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Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States · Fairmont · High Luxury
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess earned AAA Five Diamond recognition in 1991 and has held it continuously since, one of the longest-running Five Diamond streaks in American resort hospitality. Opened in December 1987 as a flagship of Princess Hotels & Resorts, the luxury brand behind marquee properties in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Acapulco, the 65-acre, Mexican Colonial Revival resort sits beside TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course, home to the PGA Tour's Waste Management Phoenix Open, the tour's best-attended event, with crowds regularly topping 700,000 across tournament week.
- 750 rooms
- Opened 1987
- Neighborhood: Princess Ballroom
About Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
- Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak has anchored the resort's dining lineup, alongside Mexican, Latin, and Southwestern concepts.
- The resort's WestWorld Christmas festival each December transforms its grounds into a recurring fixture of the Phoenix-Scottsdale social calendar.
History
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess opened in December 1987 as a flagship property of Princess Hotels & Resorts, a luxury brand that had established marquee properties in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Acapulco before turning its attention to North Scottsdale. The 65-acre resort was designed in the Mexican Colonial Revival style, its low-rise casitas and hacienda-inspired main building set against the backdrop of the McDowell Mountains in a desert landscape that its developers treated as a dramatic natural amenity rather than an obstacle. The resort opened to immediate critical recognition, earning the AAA Five Diamond award in 1991 — a distinction it has held continuously ever since, one of the longest-running Five Diamond designations in American resort hospitality.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts assumed management of the property as part of a broader portfolio transaction, and the Princess became one of the defining properties in the brand's North American resort collection. The resort sits adjacent to TPC Scottsdale, the Stadium Course that has hosted the PGA Tour's Waste Management Phoenix Open — the best-attended tournament in professional golf, drawing crowds that regularly exceed 700,000 over the course of a week — since the resort's early years. The two institutions have become intertwined in the annual rhythm of Scottsdale's winter season, with the Princess serving as the unofficial headquarters for players, corporate sponsors, and the hospitality programs that surround the event.
Five pools, a 44,000-square-foot spa, and a restaurant portfolio that has included Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak alongside Mexican, Latin, and Southwestern dining concepts give the Princess a breadth of amenity suited to its size and its position as one of the Southwest's pre-eminent family and meeting resort destinations. Seasonal programming — most notably the WestWorld Christmas festival, which transforms the resort's grounds each December — has made the property a recurring fixture in the social calendar of the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale community, extending its relevance well beyond the peak winter travel season.
The setting
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess spreads across 450 acres on East Princess Drive in north Scottsdale, roughly 12 miles from Old Town and framed by the McDowell Mountains. The resort is the official host hotel of the WM Phoenix Open, with TPC Scottsdale's Stadium Course — home of the PGA Tour's most attended tournament — 31 minutes away and linked by a private resort entrance at the 5th fairway. The acclaimed Musical Instrument Museum is also 31 minutes by transit. Holding AAA Five Diamond status since shortly after its 1987 opening, the Princess commands Sonoran Desert drama at scale, a self-contained oasis where championship golf, a 44,000-square-foot spa, and six pools replace the need for urban proximity.
Restaurants and bars
- Ironwood American Kitchen at The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess — Restaurant
- Bourbon Steak Scottsdale — Restaurant
- La Hacienda — Restaurant
Experiences
- Studio F destination management: charter and airport transportation — Studio F, the in-house Destination Management Department, provides professionally managed charter and airport transportation and more.
- Golf Events & Tournament Services — Golf events and tournament services arranged through Studio F.
- Off-Site Dine-Arounds — Off-site dining arrangements offered through Studio F.
- Tours & Recreational Activities — Tours and recreational activities listed among Studio F destination management services.
- Custom Fabrication — Listed among Studio F destination management services.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- United States' Leading Resort 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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