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Royal Palms Resort and Spa

Coordinates: 33°30′17″N 111°58′05″W / 33.50472°N 111.96813°W / 33.50472; -111.96813
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Royal Palms Resort and Spa
Coordinates33°30′17″N 111°58′05″W / 33.50472°N 111.96813°W / 33.50472; -111.96813
Built1929
Royal Palms Resort and Spa is located in Arizona
Royal Palms Resort and Spa
Location of Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Arizona
Royal Palms Resort and Spa is located in the United States
Royal Palms Resort and Spa
Royal Palms Resort and Spa (the United States)

Royal Palms Resort and Spa is a historic hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in Spanish Colonial style in 1929 as a retirement home for New York businessman Delos Cooke, who died unexpectedly in 1931,[1] and his wife.[2] It opened as a hotel in 1948.[3][4]

It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.[3]

The hotel's mahogany front doors are original.[5] It has an almost-unique imported Spanish tile mural called the "Lady of Spain".[5] Its Mansion Courtyard has 24 tiles in its archways, each representing a Spanish province; these are also original to the estate.[5] The resort has almost 200 examples of palm trees, in 14 varieties.[5]

The 1992 TV movie Sunstroke, with Don Ameche (in his last TV role) and Jane Seymour, was filmed at Royal Palms.[5] Seymour's character, after a bitter divorce, sought to regain custody of her daughter in a film noir journey; Ameche played a Scottsdale motel manager.[6]

There are 24 fountains, and 73 fireplaces (some inside guest rooms), and 193 palm trees.[5]

The resort was sold for $88.25 million in 2016.[7]

The resort finished a $3.7 million renovation in 2017. The historically sensitive renovation addressed all 119 guest rooms, the resort's lounge area with its "Mother-of-Pearl"-tiled swimming pool, its event lawns, and landscaping which includes almost 200 palm trees across its nine acres.[8]

In 2018 the resort celebrated its 70th anniversary.[5][2][8] There was a "Royal Palms 70th Anniversary Party" on September 20, 2018. Tickets were $50 and guests were invited to wear 1940s resort wear.[5]

The resort was listed as one of the most romantic hotels in the world by Luxury Travel magazine in 2022.[9]

  • Fireplace at pool in 2018
    Fireplace at pool in 2018
  • Mother-of-Pearl tiled pool
    Mother-of-Pearl tiled pool

References

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  1. ^ "Delos W. Cooke Died in Arizona". The New York Times. February 11, 1931. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b Christmann, Amanda (2018). "Royal Palms Resort: 70 Years of Grandeur". Images Arizona.
  3. ^ a b "Royal Palms Resort and Spa". Historic Hotels of America.
  4. ^ "Royal Palms Resort and Spa: History". Historic Hotels of America.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Hwang, Kellie (September 19, 2018). "10 fun facts (and a party) to celebrate Royal Palms Resort's 70 years in Phoenix". The Arizona Republic.
  6. ^ "Sunstroke / 1992 TV Movie". IMDb.
  7. ^ Gilbertson, Dawn; Reagor, Catherine (July 13, 2016). "Royal Palms Resort sells for $88.25 million". The Arizona Republic.
  8. ^ a b Tufts, Alyssa (September 20, 2018). "Enchanting Royal Palms Resort and Spa celebrates 70th anniversary". AZ big media.
  9. ^ "World's Most Romantic Resorts for Valentine's Day". Luxury Travel. January 12, 2022.
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