Amangiri: How to Book the Utah Desert Icon

Few hotels are as instantly recognisable as Amangiri, hidden within 900 acres of the Colorado Plateau at Canyon Point, its pool curving around a great rock outcrop. It is one of the most requested resorts in America, and one of the harder rooms to secure, which makes knowing how to book it worthwhile.

Amangiri's 34 suites are studies in restraint, clean lines and natural materials, each with an outdoor lounge and fireplace framing the desert, some with a private pool or roof terrace. At its heart, the mesa-embracing pool and the 25,000-square-foot Aman Spa, with a water pavilion and a flotation pavilion, echo the stillness of the surrounding canyons.

A pool curving around a desert outcrop, and a spa built into the canyons.

Ten tented pavilions at Camp Sarika, each with a private pool and fire pit, offer a more secluded remove, while the six-bedroom Ridge Villa gives families the run of a private desert estate. Dining is full-board, celebrating the flavours of the American Southwest.

With only 34 suites and a global following, Amangiri books far in advance, especially around holidays and for the private pool suites and Camp Sarika. Flexibility on dates helps; through a preferred-partner advisory, the same room comes with VIP recognition and benefits at no additional cost.