My wife and I stayed at the Adobe Grand Villas recently on a last minute whim. The rooms are pricey and not worth it only if you slice and dice the concept of value to the point where it's completely neutered. Of course $400 a night is ridiculous (actually, we received a discount for one night, and a larger one for multiple nights is available this time of year), but you can spend $400 a night at lots of places and not get nearly the splendid experience offered up by the Adobe Grand. There are a myriad of nice touches here, as many others have noted -- from the fresh bread baking in your room to the immense bathrooms with jetted tubs and walk-in showers to the wonderfully comfortable beds and the peaceful romantic ambiance. If you can afford it, why not? As well-appointed and comfortable as the room was, though, there was one incongruous dissonant note. Hung on the walls for decor were several distressed copper pots and pans. As decor these were fine, but they were hung *on nails* like in a dorm room, and you could clearly see the nail heads sticking out. Surely copper hooks or other appropriate hangers could be found!
OK, call me a nitpicker, but there is something about this property that is not quite "luxury." It is, after all, a B&B, and there's a bit of informality. So you ring a handbell in the lobby to find an innkeeper, and there are no innkeepers on property after 7 p.m. We had trouble with our TV around 9 p.m. and called the phone numbers left in your room for assistance. One was not in order and on the other we had to leave a message. To be fair, within 5 minutes or so, a gentlemen came to our room and got the TV squared away (we never did figure out if the problem was due to our inability to figure out the 3 different remotes or to a malfunction, but in any event, 3 remotes and no instructions will always be a recipe for confusion). While we were there, the wifi in rooms was not compatible with apple products so my i-pad didn't work (although my wife's netbook did fine). No problem -- you don't come to a place like this to watch TV or play with your Facebook. Or you shouldn't.
The buildings are not really villas. The property is more like "Adobe Grand Pueblos" -- 2-story tall structures, shoulder-to-shoulder winding around a lovely path. It's actually kind of a tight fit, but they make the most of the available land and the architecture works well. We had a ground floor room with a walled in patio. Upper floors have a terrace and perhaps there are views, but it didn't seem like the views would be an attraction (as they would at other places in Sedona). This is not an outward looking property. The rooms are the thing here -- private, romantic hideaways with just about every convenience you'd need. Indeed, one night -- which is all we spent -- is probably not really a good test. This strikes me as a place where 2 or 3 days are really needed to fully allow yourself to be embedded in the ambiance.
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