The first time I heard about Castle Hot Springs Resort was shortly after moving to Arizona in 1981. At the time, the historic location in the Bradshaws north of Phoenix was chainlinked, and the owner, Arizona State University, wasn’t sure what was going to happen to it. Fortunately, Scottsdale-based developer and resort manager, Westroc Hospitality, working with current property owners, Mike and Cindy Watts of Phoenix, have just reopened it. The result is magnificent: Triumphantly renewed is the 123-year-old property once frequented by the Vanderbilts, Pews, Rockefellers and the Wrigleys. Teddy Roosevelt was here during his visit to dedicate the nearby dam on the Salt River named for him; his cousin Franklin Delano followed. John F. Kennedy was here as a recuperating WW II Navy veteran before he was president. Artist Maxfield Parrish and Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius also signed in. Come up for a few days and take the waters –– or at least read the story!