Alternatives to Amangiri
Trade-offs, seasonal timing, and six North American alternatives to Amangiri.
Amangiri
Why people love it: The sunken rock pool, stark concrete suites, all meals included, and total privacy in Utah's desert canyon country.
Why seek alternatives: At $4,000+/night, Amangiri is one of the most expensive hotels in the country and books out months ahead. In July and August, temperatures pass 105°F, making midday hiking impossible and turning it into a pool-only stay.
Summer Weather Alternatives
When Amangiri reaches 105°F in peak summer, these mountain and coastal properties offer similar architecture and dining in 70–75°F weather.
The Green O
Modern glass houses in the Montana pines with all meals and a private Lexus included.
The Green O gives you similar modern architecture and high-end dining, but in cool 75°F pine forest rather than 105°F desert heat. You trade red rocks for river fly fishing and hiking.
- ✓75°F summer weather for hiking and river activities instead of 105°F desert heat
- ✓All meals at the Social Haus included in the nightly rate
- ✓A dedicated Lexus SUV provided with your suite to explore the 37,000-acre estate
- −Montana pine forest and river valley instead of Utah red rock desert
- −No central showpiece swimming pool - each haus has a private hot tub instead
Post Ranch Inn
Cliffside Big Sur architecture with ocean breezes and Sierra Mar dining.
When Amangiri is too hot to hike midday, Post Ranch Inn sits 1,200 feet above the Pacific in 70°F weather with ocean breezes, cliffside infinity hot tubs, and redwoods.
- ✓70°F coastal summer days with cool ocean breezes
- ✓Dinner at Sierra Mar with panoramic Pacific views
- ✓Adults-only cliffside infinity hot tubs floating above the fog
- −Rates run $2,100-$2,800/night - this is a weather alternative, not a budget one
- −Getting to Big Sur requires driving Highway 1 - no regional airport option like Page
Dunton Hot Springs
Hand-hewn log cabins with natural hot springs in the Colorado Rockies.
Instead of concrete minimalism, Dunton is a restored 1800s ghost town in the Colorado Rockies with natural mineral hot springs, 72°F summer weather, and all meals and drinks included.
- ✓72°F mountain days with alpine wildflowers in July and August
- ✓Natural mineral hot springs with indoor bathhouse and outdoor pools
- ✓All meals, wine, and spirits included in the rate
- −Rustic-luxe historic timber cabins rather than modernist concrete suites
- −8,600-foot elevation may take a day or two to adjust to
Lower Rates in the Southwest
If you want to visit the Southwest but $4,000/night is too high, these three properties get you into the same red rock scenery for significantly less.
Mii Amo
All-inclusive wellness casitas inside Sedona's Boynton Canyon.
Mii Amo puts you right against Sedona's red rock canyon walls with all meals and daily spa treatments included for ~$1,200/night, saving roughly $2,800/night compared to Amangiri.
- ✓Saves ~$2,800/night compared to Amangiri base rates
- ✓All meals and daily spa treatments included in the rate
- ✓Direct trail access into Boynton Canyon right from your casita patio
- −Requires set stay lengths (3, 4, or 10-night journeys)
- −Enclosed canyon setting rather than Amangiri's open 600-acre desert basin
Under Canvas Lake Powell–Grand Staircase
Safari glamping on the same canyon plateau, 15 minutes away.
Located 15 minutes down the road on the same canyon plateau, Under Canvas gives you the exact same landscape and dark-sky stargazing for under $400/night.
- ✓Saves over $3,500/night while sitting on the same Grand Staircase plateau
- ✓Zero light pollution for canyon stargazing
- ✓King beds and en-suite private bathrooms inside upscale safari tents
- −Canvas safari tents with wood stoves rather than climate-controlled concrete suites
- −No resort pool, destination spa, or fine-dining restaurant
Open Sky Zion
High-end safari tents tucked against private Zion sandstone mesas.
Open Sky puts you in spacious canvas-and-cedar camps with outdoor clawfoot tubs, heated slate floors, and big windows framing private red rock mesas for ~$450/night.
- ✓Saves ~$3,600/night compared to Amangiri
- ✓Secluded private mesa setting right outside Zion National Park
- ✓Heated slate floors, outdoor clawfoot tubs, and private viewing decks
- −On-site restaurant is small with limited dining hours compared to an all-inclusive resort
- −No large swimming pool or full destination spa
12-Month Rate Comparison
Click any month to compare starting rates between Amangiri and each property.
Rates reflect estimated average starting prices for entry-level rooms. Live rates fluctuate based on room category and real-time availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key timing, pricing, and planning considerations when exploring alternatives to Amangiri.
Related Head-to-Head Comparisons
Post Ranch Inn is the more expensive and more remarkable property - ocean views from every room, Sierra Mar as one of California's best restaurant settings, and an architecture built into the cliffs. Ventana is the easier yes: all meals included in the rate, a lower nightly cost, and a redwood canyon setting that's genuinely relaxing rather than jaw-dropping. Both are excellent - it comes down to what kind of trip you want.
Both are on the same 600-acre canyon property in Utah. Both include all meals - three a day. Both give you access to one of the most remote luxury settings in America. The difference is what you're sleeping in and how private you want to be. Amangiri is the architectural statement - the concrete suites, the famous pool carved into the rock, the full resort experience. Camp Sarika is the premium tier above that: 10 canvas pavilions only, your own plunge pool, your own dining enclave, and a rate that reflects it.
Choose Enchantment Resort for multi-bedroom casitas, family red-rock hiking, and mountain biking in Boynton Canyon; choose Mii Amo for an all-inclusive, adults-only transformative destination wellness journey.
Choose Dunton Hot Springs for an exclusive 1800s restored Colorado mining ghost town with natural mineral hot springs; choose Paws Up for a massive 37,000-acre Montana glamping and adventure empire.
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