Jordan Ellis
Amangiri is a 34-suite modernist resort set into the red-rock desert at Canyon Point, southern Utah, on more than 900 acres of the Colorado Plateau, with a 25,000 square foot Aman Spa, a pool built around an ancient mesa, and a satellite tented camp, Camp Sarika, a short distance away. It suits travellers who want one of the most dramatic desert landscapes in the United States paired with serious wellness facilities and guided adventure, and who are comfortable with top-tier Aman pricing, a remote location and a deliberately quiet, low-entertainment atmosphere. Rates are published on aman.com and vary by season and suite type, so check there for your dates rather than trusting any third-party figure.
What are the quick facts about Amangiri?
- Location: 1 Kayenta Road, Canyon Point, Utah 84741, near the Arizona border and Lake Powell.
- Setting: More than 900 acres of Colorado Plateau desert, surrounded by protected canyon country.
- Rooms: 34 suites at Amangiri, 10 tented pavilions at Camp Sarika, plus private homes including a Mesa Home and a six-bedroom villa.
- Spa: Aman Spa of 25,000 square feet with a water pavilion, flotation pavilion and Pilates and yoga studio.
- Dining: Two restaurants between the resort and Camp Sarika, with full-board dining celebrating flavours of the American Southwest.
- Nearest airport: Page Municipal Airport, about 25 minutes away, according to Aman.
- Rates: Published on aman.com and seasonal; no fixed rate is quoted here because Aman does not publish a single year-round price.
Where is Amangiri, and how do you get there?
Amangiri sits at Canyon Point in the far south of Utah, in the high desert of the Colorado Plateau, close to the Arizona line and within reach of Lake Powell and the Grand Staircase-Escalante area. This is isolated country by design: the resort is the destination, not a base for town nightlife. Aman lists Page Municipal Airport as about 25 minutes away, with St. George in Utah and Flagstaff in Arizona each around two and a half hours by road, and Phoenix and Las Vegas each around four and a half hours. Most guests either fly into Page, often via a connection or charter, or build the drive into a wider Southwest road trip that takes in the national parks of Utah and Arizona. Either way, plan arrival in daylight if you can: the approach across the plateau, with its banded cliffs and open sky, is part of the arrival experience, and desert roads after dark are empty and unlit.
What are the suites, pavilions and homes like?
The main resort has 34 suites, all built in clean modernist lines of concrete, stone and timber toned to the surrounding rock, so the buildings sit low against the mesa rather than standing out from it. Suites come with outdoor lounges and fireplaces facing the desert, and the higher categories add private pools, larger terraces or sky terraces for sleeping and stargazing under some of the darkest skies in the continental United States. The signature Amangiri Suite is the largest of the standard progression, with its own private lap pool, expansive sun deck and outdoor dining space. For groups, the resort’s homes, including a four-bedroom Mesa Home and a six-bedroom villa, add private infinity pools and the space of a standalone residence with resort service attached.
Camp Sarika, Amangiri’s satellite a short drive or walk across the desert, answers the same landscape differently: 10 tented pavilions, each with a private plunge pool, indoor and outdoor living space and a fire pit, built for guests who want the romance of canvas without giving up a proper bed, bathroom and heating and cooling. Sarika has its own restaurant and lounge, and its guests have full access to the Aman Spa and facilities at the main resort. Choosing between them is a matter of taste rather than quality: the main suites are architectural and grounded, all stone and straight lines, while Sarika feels closer to an expedition, softer and more elemental. Families and multi-generational groups often do best at Sarika or in the homes, where space and plunge pools keep children happily occupied between activities.
What is the Aman Spa at Amangiri like?
Wellness is half the point of this resort. The Aman Spa covers 25,000 square feet and is organised around the healing traditions Aman associates with the Navajo, drawing on earth, wind, fire and water. Its facilities include a water pavilion with a steam room, sauna, cold plunge pool and a heated step pool lined in stone, a flotation pavilion for guided flotation relaxation, treatment rooms including a double room, and a dedicated Pilates and yoga studio. The treatment menu runs from massages and facials using Aman’s own skincare line to multi-day wellness journeys and outdoor, elemental sessions such as mindfulness walks and yoga practised on top of a rock formation at sunrise, which the resort calls Yoga on the Rocks. Guests at Camp Sarika can also book treatments inside their own pavilions. If spa depth matters to you when choosing a desert resort, this is one of the most complete facilities in the American Southwest, and it is worth building full half days around it rather than treating it as an hour between hikes. Travellers comparing American flagship wellness resorts may also want our guide to The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana, a very different, ranch-based take on the all-inclusive luxury stay.
What can you do at Amangiri during the day?
The activity programme is built around the Colorado Plateau, which holds the highest concentration of national parks in the United States. Guided options from the resort include hiking the property’s own trail network and nearby slot canyons with a guide, climbing on the resort’s via ferrata routes fixed into the rock above the property, horseback riding, hot-air balloon flights at dawn, private air tours over the canyon country, and time on Lake Powell, the vast reservoir on the Colorado River, for boating and kayaking. Zion, Bryce Canyon, the Grand Canyon’s North Rim area, Monument Valley and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument all sit within day-trip range, though distances are long and the resort’s own land and immediate surroundings can fill several days without a long drive. Evenings are deliberately low key: dinner, the fire, and the sky. There is no scene here, and that is the product.
What is the food like at Amangiri?
Dining at Amangiri and Camp Sarika is full board, with two restaurants between them serving menus inspired by the culinary heritage of the Navajo and the American Southwest, built on seasonal and, where possible, sustainable sourcing. Expect Southwest flavours and ingredients handled with Aman’s usual restraint, served indoors or outside against the rock. Because the resort is remote, the full-board model is practical as much as luxurious: there is no alternative restaurant row within any sensible distance, so the kitchens carry the whole stay, and private and in-suite dining fill the gaps for guests who want a night entirely to themselves.
Who does Amangiri suit best, and who should skip it?
Amangiri suits couples and small groups celebrating something significant, design lovers who want to sleep inside a modernist landmark, serious spa travellers, and anyone whose ideal luxury is silence, space and landscape rather than activity schedules. It also suits experienced Southwest travellers who have already done the national parks circuit and want to experience the plateau slowly and privately. Skip it if your budget would make every extra charge a source of stress, since this is firmly at the top of the American rate range; if you want walkable dining, nightlife or a town nearby, because there is none; if you are travelling with a large, entertainment-hungry group that needs constant programming; or if heat is a problem for you in summer, when desert temperatures are extreme and the middle of the day belongs indoors or in the water. Shoulder seasons, spring and autumn, are widely the sweet spot for hiking conditions. For a contrasting take on remote luxury at a similar level of ambition, see our guide to The Datai Langkawi, which trades desert silence for rainforest and sea.
Frequently asked questions about Amangiri
How much does Amangiri cost per night?
Aman does not publish a single fixed rate for Amangiri. Prices are shown on aman.com for your specific dates and vary significantly by season and by category, from entry suites to Camp Sarika pavilions and the private homes. Treat any specific nightly figure quoted on third-party sites with caution and price your actual dates on the official site.
What is the difference between Amangiri and Camp Sarika?
Amangiri is the main resort of 34 stone and concrete suites arranged around the central pavilion and mesa pool. Camp Sarika is its satellite camp of 10 tented pavilions, each with a private plunge pool, with its own restaurant and lounge. Sarika guests can use the Aman Spa and all facilities at Amangiri.
How do you get to Amangiri?
The nearest airport is Page Municipal in Arizona, about 25 minutes away by road according to Aman. St. George and Flagstaff are each about two and a half hours away, and Phoenix and Las Vegas about four and a half hours. Many guests combine the resort with a wider Utah and Arizona national parks road trip.
What is there to do at Amangiri besides the spa?
Guided hiking including slot canyons, via ferrata climbing, horseback riding, hot-air ballooning, private air tours, boating and kayaking on Lake Powell, and day trips toward Zion, Bryce Canyon and the Grand Staircase-Escalante country. The resort’s own trails and mesa pool fill slower days on the property itself.
Is Amangiri good for families?
It can be, particularly at Camp Sarika and in the multi-bedroom homes, where private plunge pools and space suit family groups, and the resort runs family-oriented experiences. Families wanting a livelier, more programmed children’s offering may find a conventional luxury resort a better fit than Amangiri’s quiet model.
