Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale
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10600 E Crescent Moon Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85262View on a mapPublished · Updated
Cheapest Dec, Jun–Aug from $550 a night all-in
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SpaRator Expert Rating
SpaRator 7.4: SolidSpa core 7.4
An average of the Spa Treatments and Spa Facilities scores.
7.4 Solid overall · guests rate it 4.6 on TripAdvisor
5th of 17 in Scottsdale, October 2026
Book the deep priced menu, not the heat-only suite, at this desert-edge Four Seasons.
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale sells a priced 67-service menu built on desert botanicals, led by the Nopal Massage. Sauna and eucalyptus steam come with any treatment. Whether hotel guests without one may use them is not published, and no cold plunge or whirlpool exists. Right for guests who book treatments from a deep menu and want a quiet desert base; wrong for anyone wanting a cold plunge, guaranteed access without a treatment, or a stay close to town.
Pricing and Availability
- Peak
- Oct–Nov, Feb–Mar
- $1,280–$1,800
- Cheapest
- Dec, Jun–Aug
- $550–$680
a night all-in
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Rate notes, fees and tax
Our 27 Feb 2027 check: from $1,292 a night. Our 21 Aug 2027 check: from $430 a night.
- 27 Feb 2027 check
- 27 Feb 2027 from $1,292 room, $1,535.18 all-in.
- 21 Aug 2027 check
- 21 Aug 2027 from $430 room, $552.75 all-in.
- Rate notes
Fee stack: $55 resort fee a night, taxed with the room at 13.97%; self-parking $30, valet $45 overnight; spa gratuity percentage not published; 12 hours' notice to change or cancel a spa service or the full service is charged.
Rates correct as of October 2026; verify current availability via the booking links above.
The 60-minute Custom Massage is $225, and the $55 resort fee was last quoted by the hotel's own booking engine in August 2026, with inclusions not published.
Spa Treatments
A priced, bookable 67-service menu makes The Spa at Four Seasons a treatment-first spa built on desert botanicals. Seven bookable groups span massage, facials, body, IV and salon. Treatments are booked from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm. Nopal Massage, Shirodhara, Thai, Sacred Sound Therapy and the Margaret Dabbs manicure and pedicure line add depth. Recent treatment reports run nine positive to one negative.
Spa Facilities
The Spa at Four Seasons runs heat-only, and its sauna and steam come with a treatment. Each locker wing holds a dry sauna, eucalyptus steam room, showers and a relaxation lounge, open 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. On floor area it runs level with Sanctuary and Andaz, each at 12,000 square feet among the four Scottsdale peers that publish a size, while Boulders at 33,000 and Omni Montelucia at 31,000 run more than twice as large. Whether in-house guests without a treatment may use the facilities is not published.
Wellness Programs
Classes are the draw here, though whether they are included in the stay or the fee goes unstated. Eighty-plus classes a month across yoga, spin, Float Fit, ballet barre and tai chi are stated by the hotel, plus guided hikes and desert tours, and a 24-hour fitness center is the mainstay of the recreation. Two tennis courts and four pickleball courts round out the offer.
Staff & Service
Staff at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale are praised far more often than they are faulted. Recent guests write mostly about attentive service. Praise for staff outnumbers complaints 73 to 18 in guest reviews. A smaller group says service falls below the Four Seasons standard. Management answers every recent TripAdvisor review and 93% of recent Google reviews. No staff member is named.
Experience
Google reviewers are warm on balance, while guests name dated rooms and uneven food as the drags. A remote desert base at the foot of Pinnacle Peak is the setting. TripAdvisor reads 4.6 across 2,764 reviews, Google 4.7 across 1,716, and the spa's own listing reads 4.6 from 59. Guests who complain cite dated rooms in 13 of 134 recent reviews and uneven food in 10.
Value for Money
A dear night with light add-ons: fee and tax run below most peers, though spa access is treatment-gated. At $1,535.18 for the 27 February 2027 stay, it is the fourth dearest of thirteen, under only Mountain House, The Phoenician and The Canyon Suites, and above Omni Montelucia, Grand Hyatt and Hotel Valley Ho. Fee and tax add 18.8%, under the 22.1% median of these twelve peers. The Custom Massage is $225, above the $215 median of nine, and Booking.com Value is 8.6 on 30 reviews.
Spa Facilities
15 spa facilities: 9 available, 4 not available, 2 not confirmed
Available
9Beauty Services Salon open 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; facials, nails, hair and waxing all sit in the menu.
Adults-Only Pool or Area An adult pool sits beside the main and children's pools; the age line is not published.
Couples Treatments The Duo treatment is $225; whether that is per person or per couple is not stated.
Fitness Center 24-hour fitness center.
Full-Service Spa The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale, 14 treatment rooms and 12,000 sq ft.
Pool Facilities Main, children's and adult pools; no whirlpool.
Sauna Dry sauna in each gender-separated locker wing.
Steam Room Eucalyptus steam room in each locker wing.
Wellness Programs More than 80 classes a month, guided desert hikes and desert tours; whether classes are included is not stated.
Not available: Cold Therapy, Hammam, Himalayan Salt Room, Hot Tub and/or Jacuzzi.
Not confirmed: Fitness Classes Included, In-Room Spa Treatments.
Other Spa Facilities
The bookable extras include the Himalayan Salt Journey, Reiki, Thai massage, Hydrafacial, the IV Lounge and the Margaret Dabbs manicure and pedicure, alongside the Nopal Massage and the Aroma Design Bar.
Spa Menu, Prices and Policies
- Massage$140–$445 · all 21 services$225–$260 · 60 min$300–$345 · 90 min$390–$445 · 120 min
- Body treatments$240–$315 · 60 to 90 min
- Facials$225–$650 · 30 to 120 min
- IV Lounge$295–$390
- Nail services$35–$140
- Hair services$55–$150
- Waxing$55–$85
- Signature treatmentNopal Massage60 min · $260
- Spa hoursSpa facilities are open 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. Treatments run 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
- GratuityThe spa does not publish a service-charge percentage.
- AccessSpa facilities come with any treatment. Whether in-house guests without a treatment can use them is not published.
- Day passThe resort's own booking engine sells no spa day pass. A third-party listing shows a ResortPass day pass from $80.
- AgesMinimum age 12 for spa services. A parent or guardian waiver is required.
- CancellationGive 12 hours' notice to change or cancel, or the full service is charged.
Hotel Facilities
20 hotel facilities: 10 available, 3 not available, 7 not confirmed
Available
10Bar Onyx Bar & Lounge, plus Talavera, Proof and Saguaro Blossom for drinks.
Kids Club Kids For All Seasons, complimentary, ages 5 to 12.
Pets Allowed Dogs and cats up to 30 lb, two a room, no fee stated.
Tennis Two tennis and four pickleball courts.
Golf Two Troon North courses adjacent, with a complimentary resort shuttle.
Valet Parking $45 overnight; self-parking $30.
Restaurants Talavera, Proof, Saguaro Blossom, Onyx Bar & Lounge and Desert Orchard.
WiFi Stated, without an annotation.
Air Conditioning Stated, without an annotation.
Concierge Services Stated, without an annotation.
Not available: Adult Only, Airport Shuttle, Free Parking.
Not confirmed: Apothecary, Bike Rentals, Business Center, Dry Cleaning, EV Charging Stations, Garden Areas, Meditation Areas.
Other Hotel Facilities
The resort has 210 accommodations: 188 casitas and 22 suites across low-rise desert buildings, with several plunge-pool suites. Dining runs five venues: Talavera (steakhouse), Proof (Classic American), Saguaro Blossom (poolside), Onyx Bar & Lounge, and Desert Orchard (café). Check-in and check-out times are not published.
About This Hotel
The draw is the menu, not the square footage: a 67-service spa priced and bookable online, set among casitas at the base of Pinnacle Peak. You come for the quiet and the treatments, and you accept a heat-only suite and treatment-gated access.
The Spa, Specifically: The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale
The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale puts its money in a 67-service menu, not the room count. Those services sit online in seven groups, from the signature Nopal Massage, warm prickly-pear gel worked in with cactus paddles, to Shirodhara, Thai massage, Sacred Sound Therapy and the Margaret Dabbs manicure line. Our guide to types of spa massage covers the styles. Facials run from Hydrafacial to a $650 Exosome facial. Our spa facials explained guide covers the options. What the hotel does not sell is a circuit. The wet offer is a dry sauna and eucalyptus steam room in each locker wing, plus showers, lockers and a relaxation lounge, and no cold plunge or whirlpool. See our sauna guide for how that pair works. Facilities run 8:00 am to 7:30 pm. Spa access comes with any treatment, while whether in-house guests without one may use the facilities is not published. Layout is 12,000 square feet and 14 treatment rooms.
Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong
Book Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale for the quiet desert base and a 12,000-square-foot spa with a deep menu. Skip it if spa architecture is the point: there is no cold plunge, no whirlpool, and access without a treatment is unpublished, so a destination spa day never quite lands. Families do well, with kids programming and a children’s pool. This is a hotel for golfers, hikers and couples who treat the spa as one good treatment, not as the reason they fly.
Where It Sits in the Scottsdale Market
The Spa at Four Seasons is a 12,000-square-foot, 14-room operation, level with Sanctuary and Andaz on floor area. Its 60-minute massage sits above the $215 median of nine Scottsdale peers, with Grand Hyatt and CIVANA at $215, Sanctuary at $230, Andaz at $210 and Valley Ho at $175. Its $55 resort fee matches Grand Hyatt and The Phoenician, $10 above Omni Montelucia. Recent guest reviews put it at or above the middle of the Scottsdale hotels we score. See the Scottsdale spa hotel rankings for the full market picture.
| Hotel | SpaRator | Thermal circuit | Spa access for guests | Peak all-in per night | Off-season all-in per night |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa | SpaRator 8.1: Outstanding | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership | $837 | $509 |
| Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia | SpaRator 7.8: Strong | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership | $842 | $423 |
| Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort | SpaRator 7.5: Strong | Hot + cold | Not published | $827 | $352 |
| The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician | SpaRator 7.5: Strong | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $2,216 | $734 |
| Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North | SpaRator 7.4: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $1,535 | $553 |
| Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa | SpaRator 7.3: Solid | Heat only | Extra charge | $1,378 | $619 |
| Andaz Scottsdale Resort & Bungalows | SpaRator 7.2: Solid | Heat only | Not published | $853 | $313 |
| Hotel Valley Ho | SpaRator 7.2: Solid | Heat only | Included | $911 | $268 |
| The Scottsdale Resort and Spa, Curio Collection by Hilton | SpaRator 7.1: Solid | Hot + cold | Extra charge | $574 | $147 |
| ADERO Scottsdale Resort, Autograph Collection | SpaRator 7.0: Solid | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $582 | $285 |
| Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale, Curio Collection by Hilton | SpaRator 7.0: Solid | Heat only | Included | $842 | $232 |
| The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale | SpaRator 6.8: Modest | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $1,973 | $491 |
| The Scott Resort and Spa | SpaRator 6.7: Modest | None | With a treatment or membership | $823 | $319 |
| Kimpton Miralina Resort and Villas | SpaRator 6.4: Modest | Hot + cold | With a treatment or membership | $523 | $192 |
| Scottsdale Camelback Resort | SpaRator 6.4: Modest | None | With a treatment or membership | $313 | $154 |
| W Scottsdale | SpaRator 6.4: Modest | Heat only | With a treatment or membership | $792 | $419 |
| Mountain House Lodge at Sereno Canyon | SpaRator 5.6: Limited | None | Not published | $1,746 | $720 |
| Market median | 7.1 | $842 | $352 |
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 Four Seasons Scottsdale Spa Worth the Price?
Yes, for guests who want a deep, priced treatment menu and accept a heat-only suite and treatment-gated access. No, for a spa day, a cold circuit, or a stay close to town. Typical all-in nights run $1,280 to $1,800 in peak months and $550 to $680 in low months.
When to Book the Four Seasons Scottsdale
The peak months are October, November, February and March, and they run about 2.4 times a typical low-month night. The low months are June, July, August and December. January, April and May sit between at about 1.8 times. In peak months midweek can cost more than a weekend, so compare both.
- January: shoulder
- February: peak
- March: peak
- April: shoulder
- May: shoulder
- June: low
- July: low
- August: low
- September: not yet priced
- October: peak
- November: peak
- December: low
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Low
- Not yet priced
Typical all-in per night: Peak $1,280–$1,800 · Shoulder $1,020–$1,140 · Low $550–$680
Typical room rate across the main booking sites and the hotel's own site, 13 Oct 2026 to 31 Aug 2027, converted to all-in with the hotel's fee and tax. Months not yet priced are shown hatched.
What Guests Are Saying
TripAdvisor4.6 / 52,764+ reviews
Google4.7 / 51,716+ reviews
Booking.com9.3 / 1030+ reviews, check rates on Booking.com
I had the Black Diamond facial and my only regret was leaving the spa too soon lol.
GoogleOctober 2025Stay rated 5 of 5the locker room felt a bit dated, the service itself was great
TripAdvisorAugust 2025Stay rated 5 of 5The staff is wonderful. Very attentive to the guests needs.
TripAdvisorApril 2026Stay rated 5 of 5The rooms are feeling outdated and the heating is inadequate.
TripAdvisorJanuary 2025Stay rated 3 of 5The concierge activities they recommend are severely underwhelming and overpriced.
GoogleMarch 2026Stay rated 2 of 5
Location
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale
10600 E Crescent Moon Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where Is Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale?
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale is at 10600 E Crescent Moon Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85262, in far north Scottsdale at the base of Pinnacle Peak. Phoenix Sky Harbor is 30 miles away, about 35 minutes, and Scottsdale Airport is 11.5 miles, about 25 minutes, by the hotel's figures.
Can I Use the Spa Without a Treatment?
Spa facilities come with any treatment. Whether in-house guests without one may use them is not published, and the spa's own booking engine lists no stand-alone day pass.
What Does a 60-Minute Massage Cost?
A 60-minute Custom Massage is $225, and the Nopal Massage runs $260 for 60 minutes, as of October 2026. Prices show through the spa's booking engine, not on the hotel pages.
Does the Spa Add a Service Charge?
The spa does not publish a service charge or gratuity percentage, so plan for gratuity when you book.
Is There a Resort Fee?
Yes: $55 a night, taxed with the room at 13.97%. What it includes and when it began are not published. Self-parking is $30 and valet $45 overnight.
What Are the Spa Hours?
Facilities run 8:00 am to 7:30 pm, treatments 9:00 am to 7:00 pm, and the salon 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
What Is the Spa Age Policy?
Spa services start at age 12, with a parent or guardian waiver. Younger guests can use the salon.
What Is the Cancellation Policy?
Give 12 hours' notice to change or cancel a spa service, or the full service is charged.
Is the Resort Good for Families?
Yes. Kids For All Seasons runs complimentary programs for ages 5 to 12, and there is a children's pool. It is not an adults-only hotel.
Are Pets Allowed?
Yes. Dogs and cats up to 30 pounds, two a room, with no fee stated.
What Dining Is on Site?
Five venues: Talavera steakhouse, Proof Classic American, Saguaro Blossom poolside, Onyx Bar & Lounge, and the Desert Orchard café.
Is There Golf?
Yes. Two Troon North courses sit adjacent, with a complimentary shuttle from the resort.
Does the Spa Have a Cold Plunge or Whirlpool?
No. The published facility list names no cold plunge and no whirlpool. The wet offer is a dry sauna and eucalyptus steam room.
How This Analysis Works
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- Platform ratings
TripAdvisor 4.6 of 5 from 2,764 reviews; Google 4.7 of 5 from 1,716 reviews; Booking.com 9.3 of 10 from 30 reviews.
- Sources
- The hotel's spa, menu, booking and policy pages, the SpaTime booking engine, and recent guest reviews. The sample read was 200 reviews from the past two years, 175 of them Google and 25 TripAdvisor stays, so the picture is moderate and Google-led. Some short five-star staff-naming reviews count at half weight (9.0% of reviews, 16.0% on TripAdvisor).
- Data gaps
- Check-in and check-out times, drive time to Old Town, spa gratuity percentage, resort-fee inclusions, couples price basis, and whether guests without a treatment may use the facilities.
- Guidelines
- Reviewed under Guidelines Version 9.9
- Version history
- October 2026 Full re-review. The Overall SpaRator moves from 7.8 to 7.4, with spa treatments holding. Staff lands lower on the guest reviews, and wellness lower because class inclusion is not published. Pricing now uses the typical rate across the major booking sites, with the $55 resort fee carried from the hotel's own booking engine.
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