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The hotel was designed by Albert Chase McArthur,who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.
Back in the day
Source: Arizona Biltmore
The lobby, from above
There's not too much (if any) original furniture left in the hotel.
A massive amount of Warren McArthur once filled this art deco wonderland.
Source: Arizona Biltmore
Source: Arizona Biltmore
This original pair of planters from the Biltmore, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur, sold at Wright in 2012 for $27,500
One of these can be seen in the photo above, on the left.
Source: Wright
An original table from the Biltmore, by Frank Lloyd Wright and Warren McArthur, sold at Wright in 2012 for $7,500
Source: Wright
The cottages on the resort grounds are pretty great
The garden wing
The pre-cast concrete"Biltmore Blocks" used to construct the resort were designed by Albert Chase McArthur and
sculpted by Emry Kopta, a well-known sculptor.
"Safeguard Forms and Cactus Flowers," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1927
Donated by Mrs Frank Lloyd Wright
The Aztec Room
Lighting
No Wright/McArthur goodies in the rooms either. It's more of an "inspired by" theme.
The hotel bar/restaurant has several Soleri bells hanging around the dining areas.
Possibly, a nod to the time Paolo Soleri spent at Taliesin West . More about that connection here, here, and here.
You know, for kids.