Loews Ventana Canyon Resort is set in a pristine habitat where the Catalina foothills give way to the Sonoran Desert. Towering saguaro cacti, coyotes, and great horned owls live in undisturbed harmony throughout the 93 acres. Sited to showcase a natural 80-foot waterfall, the resort has a distinctive exterior created from massive stone blocks that came from the land on which it was built. Resort decor makes use of native copper, desert amethyst, and muted desert tones to blend with the surrounding landscape.

La Paloma's huge lobby features eye-catching views of gorgeous scenery and intimate seating arrangements for conversation. Golf carts provide easy transport all over the resort, but strolling the winding footpaths puts guests in closer touch with their Sonoran desert surroundings. Paloma means "dove" in Spanish, and the dove motif is everywhere: on street signs, in the exterior wall lamp covers, the stained glass over the resort's front doors, in the wrought iron pieces at the entrance of the country club and Janos Restaurant.

Created in 1912, the 80-acre resort consists of a central complex with lobby, restaurants, shop and meeting space; and outlying casitas, pools, the tennis courts, all connected with landscaped and paved walkways or nature trails. The spacious lobby, decorated in muted southwestern colors with flagstone floors, features a grand piano, native plants in pots, and a view of the landscaped courtyard. The majority of guests are vacationers, corporate travelers, and tour groups.