Book a Room with a View at These Peaceful Wellness Resorts

The Sunset Wellness & Beauty Awards celebrate the rituals, retreats, and remedies that actually move the needle. These three resorts are the 2026 winners of the Best Outdoor Escapes category. Check out the complete list of winners here. For our definitive and searchable guide to wellness in the West, click here.

Ambiente Sedona, a Landscape Hotel

Jeff Zaruba

A modern take on the restorative red rocks retreat, Velvet Spa blends regional ingredients with tech-forward wellness. Think Dark Sky Lounge’s vibro-acoustic sound therapy, private soaking baths with oxygen-infused hydrotherapy, and a secluded outdoor infrared sauna overlooking ancient waterways. Serene rooms feature earthy decor, Southwest-inspired murals, curated music, and lambswool-swaddled beds.

Salish Lodge & Spa

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At this Pacific Northwest getaway, wellness begins in-room with a Pillow Menu, luxe products, and oversize soaking tubs or dual-headed showers. As a gateway to Snoqualmie Valley hiking, the Lodge ties nature and nurture seamlessly. The spa offers Northwest Seaweed Salt Glow, coffee exfoliation, and honey therapies—plus a fireplace-lit relaxation room, daybeds, and soaking pools overlooking the falls.

Alila Ventana Big Sur

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Spa Alila treats each service as ritual, prioritizing emotional, physical, and energetic balance. Beyond massages and facials are Reiki, chakra alignment, guided meditation, astrology, intuitive coaching, and oracle readings. Wellness suffuses the property: breathwork among redwoods, open-air Japanese hot baths, and Alila Experiences like Elemental Reset and Coldstream Bliss, plus guided trail runs, forest breathwork, gratitude meditations, and couples’ connection sessions.