Originally Posted by Groombridge

A few other thoughts that crossed my mind after I just posted, and that may be helpful:

1. The resort was full to capacity, all 33 rooms occupied, this past weekend, but it never felt crowded, and while the service was a tad slow, it was never problematically so.

2. The desert wing and the mesa wing have very different feels, both very special. The mesa wing winds its way uphill from the main building, so is full of sunlight and exposure to the rock outcropping and the sky above. It runs past the spa and gym. The desert wing has more of an enclosed, canyon feel to it, with much more interesting use of water features that mimic, in contemporary design, the patterns of water and light on the stone of the slot canyons. I think the views are sensational from either wing, and the benefits of being close to the spa/gym/pool in the mesa wing may be counterbalanced by the more artistic design of the desert wing. I love them both, and would be incredibly happy in either place, but ultimately, am glad I picked the mesa wing because our view of the mesa was so gorgeous--just like the one on the website. (I was in room 29, a standard Mesa View room.)