Mr & Mrs Smith

Amangiri

Lake Powell, United States

A pocket of modernist luxury in a wild and wind-carved Utah landscape Amangiri hotel is a sleek sandstone hideaway at the heart of Navajo country – not the place you'd expect to find an incredible spa, excellent restaurant and every-whim-met indulgence.

Need to know

• Rooms 34 suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $1000.00, excluding tax at 21.2 per cent.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency ($1,000), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates exclude breakfast (from US$27), but include yoga classes, a 60-minute guided hike each day and use of the Water Pavilion at the spa.
• Facilities Spa with five treatment rooms, water pavilion and watsu pool; steam and sauna a fitness centre; DVD, CD and book library; art gallery and boutique; free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV; DVD/CD player; iPods; minibar.
• Poolside The heated swimming curves around an escarpment of sandstone rock, with a line of king-size loungers on decks that jut into the water on one side, and terraces of parasols and sun loungers on the other side. There’s a piping Jacuzzi to soak in too.
• Check-out 12 noon. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
• Children This epic escape welcomes little explorers too; a kids’ menu is available in the Pavilion as are children’s books and games. Say the word and a licensed babysitter can also be booked. The swimming pool has steps, shallow waters and toys on request.
• Also Soft drinks are free.

Food and drink at Amangiri

• Hotel restaurant The Pavilion is at the centre of this desert-surrounded bijoux resort and here breakfast, lunch and dinner is served in an open-plan dining room and intimate lounges. The tables spill out onto a terrace and the swimming pool. A small but perfectly curated menu of locavore fare feeds appetites small and large. Sample Southwest staples such as tortilla chips and salsa, bison burgers and seasoned fries and mushrooms topped with a fried egg and served in a cast-iron pan.
• Dress code Low-key layers; you’ll feel equally at-home in hiking sportswear as you will in elegant natural-toned linens.
• Top table Dine outside by the pool in the sunshine or by moonlight. Inside, we love the counter at the sleek black show kitchen, especially as the chef throws in a couple of mouthwatering surprise dishes. Lovebirds might enjoy eating in a cosy fireside corner.
• Room service There is an all-day menu of brunchy favourites as well as big-deal dishes and desserts available 7am–11pm. The complimentary minibar is kept stocked with juices and savoury and sweet snacks too.
• Hotel bar Utah may be a dry state but guests can be assured their favourite tipples will be available. Oenophiles will thrill at the floor-to-ceiling walnut wine cellar and its many offerings by glass or bottle. Cocktail lovers should try the Prickly Pear Margarita or a Sage Mojito.

Amangiri 1 Kayenta Road,, Canyon Point, 84741