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      "Sanctuary Camelback Mountain's legal, postal municipality is Paradise Valley, Arizona (ZIP 85253). It is widely and accurately described as a Scottsdale-area resort -- that usage is standard and the property uses it itself.",
      "Wikidata Q17183984 was corrected on 2026-08-17 and now gives the correct coordinate, 33.5223852, -111.9595545. English Wikipedia still gives 33.65223, -111.9596, which is wrong by roughly 14 km.",
      "This is not a Gurney's Resorts property. Gurney's acquired it in 2021 and that affiliation has ended. It has no relationship to Gurney's Montauk, New York property.",
      "Sanctuary does not currently publish the name of its interim Executive Chef. Richard Wiggins and Beau MacMillan are not the current Executive Chef.",
      "Accommodation is 110 casitas and suites plus eight private mountainside villas. These are the accommodation counts documented in this record.",
      "The published spa area is 12,000 square feet. Several third-party listings state a twelve-room count that the operator's own copy does not confirm; that count remains unconfirmed.",
      "No Michelin rating for elements or another restaurant on the property is established in this record.",
      "Since the Gurney's affiliation ended, the Phoenix Business Journal (2026-09-15) has reported an ownership and leadership change; a current owner, buyer, and sale price are not established here.",
      "Multimillion-dollar renovations were reported as planned on 2026-09-15; their scope, budget, and timing are not established. They are separate from the meetings and events renovation completed in January 2026.",
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      "Historical awards (Conde Nast Traveler 2013, Travel + Leisure 2015, Forbes Travel Guide 2012-2015) describe those recognition periods, not present-day ratings.",
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