In addition, the resort offers events such as Chocolate Affair classes hosted by its National Champion pastry team, jazz festivals featuring national artists, and the new Family Escape Club providing fun and education for teens and kids of all ages.

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz., has completed a $16 million renovation of its rooms, suites and corridors.

Connecting interior space with the outdoors, the new guest rooms at JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa feature textured desert sand carpeting and wall coverings; contemporary lighting treatments; refinished armoires, sofas, chairs and furnishings; floor-to-ceiling sheer drapes; and artwork depicting warm desert landscapes, indigenous flora and fauna.