickleball clinics, history tours and music but no yoga, Pilates or aqua class, so ask for the current timetable. Guests describe yoga, Pilates, meditation and water aerobics as included, name pro Brendan Easterling and describe tennis and pickleball lessons as paid.
How Many Rooms Are There, and What Are Check-In and Check-Out Times?
Arizona Biltmore holds 705 accommodations: 251 guest rooms, 100 suites, 77 Citrus Club rooms, 56 villas, 53 poolside rooms and 41 cottages, with 204 balcony or patio rooms, 125 firepit rooms and 20 accessible rooms, the totals overlapping per the fact sheet. Check-in is 4 p.m. and check-out is 11 a.m.
How This Analysis Works
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- Platform ratings
TripAdvisor 4.2 of 5 from 3,723 reviews; Google 4.6 of 5 from 5,596 reviews; Booking.com 8.8 of 10 from 116 reviews.
Experience reads 1,043 TripAdvisor and Google reviews from October 2024 to September 2026, 79 left out as not hotel stays or duplicates, with no TripAdvisor stay in that window hotel-collected. Staff & Service reads 782 written stay reviews from June 2024, after the sale and the LXR rebrand.
- Sources
- Arizonabiltmore.com spa, Sol Garden, resort and policy pages and events calendar, 2026 fact sheet, hilton.com and SpaTime engines, press 2021 to 2024.
- Data gaps
- Spa hours, Sol Garden access without a treatment, the Paradise day-pass price, EV charging, fitness timetable, the preservation-fund share, renovation dates, no visit on record.
- Guidelines
- Reviewed under Guidelines Version 9.9
- Version history
- October 2026 SpaRator recalibrated from 8.2 to 7.6 after a re-read of guest reviews, the resort's pages, the 2026 fact sheet and the booking engine. Corrected: the Forbes claim is dropped, spa size and room count come from the fact sheet, the 2022 press prices and an expired summer special are removed, spa menu prices now sourced from the SpaTime booking menu, history tours are paid, pools are chilled in summer, the mandatory charge is $59 against the page's $45. Added: guest-described circuit use, treatment-gated access, the adults-only pool, included fitness classes and a seasonal booking guide.
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