private industry hospitality resorts spas founded 1979 founder mel zuckerman enid zuckerman products destination resorts hotel services day spa services health services website canyon ranch canyon ranch operates two destination health spa resorts in the united states . canyon ranch resorts are located in tucson arizona and lenox massachusetts . canyon ranch also operates spaclub locations with primarily day spa facilities . these are located at the venetian and the palazzo hotels in las vegas and on various cruise ships including the queen mary 2 regent seven seas oceania and celebrity cruise ships . 1 canyon ranch s slogan is the power of possibility . contents 1 canyon ranch resorts 1.1 tucson arizona 1.2 lenox massachusetts 2 canyon ranch spaclub 2.1 las vegas 2.2 cruise ships 3 history 4 lawsuit 5 origin of the name canyon ranch 6 references 7 external links canyon ranch resorts edit canyon ranch operates two us destination resorts . the resorts have accommodations for short or long term visits and also residential homes and condos . guests and residents have access to a spa spa services enrichment classes exercise classes cosmetic services healthy dining and various resort facilities . 2 preventative and diagnostic medical services are also offered . 3 tucson arizona edit the tucson resort is located next to the santa catalina mountains in an area of desert wilderness . it is the original facility and the location of the company s management offices . 4 lenox massachusetts edit the lenox resort is in the historic bellefontaine mansion in the woods of berkshire county . 5 canyon ranch spaclub edit spa club locations offer spa services much like a typical day spa 6 as well as fitness classes and workout facilities . las vegas edit canyon ranch operates the hotel spas at the venetian and the palazzo hotels in las vegas . 7 there is also a retail store living essentials at canyon ranch spaclub located in the palazzo off the spaclub s main lobby . cruise ships edit canyon ranch operates the spas on the queen mary 2 regent seven seas cruise ships oceania cruise ships and celebrity cruises . history edit canyon ranch was founded by mel and enid zuckerman and jerry cohen in 1979 in tucson arizona . zuckerman was originally inspired to start a health resort after his own success with improving his health . following financial success of the tucson location the lenox resort opened in 1989 . spaclub locations began opening starting in 1999 . the miami beach location opened in 2008 . 8 lawsuit edit in 2008 canyon ranch faced a class action lawsuit and agreed to pay 14.7 million to workers who claimed they were deprived of tips . the plaintiffs consisted of hundreds of waiters massage therapists yoga instructors and housekeepers . the settlement covered employees who worked from april 2004 to october 2007 . 9 origin of the name canyon ranch edit in an interview with journalist david leighton published in the arizona daily star newspaper on june 24 2014 mel zuckerman tells about the origin of the name canyon ranch zuckerman left new jersey with his family in 1958 and traveled west to find a new home . after 5 weeks of traveling around the western united states zuckerman ended up in tucson arizona . he visited sabino canyon a canyon northeast of tucson at the base of the santa catalina mountains and decided he wanted to live near the natural beauty of this place . later on when he decided to open a health resort in 1978 along with his wife enid he purchased the 42 acre double u dude ranch near sabino canyon . the old ranch buildings were in bad shape but rather than tear them down and potentially damage the energy of the place and scare away the wildlife he decided to rebuild them . when it came time to name the new resort he called it canyon ranch a name derived from sabino canyon and the double u dude ranch . references edit canyon ranch website . retrieved 2011 04 08 . canyon ranch website about . retrieved 2011 04 08 . the spa experience mud bath massage m.r.i. higgins michelle ; new york times december 30 2005 . retrieved 2011 04 08 . canyon ranch website tucson location . retrieved 2011 04 08 . canyon ranch website lenox location . retrieved 2011 04 08 . canyon ranch website spaclub section . retrieved 2011 04 08 . canyon ranch . las vegas spa club dining . canyon ranch . retrieved 27 october 2013 . canyon ranch website history section . retrieved 2011 04 08 . spa employees to share millions in gratuity settlement new york times . retrieved 2014 10 23 . external links edit canyon ranch corporate website david leighton street smarts health epiphany launched canyon ranch arizona daily star june 24 2014 coordinates 42 20 43.3 n 73 16 43.2 w 42.345361 n 73.278667 w 42.345361 ; 73.278667 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canyon ranch & oldid 709750380 categories destination spascompanies based in tucson arizonavisitor attractions in tucson arizonahidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 march 2016 at 21 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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