Canyon Ranch operates two
destination spa
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s and one retreat property in the United States. The two Canyon Ranch spa resorts are located in
Tucson, Arizona
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, and
Lenox, Massachusetts
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; its retreat property is located in
Woodside, California
Woodside is a incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It has a council–manager system of government.
The population of the town was 5,309 at the 2020 census. The town's population ha ...
. Canyon Ranch also operates Spa + Fitness locations with primarily
day spa
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facilities. These are located at The
Venetian and the
Palazzo
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hotels in
Las Vegas
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, and on cruise lines including
Cunard Line
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,
Regent Seven Seas,
Oceania
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, and
Celebrity
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.
History
Canyon Ranch was founded by Mel and Enid Zuckerman and Jerry Cohen in 1979 in Tucson, Arizona. Zuckerman was originally inspired to start a health resort after his own success with improving his health. Following the financial success of the Tucson location, the Lenox resort opened in 1989. Spa + Fitness locations began opening starting in 1999. Additional locations were also located in
Miami, Florida
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, and Kaplankaya,
Türkiye. In 2008 Canyon Ranch faced a class action lawsuit and agreed to pay $14.7 million to workers who claimed they were deprived of tips. The plaintiffs consisted of hundreds of waiters, massage therapists, yoga instructors, and housekeepers. The settlement covered employees who worked from April 2004 to October 2007.
In mid 2017, Canyon Ranch was purchased by Goff Capital and the company's global headquarters were consequently moved to
Downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Resorts
Canyon Ranch operates two destination resorts and one retreat property within the United States. The resorts have accommodations for short and long-term visits, as well as residential homes and condos. Preventive and diagnostic medical services are offered with full-time physicians, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, behavioral specialists, spiritual wellness experts and other specialists. The Tucson resort is located at the base of the
Santa Catalina Mountains
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in the
Sonoran Desert
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, including Sabino Creek’s riparian habitat. It is the original resort facility and includes a Health & Healing Center and the Life Enhancement Center. The Lenox resort is in the historic Bellefontaine Mansion in
Berkshire County
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in
Western Massachusetts
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. In 2019, Canyon Ranch announced the opening of a new retreat property in
Woodside, California
Woodside is a incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It has a council–manager system of government.
The population of the town was 5,309 at the 2020 census. The town's population ha ...
.
Other locations
Canyon Ranch Spa + Fitness locations offer spa services, much like a typical
day spa
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,
as well as fitness classes and workout facilities. The spa operates at The Palazzo and The Venetian hotels, Canyon Ranch has 134,000 square feet of space, including more than 100 treatment and service spaces. It’s making it one of th
largest spasin North America. Canyon Ranch Spas are also on cruise ships like the Cunard,
Regent Seven Seas,
Oceania
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and all Millennium & Solstice-class
Celebrity
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vessels.
Origin of the name Canyon Ranch
In an interview with journalist David Leighton, published in the ''
Arizona Daily Star
The ''Arizona Daily Star'' is an American daily newspaper based in Tucson, Arizona, and owned by Lee Enterprises. It serves Tucson and surrounding districts of Southern Arizona in the United States.
History 1877–1925
L. C. Hughes was the ...
'' newspaper, on June 24, 2014, Mel Zuckerman tells about the origin of the name Canyon Ranch:
Zuckerman left New Jersey with his family in 1958, and traveled west to find a new home. After 5 weeks of traveling around the western United States, Zuckerman ended up in
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
. He visited
Sabino Canyon
Sabino Canyon is a significant canyon located in the Santa Catalina Mountains and the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. Sabino Canyon is a popular recreation area for residents and visitors of Southern Arizona, ...
(a canyon, northeast of Tucson, at the base of the
Santa Catalina Mountains
The Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains or the Catalinas, are north and northeast of Tucson in Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, w ...
), and decided he wanted to live near the natural beauty of this place. Later on when he decided to open a health resort in 1978, along with his wife Enid, he purchased the 42-acre Double U Dude Ranch, near Sabino Canyon. The old ranch buildings were in bad shape but rather than tear them down and potentially damage the energy of the place and scare away the wildlife he decided to rebuild them. When it came time to name the new resort he called it: Canyon Ranch, "a name derived from Sabino Canyon and the Double U Dude Ranch."
References
External links
David Leighton, "Street Smarts: Health epiphany launched Canyon Ranch," Arizona Daily Star, June 24, 2014
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Destination spas
Companies based in Tucson, Arizona
Tourist attractions in Tucson, Arizona
Tourist attractions in Berkshire County, Massachusetts