Spas With a Pool in and Around Tempe, AZ
Tempe has one spa with a pool, Narande Spa at the Phoenix Marriott Resort Tempe at The Buttes, and its pools are for resort guests: there is no day pass and no published price. For a spa-and-swim day you can simply book, two choices sit just outside town: Arizona Grand Spa ten minutes south with a $65 pass to a nine-acre water park, and The Spa at Talking Stick Resort about fifteen minutes away at $35, the lowest resort pool pass here.
The rest spread across Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Chandler, and they split by mood more than by price. Some are built around slides and crowds, some around a DJ on a pool deck, and a few around quiet, like the single infinity pool at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain or the one large pool at Royal Palms.
Our picks
- A family day with one adult at the spa: Arizona Grand Spa. Nine acres of pools with a wave pool and lazy river for $65, while treatment guests get their own adults-only heated lap pool.
- Cheapest resort pool pass: The Spa at Talking Stick Resort. A $35 pass about fifteen minutes from Tempe, covering the Main and West Pools with outdoor hot tubs and a poolside bar.
- Lowest price for a massage with the pool: La Vidorra Spa at The Scott Resort & Spa. $129 for a 50-minute massage bundled with the pool day, against $165 for the same treatment on the resort's own menu.
- Gardens and calm over slides: Alvadora Spa at Royal Palms Resort & Spa. The highest guest rating in the table at 4.7, with one large pool and a heated Jacuzzi at the base of Camelback Mountain.
- A rooftop pool party: AWAY Spa at W Scottsdale. A 21-and-over rooftop deck with resident DJs Friday through Sunday, from a $25 day pass, with Old Town's bars a few steps away.
At a glance
| Option | Day Pass | Massage | Guest Rating | Pool Setup | City | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Several poolssource | Tempesource | 2000 W Westcourt Way, Tempe, AZ 85282source | ||||
| $65source | $189source | 4.3source | Water parksource | Phoenixsource | 8000 S Arizona Grand Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85044source | |
| $35source | $145source | 4.3source | Several poolssource | Scottsdalesource | 9800 Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85256source | |
| $25source | $210source | 4.5source | Several poolssource | Scottsdalesource | 6850 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251source | |
| $45source | $129source | 4.5source | Several poolssource | Scottsdalesource | 4925 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251source | |
| $45source | $220source | 4.7source | One main poolsource | Phoenixsource | 5200 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018source | |
| $55source | 4.4source | Several poolssource | Phoenixsource | 2400 E Missouri Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85016source | ||
| $50source | $230source | 4.5source | Infinity poolsource | Paradise Valleysource | 5700 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253source | |
| $75source | $275source | 4.4source | Several poolssource | Scottsdalesource | 6000 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251source | |
| $25source | $150source | 3.5source | One main poolsource | Phoenixsource | 401 W Clarendon Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013source | |
| $150source | Several poolssource | Chandlersource | 4200 S Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ 85248source | |||
| $25source | $180source | 4.3source | Rooftop poolsource | Scottsdalesource | 7277 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251source |
Why only one row is in Tempe
The City column filters to a single Tempe row. Narande has five treatment rooms, a couples' suite and two mountainside pools, but a treatment alone will not get you a lounger, and the menu is by phone only. The Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU and The Westin Tempe both have rooftop pools with day passes but no spa treatments, and Tempe's day spas have no pool, so the list reaches about twenty minutes out.
One option works differently from the resorts. Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa in Chandler is a health club whose spa is open to non-members, and a service of 60 minutes or more comes with an all-day pass to its lap pool, family pool, sauna and steam room. There is no pass on its own.
Waterslides, DJs or silence
Pool Setup says what kind of afternoon you are signing up for. Arizona Grand is a water park with an eight-story slide tower. The Phoenician Spa has a three-level pool oasis with a 197-foot waterslide but sells a separate spa pass for its 21-and-over spa pool. Tierra Luna Spa at Arizona Biltmore sells a family pass with a triple waterslide, an adults-only pass, and a spa-only DayDream pass for its Sol Garden and quieter Catalina Pool.
Two Scottsdale hotels lean loud. VH Spa at Hotel Valley Ho has resident DJs at its OH Pool most weekends from spring through September, and the W's WET Deck has them Friday through Sunday. Sanctuary is the opposite: one heated infinity pool on the mountainside and a property built around quiet.
Pool pass or massage bundle
Day passes run from $25 at Valley Ho, The Clarendon Hotel and Spa and the W to $75 at the Phoenician. Most massage listings include the pool for the day, so the Massage column is really a spa-day price: $129 at The Scott up to $275 at the Phoenician. Lengths are not the same across the column, from 45 minutes at Talking Stick to 60 at Valley Ho, Sanctuary, The Clarendon and Ocotillo, with most of the rest at 50. The Clarendon ties for the cheapest pass, but it is a single hotel pool and carries the lowest rating here, 3.5.
The options in detail
Narande Spa at Phoenix Marriott Resort Tempe at The Buttes
The only full-service spa inside Tempe city limits, tucked into the butte the resort is built on. Five treatment rooms, a couples' suite and dry saunas in both locker rooms cover massages, facials, scrubs and nail work, and the resort's two mountainside pools are a short walk away with a kids' waterslide and whirlpools. The catch for locals: those pools are a resort amenity rather than something sold as a day pass, so a treatment alone will not get you a lounger. Narande also publishes no prices online, so you have to call for the menu.
Arizona Grand Spa
Ten minutes south of Tempe, this is the spa attached to Arizona's only AAA Four Diamond water park resort: nine acres of pools with a wave pool, a lazy river and an eight-story slide tower. The spa keeps its own adults-only heated lap pool for treatment guests, so you can pick your crowd once you are inside. It suits a family day where one adult peels off for a massage, and suits a quiet day much less, because the Oasis park is loud and busy in season. Slide closures for maintenance are posted for late December.
The Spa at Talking Stick Resort
A casino resort spa on the Salt River reservation about fifteen minutes from Tempe, with the cheapest resort pool pass in this table. The Main and West Pools come with outdoor hot tubs, a poolside bar and oversized patio games, and the spa sells short area-focused massages and facials bundled with the pool day. It reads as a lively, adult-leaning scene rather than a quiet retreat. The spa's own web page is thin on detail, so the booking listing is the practical way to see what is actually available.
VH Spa at Hotel Valley Ho
Downtown Scottsdale's mid-century landmark, where the spa and the pool are deliberately different moods. Book a treatment of 60 minutes or longer and you get access to both pools and the fitness center, and the chromotherapy saunas are the signature touch. Outside, the OH Pool is one of the Valley's louder pool scenes with resident DJs most weekends from spring through September, so check the calendar if you want calm. The day pass is among the cheapest here, which makes it an easy first visit.
La Vidorra Spa at The Scott Resort & Spa
Six sun-washed treatment rooms in a small courtyard spa, paired with a bright main pool and a sandy beach pool that children can dig in. It carries the least expensive massage-and-pool bundle in this table, and notably the resort's own menu prices the same 50-minute custom massage at $165, so the booked-ahead rate is the better deal. The mood is social rather than serene, with a pool bar and cabanas as the draw. Check the property's closure notices, since the La Boca pool goes offline on some dates.
Alvadora Spa at Royal Palms Resort & Spa
A Mediterranean-styled estate at the base of Camelback Mountain, and the highest-rated property in this table. Alvadora leans on Mediterranean modalities and organic therapies, and its spa days are built to include indoor and outdoor relaxation areas plus pool access. There is one large pool with a heated Jacuzzi rather than a complex of them, which makes this the pick when you want gardens and quiet over slides and crowds. Complimentary weekend yoga runs in the resort's garden for guests.
Tierra Luna Spa at Arizona Biltmore
The 1929 landmark shaped by Frank Lloyd Wright's influence, on 39 acres with seven pools, about fifteen minutes from Tempe. Tierra Luna builds its treatments around locally sourced oils, freshly crushed herbs, native scents and healing crystals, and its outdoor Sol Garden adds a cold plunge, hot tub and rain shower under views of Piestewa Peak. Two different pool passes are sold: the family Paradise Pool with a triple waterslide, and the adults-only Saguaro Pool. A spa-only DayDream pass covers the Sol Garden and the quieter Catalina Pool if you would rather skip the slides.
Sanctuary Spa at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain
Sanctuary trades a pool complex for one heated infinity pool cut into the side of Camelback Mountain, and the whole property is built around quiet. Its spa is one of the better-known destination spas in the country, and massages and facials here are sold together with a day pass, so the pool is part of the visit rather than an add-on. This is the adult, no-waterslide end of the table, and the prices match. Poolside dining and the Jade Bar run all day, so you can stay put from morning to evening.
The Phoenician Spa
A AAA Five Diamond resort with a three-level pool oasis, a 197-foot waterslide and a Kids Zone, plus a separate spa pool reserved for guests 21 and older. The spa is the most expensive in this table, and it sells two different ways in: a plain pool day pass, or a spa pass that includes the adults-only spa pool. Treatments are 50 minutes at the entry level and include spa access. The spa operates cashless and requires a card or room number to hold a booking.
The Clarendon Hotel and Spa
A boutique hotel in midtown Phoenix that offers the cheapest way into a pool on this list, complete with underwater speakers in the Oasis Pool and a hot tub alongside. Its spa publishes plain 60-minute massage rates rather than bundles, which makes it the easiest visit here to price out. It is also the lowest-rated property in the table, and the pool is a single hotel pool rather than a resort complex, so set expectations accordingly. Treat it as a cheap, central pool day with a massage attached.
Ocotillo Village Health Club & Spa
Not a hotel at all, but a lakeside health club in Chandler whose full-service spa is open to non-members. Buy a spa service of 60 minutes or longer and an all-day pass comes with it, covering the lap pool, the family pool with a splash pad, and locker rooms with sauna, steam room and whirlpool. There is no standalone pool pass, so this only works if you are booking a treatment. It is the most low-key and least resort-like option in the table, which is the point for some people.
AWAY Spa at W Scottsdale
AWAY Spa sits on the first floor of the W in Old Town, and the pool above it is the WET Deck: a 21-and-over rooftop scene with resident DJs Friday through Sunday. Massages and facials are sold paired with a day pass, and there is also a robotic massage option if you want something short and cheap. This is the party end of the list, so the rooftop is chilled in summer and heated in winter but rarely quiet. Old Town's bars, restaurants and shopping are steps away when the pool day runs long.
How we researched this
Day passes, massage bundles and ratings come from ResortPass, the booking rates a non-guest actually pays, which can differ from a spa's own menu. That is also what shaped the list: Aji Spa at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass sells no day pass and publishes no prices, and its pools are for resort guests, so it did not answer a spa you can come and swim at. Resorts more than about twenty minutes from Tempe stayed off, including JW Marriott Desert Ridge, Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and Four Seasons Troon North, and four in range (Omni Montelucia, Kimpton Miralina, The Scottsdale Resort and Scottsdale Camelback Resort) were cut only to keep the table readable.
Narande has no pass, price or rating to show because it sells nothing through ResortPass and posts no menu. Ocotillo has no rating there either, and we did not borrow one from another site. The Scott takes its La Boca pool offline on some dates and Arizona Grand posts slide maintenance for late December; those notices, and the DJ schedules at Valley Ho and the W, are what can change a booked afternoon.