July may be nearly over, but Hotel Valley Ho is out to prove there’s still plenty of summer left to enjoy. Offering deals and packages on rooms, food, spa treatments and more, HVH can provide locals with one seriously fun staycation.

Nothing beats too-hot weather like the thrill of shoe shopping, are we right, ladies? Whether you’re shopping for him or for yourself (and let’s face it, we’re always shopping for ourselves), here’s your guide to the Haute 5 shoe stores around Phoenix. Now beat that heat.

The Valley has unfortunately seen many of our beloved boutiques close in the past few years, victim to economic downturn, but there are several local favorites that are still going strong. Here are our Haute 5 independent boutiques in and around Phoenix.

Spa-goers can still enjoy Joya Spa’s Summer Menu of unique massage therapies, facials and body care through September 3.

Your home is an extension of yourself, so when it comes to furnishing and decorating, the pressure’s on to make your space beautiful, comfortable and appropriately “you.” In that vein, we can’t tell you the what or how, but we can suggest the where. Try these Haute 5 home decor boutiques for all the elements of a fabulous pad.

Nobuo Fukuda’s new restaurant, Nobuo at Teeter House, opens today in Downtown Phoenix.

Now that the weather is really heating up in the Valley, admit it, you’ve considered more than once what it would be like to chop off your locks for a cooler, cropped ‘do. And if you ultimately decide to take the plunge, don’t put your tresses in the hands of just any salon. Head straight to one of our Haute 5, presented here.

Fighter Combat International gives adventuresome types the opportunity to find a thrill above the clouds, offering flight enthusiasts the chance to be a fighter or air show pilot for a day.

The Desert Botanical Garden has some phenomenal traveling opportunities lined up for the months of August and October, including trips to South Africa, Canyon de Chelly and Arizona wineries.