Tennis has long been a central amenity at Westward Look Resort in the foothills of Tucson's Santa Catalina Mountains. The 80-acre landmark dates to Westward Look Resort1912, when the Watsons built an adobe home on the property. It later evolved into a guest ranch and then, during the tennis boom, added 8 hard courts, giving them a prime location at the top of the resort overlooking the original adobe buildings and the Tucson Valley beyond. The rooftop terrace atop a new ballroom has a 360-degree panorama that takes in the five mountain ranges ringing the valley.

Westward Look may not be as glamorous as some of the late-comers, but it retains a rich Sonoran character, in its architecture and its landscape. The original adobe homestead survives, converted now to a library with a wood-burning fireplace. The entire property is a botanical garden of desert species, set off here and there by ramadas with bird feeders and interpretive tiles about wildlife.

Although tennis remains a central amenity, it is not the only one. The guest ranch tradition survives in horseback rides into the adjoining hills, supplemented now by guided hikes, mountain biking, a fitness center, a spa, and three heated swimming pools, the largest of them—a lap pool—immediately adjacent to the tennis courts.