Westward Look Resort

In 1912, the year Arizona became a state, William and Maria Watson commissioned a local architect to build a hacienda-style home. More than a century later, that residence is now the Westward Look Wyndham Grant Resort & Spa. The lush spot at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains had an exciting history over the years. The Watsons sold the home and added cottages to Bob and Beverly Nason, who turned the property into a dude ranch and christened it “Westward Look” after a poem quoted by Winston Churchill. After the Nasons sold it, the property would blossom into a resort, beginning in the 1960s, with numerous additions that have transformed it into the 80-acre, 241-room resort it is today. Its famous guests have included Vivienne Leigh, Ben Vereen, John Wayne and Dean Martin. Today’s Westward Look still nods to its past. The Viga Room retains the original ocotillo ceiling from 1912 and there is a Watson Terrace.

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