L'Auberge de Sedona
Eighty-eight cabin-style cottages on Oak Creek — Sedona's creekside flagship.
An 88-room creekside resort on Oak Creek in Sedona, with cottages stepping down a wooded slope to the water. L'Auberge de Sedona is one of the rare Sedona properties built directly on Oak Creek (most are on the red-rock plateau above town) — and one of the longer-running luxury hotels in town, with the kind of quiet, garden-and-creek aesthetic that distinguishes it from the canyon-floor resorts and the cliff-top lodges.
It is the creekside flagship — quieter than Enchantment, more built-up than the smaller B&Bs, with a serious spa and a kitchen worth reserving for.
The setting
L'Auberge sits on Oak Creek in uptown Sedona, between Highway 89A and the creek itself, with the cottages stepping down a wooded slope to the water. Tlaquepaque Arts Village is a five-minute walk; uptown's restaurants and the Highway 89A retail strip are a five-minute walk in the other direction. The Oak Creek Canyon drive north toward Slide Rock and Flagstaff begins a few minutes north.
The creek is the property's distinguishing feature. You hear the water from most of the cottages; some can swim or wade in it.
The building
A series of stand-alone cottages and a main lodge, built and expanded over decades on the creek-side slope. The main lodge is stone-and-timber; the cottages are clapboard and pine. The aesthetic is country-estate-meets-Sonoran — restrained, with rustic-Americana materials. Materials are stone, hand-hewn timber, and pine paneling, with brass and velvet in the lodge's public rooms.
The rooms
Eighty-eight cottages and rooms across the property. Categories include standard king rooms in the main lodge, garden cottages, and creekside cottages with private decks over the water. Beds are kings; bathrooms are tile and stone, with deep soaking tubs and outdoor showers in higher categories. Many cottages have private patios with creek views and gas fireplaces. From-rates open around $895 in season; creekside cottages run higher.
Food & drink
Cress on Oak Creek, the property's restaurant, is the principal kitchen — contemporary American with strong sourcing from regional Arizona producers and a serious wine list. Non-guests book regularly. Veranda, the casual all-day, runs lighter meals. Etch Kitchen & Bar handles cocktails with creek-deck seating. Breakfast is included.
On the property
A full-service spa with hydrotherapy and outdoor treatment cottages over the creek. A heated outdoor pool. Direct access to Oak Creek for swimming and wading. Yoga and meditation programming. Hiking trails into the surrounding red-rock terrain.
- Full-service spa with creekside outdoor treatment cottages
- Heated outdoor pool
- Direct creek access
- Three on-site dining venues
- Hiking trails
- Open year-round
Who it's for
- Couples doing Sedona who want creekside privacy
- Travelers comparing L'Auberge with Enchantment Resort — different program, similar league
- Anyone for whom a private cottage with an outdoor shower over a creek is the deciding factor
- Spa-and-creek partisans
Who it's not for
- Travelers seeking a small intimate inn — this is an 88-room resort
- Anyone allergic to upscale-resort programming
- Pet owners (some cottages accommodate pets; verify on booking)
Nearby
Tlaquepaque Arts Village is a five-minute walk for galleries and Elote Cafe. Uptown Sedona's Highway 89A retail strip is five minutes by foot. The Chapel of the Holy Cross is fifteen minutes south. Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock are fifteen to twenty minutes south. The Slide Rock State Park is twenty minutes north up Oak Creek Canyon. Boynton Canyon's red-rock walls are twenty minutes northwest. For dinner outside the resort: Elote Cafe in Tlaquepaque, Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill, and the Hudson are the picks.
