Talking Stick Resort

Talking Stick Resort sits on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land in Scottsdale, Arizona, with 496 guest rooms and suites spread across a 15-story tower. The resort is built around a
240,000-square-foot casino and draws both leisure and group travelers with an unusually deep mix of dining, entertainment, and convention infrastructure. Orange Sky, the resort’s fine dining flagship, serves aged beef and fresh seafood from the 15th floor with 360-degree views of Scottsdale.

The property sits about 10 minutes from Old Town Scottsdale and approximately 15 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Over 113,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, state-of-the-art A/V capabilities, and the flexibility to accommodate groups up to 2,000 define the resort’s convention offering. The primary venue is the Salt River Grand Ballroom, centrally located in the east wing of the resort, which accommodates up to 2,000 guests and offers flexible configurations for conferences, dinners, cocktail receptions, and exhibitions.

The Salt River Grand Ballroom measures 24,556 square feet. The conference center totals 21 rooms available in several configurations. The meeting facility divides into eight smaller rooms that can be combined to accommodate just about any size event or function.

Amenities

• The Spa at Talking Stick on the 14th floor has 11 treatment rooms with services inspired by the SRPMIC’s Native American culture, plus a steam room, sauna, and gym.
• 36 holes of championship golf designed by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore at the adjacent Talking Stick Golf Club.
• Casino with more than 700 slot machines and two high-limit rooms.The poker room holds 68 tables, the largest poker room in Arizona.
• Free WiFi and free parking throughout the property, with in-room refrigerators, coffee makers, and 42-inch flat-screen TVs in every room.
• On-site Cultural Center housing over 200 art pieces, including Maricopa pottery.
• TSR Showroom offering live Vegas-style entertainment.

Event Facilities

• Over 113,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space total.
• Salt River Grand Ballroom: capacity up to 2,000 guests.Measures 24,556 square feet.
• Grand Ballroom divides into eight configurable breakout rooms
  to support concurrent sessions or smaller functions.
• Spacious foyer spaces on the North, East, and West sides of the Ballroom serve event check-in and cocktail receptions, with the North pre-function space featuring balconies overlooking the Main Pool.
• 21 total meeting and event rooms available across the conference center.
• Award-winning on-site catering supported by 6 restaurants on property.

Local Attractions

• Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, plus boutiques, museums, and galleries in Old Town Scottsdale, are just minutes from the resort.
• Downtown Phoenix, home to the Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center) and Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field), is a quick drive from the property.
• Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, a Major League Baseball spring training facility shared by the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks, is adjacent to the resort.
• Talking Stick Golf Club’s 36 holes of championship golf, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, are directly adjacent to the resort.
• OdySea Aquarium, located within the Talking Stick Entertainment District, is walkable from the property.
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is approximately 15 minutes away.

Talking Stick Resort is built to support large-scale group travel: 496 rooms, 113,000-plus square feet of event space, and a single-property footprint that keeps attendees on-site from morning general sessions to evening entertainment. Corporate room blocks, multi-day conferences, incentive groups, and weddings all have dedicated infrastructure here, making it a practical anchor property for Phoenix-area events booked through Engine.