Wake up to a perfect day at Ambiente hotel Sedona, where you can catch the sunrise without even getting out of your luxurious king bed. Just open your eyes, touch a button to part the blackout curtains, and feast on the majestic landscape framed before you in the floor-to-ceiling bronzed glass windows. As the morning sun gently illuminates the dramatic landscape of red cliffs and evergreen forest, you spot a desert cottontail, and a covey of quail scurrying through the juniper. The landscape is inspiring, and you could spend the morning luxuriating in the organic cotton sheets, but you have a better idea. Make a pour-over coffee with fresh-roasted local beans in your kitchenette, and climb up the spiral staircase to your private rooftop deck to bask in the awakening landscape. The panoramic views are limitless, as is the day’s potential. Set your intention with a mindfulness practice like meditation or yoga.

A delicious breakfast awaits guests in Restaurant Forty1 at Ambiente Sedona. Are you in the mood for an energizing light meal of green juice and housemade granola with Greek yogurt and local honey, or something heartier like Belgian waffles, or carnitas chilaquiles with a toasted blue corn tortilla? 

Don’t fret about the calories, as you’re off for an invigorating forest walk along the beautiful Adobe Jack Trail. No need to drive as the trailhead is just out the front door of Ambiente. The trail is about two miles long, each way, but you can turn around at any point, or intersect with another trail for a longer outing. Return to your guest atrium for a soothing soak in your Hinano tub. 

Now it’s time to indulge in self-care with a treatment or two at Ambiente’s Velvet spa. Follow the soft sound of windchimes as you descend from the lobby to the quiet spa below where you’ve booked The Ultimate Zen body treatment which includes a scrub, wrap, and full body massage that leaves you feeling utterly relaxed. Top this off with a custom facial using natural botanicals and your entire body will be glowing. If you’re traveling with your partner, try a couple’s treatment for side-by-side massages.

A light lunch is served by the pool at The Drifter, a custom Airstream serving a menu of tacos, sandwiches, burgers and salads. Relax in the shade or soak in some warm desert sunshine as you take time to talk with your partner, or reflect in your journal.

Now for something special back at Velvet. Book the Dark Sky Lounge and lay down to listen to soothing sounds, chosen from a menu of music meditations, while feeling vibrations pulse along the length of your body. The sounds and vibrations are synchronized to act as an internal massage, calming the mind and body.

As the day winds down, exchange the spa robe for a resort casual outfit and toast to Sedona’s legendary sunset over aperitifs. From your rooftop terrace, or the bar at Forty1, drink in the vista of distant red rock formations set ablaze in the golden light, as skies turn from pink and orange to purple. 

Tuck into a romantic candlelit dinner at Forty1. The menu showcases exotic flavors and seasonal ingredients, many from the Verde Valley.  Choose from filet mignon with pepper relish, bison short ribs, black mussels, poblano relleno with black truffles, and more. Pair this with a fine selection, perhaps a local wine from the region, and you’ll have a perfect meal.  Don’t neglect dessert, to be shared or not.  

Take a post-dinner stroll through the property and follow the gentle sound of the rushing stream, an ancient waterway that Ambiente restored. The waterway is colorfully illuminated at night.

Cap off this perfect day with stargazing from your private rooftop deck.  Switch on the gas firepit, recline on the daybed and look up to pick out constellations and watch for shooting stars. Sedona is a Dark Sky Community, so stargazing is all the richer here as the night skies are protected from intrusive artificial light. For a guided journey of our galaxy, Ambiente can arrange for a private rooftop stargazing experience with a professional astronomer to lead you on a tour of the stars, clusters and nebulae using an array of custom telescopes.  

Linger as long as you want, then retreat downstairs into your atrium and back into your king bed for a perfect night’s sleep. Close the blackout curtains with a touch of a button, sink into the plush bed, and you’re soon in dream land. Savor the quiet, knowing that tomorrow brings another perfect day at Ambiente Sedona Arizona.