Article: Stylish in Sedona: a trio of offbeat lodgings brings fresh energy to Arizona's red rock country.(Places to Stay)(El Portal Sedona)(Adobe Grand Villas)(Amara Creekside Resort)(Hotel Review)

New hotels in Sedona are setting aside the usual Southwestern trappings of dream catchers, katsina dolls, and serapes in favor of a daring eclecticism. And that's a good thing: While Arizona's land of red rock should remain unchanged, the accommodations landscape has needed a fresh breeze. The three most prominent additions include a study in swank, a painstakingly accurate tribute to the Arts and Crafts movement, and a posh theme retreat whose massive villas evoke every imaginable architectural style, from updated frontier cabin to French country cottage.

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The largest of the newcomers, Amara Creekside Resort, is at the end of a ...

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