JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

The JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa hosts meetings of all sizes in its 240,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space. Planner favorites include the brand-new Saguaro Ballroom at 25,000 square feet and the ever-popular Sunset Lawn, part of more than 100,000 square feet of flexible outdoor space for gatherings under the sun and stars. The resort also encompasses 950 accommodations, ten dining experiences, a four-acre pool complex, eight tennis courts, two championship golf courses, and a 28,000-square-foot spa.

Guest rooms overlook wildflower gardens as well as the pools, fairways, and mountains beyond. Walking, biking, and hiking trails present ample opportunities to get out and explore between meetings, while Segway tours visit the resort’s world-class desert botanical garden. Quintessential desert golf reigns at two challenging 18-hole courses designed by Nick Faldo and Arnold Palmer. The theme continues in the Revive Spa with indigenous desert-inspired treatments.

Directly adjacent to the resort, groups enjoy the diversions of shopping, restaurants, and nightlife at the Desert Ridge Marketplace. The neighboring attractions will more than double when the new City North Entertainment Complex opens late this year.

This wealth of amenities merely scratches the surface of the Desert Ridge experience. Phoenix’s natural beauty plays an important part, too, starting with panoramic mountain, sunset, and Sonoran Desert views. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby showcase the amazing environment, introducing the sense of serenity that infuses everything about the 316-acre resort complex. There are no packages available at this time. There are no hot dates at this time. Posted Oct 29, 2008 by Elite Concierge
Subscribe - RSS Feed A 30-year veteran of the Marriott team, Steve Hart is general manager of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix. In addition, he also serves as the vice president of marketing management for Marriott in Phoenix. Hart is responsible for development, construction, sales, marketing and all operations-related activities at the resort and within the region.

Hart was proud to accept Marriott's '2004 Hotel of the Year' award. Hart has also received Marriott's Leadership Excellence Award for the Western Region and been named "Who to Watch" in 2004 by Arizona Business Magazine. In 2003, he received the Cultural Award at the Marriott International Global Conference.

Hart began his career with Marriott in 1977 as a restaurant manager for Chaparral at Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort, Spa & Golf Club in Scottsdale. Over the years, he has served as vice president of market management for Marriott Guest Services in Los Angeles and Utah; general manager of Salt Lake City Marriott; resident manager at Camelback Inn; and director of food & beverage at Marriott's Rancho Los Palmas Resort & Spa and Mountain Shadows Resort. Most recently, he held the position of market vice president for the Arizona and Southern California Deserts and Utah.

An Arizona native, Hart graduated from Arizona State University. Hart resides in Tempe with his wife, Claudine, and his four children, Nicholas, Steven, Ashley and Matthew.