Despite the poor economy of the Great Depression, the resort became an immediate success by catering to a wealthy clientele. Ĭamelback Inn opened on Decemwith the slogan "Where Time Stands Still". The rooms were housed in small adobe casitas (Spanish for "small houses"), each named after local cacti and decorated with Native American art. The resort was constructed of adobe bricks which were made on the site. The property was remote desert scrub land located 12 miles (19 km) outside Phoenix and had no water, electricity or telephone access. Lincoln, an industrialist and founder of Lincoln Electric, who provided $200,000 and the land which Lincoln owned between the slopes of Mummy and Camelback Mountains.
In the 1930s, Jack Stewart, a sportswriter and publicist from Fargo, North Dakota, wanted to build a pueblo-style hotel which could reflect Southwestern and Native American culture rather than the more commonplace dude ranch-style resort. In 2013, AAA reduced the hotel's status to four diamonds.
In 2012, Camelback Inn was one of three North American hotels which had maintained a AAA 5-Diamond rating since the award's inception in 1975. Its popularity among Hollywood celebrities and political leaders made it a significant contributor to the region's growth. The Camelback Inn was established in 1936 by Jack Bell Stewart and John C. JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort and Spa is a historic resort and spa owned by Marriott International, Inc, located on the southern slope of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States.
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