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Carefree Resort & Conference Center

37220 Mule Train Rd, Carefree, AZ, 85377 United States of America

High-desert resort in foothills near Scottsdale

A Carefree oasis
Saguaro cacti and other native flora surround this peaceful resort that spans more than 20 acres of the Sonora high desert, 2 miles from downtown Carefree and 27 miles from Old Town Scottsdale. Show more
Spa, pool, tennis
Carefree Resort offers 5 lighted championship tennis courts and an onsite spa with a lounge and a Sonoran Desert pool.
Southwest scenery
Carefree Resort rooms and villas offer furnished patios or balconies overlooking the Continental Mountains, desert landscape, or main pool area. Amenities include high-speed Internet access. Hide

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  • Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the condominium resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. There are no room charges for children 18 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding. All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
Policies
  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
  • Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
  • Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
  • Pets accepted
  • Check-in time ends at 2 AM
  • Check-out time is noon
  • Resort fee charged at hotel/condo
  • Check-in time starts at 4 PM
  • Pet policy - dogs and cats only
  • Maximum number of pets per room 2
  • Pet maximum weight in lb is 50
  • Minimum check-in age is 21
  • Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
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  • Discover
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  • Visa
Fees
  • The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
    • Valet parking fee: USD 8.00 per night (in/out privileges)
    • Pet fee: USD 50-75 per room, per stay (maximum USD 75 per stay)
    • Refrigerator fee: USD 10 per night
    • In-room microwave fee: USD 10 per night
    • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15 per night
    • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per stay
  • The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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  • Some properties have extra fees for amenities or services that may apply even if you do not use them. Government fees or taxes also may be charged to you when you check in or check out. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
    • A 14.27 percent city/local tax will be charged
    • Resort fee: USD 11.03 per accommodation, per night
  • Hotel resort fee inclusions:
    • Internet access property-wide
    • Phone calls (local)
    • Newspaper (weekday)
    • Use of pool
    • Use of spa tub
    • Use of health club
    • Use of fitness center
    • Use of business center/computer
    • In-room coffee
    • Concierge/valet service
    • Self parking
    • Parking
    • Housekeeping/cleaning fees/gratuities
  • We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Special Check-In Instructions
  • Guests arriving before 4 PM or after 10 PM are kindly asked to contact the hotel in advance to make check-in arrangements. Guests may check in until 2 AM. Contact information appears on the confirmation received after booking.

Accessibility Options

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

  • Accessible path of travel
  • Accessible bathroom
  • Roll-in shower
  • Handicapped parking
  • In-room accessibility

Property Amenities

Carefree Resort encompasses 23 acres of the Sonora high desert peppered with desert wildflowers, towering saguaro, and prickly pear cacti. The resort is 2 miles from the town of Carefree's art galleries, shopping, and restaurants. Complimentary transportation is provided within five miles, on demand, and based on availability. Complimentary newspapers are available at the front desk.

The resort offers 5 lighted tennis courts and 2 outdoor pools. The onsite spa provides an array of treatments including facials, massages, and body wraps. Guests dine in the restaurant with dramatic views and terrace dining.

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • ATM/banking
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Ballroom(s)
  • Banquet facilities
  • Tennis on site
  • Bar/lounge
  • Beauty services
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Business services
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Multiple large conference rooms
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Elevator/lift
  • Full-service health spa
  • Shopping center shuttle (complimentary)
  • Event catering
  • Exhibit space
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Fitness facilities
  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Technology support staff
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Tours/ticket assistance
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
  • Computer station
  • Total number of rooms - 250
  • Laundry facilities
  • Massage - spa treatment room(s)
  • Multiple small meeting rooms
  • Multilingual staff
  • Number of floors - 2
  • Free parking
  • Self-parking
  • Free self-parking
  • Valet parking (surcharge)
  • Valet parking
  • Patio
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Sauna
  • Smoke-free property
  • Smoke-free property (fines apply)
  • Piano
  • Spa services on site
  • Spa tub
  • Swimming pool - outdoor
  • Tour assistance
  • Wedding services
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Hair salon
  • Health club
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Number of outdoor pools - 2
  • Limo or Town Car service available
  • Garden
  • Poolside bar
  • Number of meeting/conference rooms - 22
  • Area shuttle (complimentary)
  • 24-hour business center
  • Meeting facilities size (feet) - 60,000
  • Conference center
  • Outdoor tennis courts 5
  • Suitable for children
  • Wheelchair accessible

Rooms

All 234 climate-controlled guestrooms and villas at the Carefree Resort & Conference Center offer furnished balconies or patios with panoramic views of the Continental Mountains, the pool area with desert landscaping, the golf course, or the desert. Guestrooms include beds with triple sheeting, HDTVs with premium channels, trouser presses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and complimentary weekday newspapers. Bathrooms have either showers or bathtubs, and slippers are provided. Microwaves and refrigerators are available on request.

Villas have separate living areas with sofa beds, adobe-style gas fireplaces, multiple televisions and phones, and shared or private laundry facilities. In addition to 2-person spa tubs, Master and Grand Villa Suites offer fully equipped kitchens with refrigerators, microwaves, and stovetops.

Smoking is permitted only on private patios or balconies.

Room Amenities

  • Premium bedding
  • Air conditioning
  • Climate control
  • Complimentary weekday newspaper
  • Voice mail
  • Phone
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator (on request)
  • Microwave (on request)
  • Turndown service (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Sewing kit
  • Slippers
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bathrobes (on request)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Window opens
  • Trouser press
  • Cable/satellite television channels
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cribs/infant beds available
  • Designer toiletries
  • Direct-dial phone
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Free local calls
  • Hair dryer
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Cable television service
  • Flat-panel television
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Rollaway beds available
  • Wake-up calls
  • Desert view
  • Courtyard view
  • Garden view
  • Connecting / adjoining rooms available
  • Golf course view
  • Non-smoking only
  • Pool view
  • ESPN
  • Mountain view

Dining

The Lariat Restaurant - Overlooking the main pool with views of the Continental Mountains, the restaurant serves seafood, steaks, pasta, brick-fired pizza, and other popular fare. Decor includes rock walls, a fireplace, and potted cacti. Outdoor dining is available on the adjoining Sunset Terrace. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served.

Room service - Available from early morning to late evening.

Recreation

Spanning 23 acres of the Sonora high desert, the Carefree Resort offers numerous recreational opportunities. Guests have access to 2 outdoor pools and 5 lighted tennis courts. A tennis pro, lessons, and equipment rental are also available (surcharge). A complimentary fitness center offers treadmills, stationary bikes, stair machines, weight-training equipment, and an outdoor deck with mountain views.

On Friday and Saturday nights, during summer months, "dive-in" movies are screened at the main pool area. Bicycle rentals make it easy for guests to explore the peaceful landscape.

Destination activities geared toward families are offered daily; several are complimentary. On Friday nights, a singing cowboy on horseback makes an appearance.

The resort can arrange a variety of off site activities that include boating and fishing on Bartlett Lake, hot-air balloon rides, and Jeep excursions (surcharges). Guests also enjoy priority access to 15 highly ranked golf courses nearby, including the Grayhawk Golf Club, designed by Tom Fazio, and Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club, designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr.

The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Golfing nearby
  • Golf - driving range nearby
  • Personal motorized watercraft on site
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Boating nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Pilates classes/instruction nearby
  • Yoga classes/instruction nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horse riding/rental nearby
  • Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Bicycle rentals on site
  • Bird watching on site
  • Scooter/moped rentals on site
  • Swimming on site
  • Tennis on site
  • Tennis lessons on site
  • Golf lessons available nearby

Spa

The Spa at Carefree has 5 treatments rooms, a relaxation lounge, separate men's and women's locker and steam rooms, a full-service hair salon, and a spa boutique. Treatments include massages, skin care, aromatherapy, body treatments, hair salon services, and nail care.

  • Spa boutique
  • Facial treatments
  • Mountain view from spa
  • Massages
  • Number of treatment rooms 5
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Body wraps
  • Body scrubs
  • Aromatherapy treatments
  • Hydrotherapy treatments
  • Sauna in spa
  • Body treatments

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Carefree Resort & Conference Center
4.3
out of 5
avg. guest rating

out of 294 reviews

A Traveller
5.0
out of 5

“Great Time”

Great resort. Room was remodeled. Patio nice to pool. Very quiet and relaxing. Restaurant staff very helpful

Alan from Pocatello, Idaho
5.0
out of 5

“Our favorite Phoenix area resort!”

This is our third time at this resort. We love it! It's a bit far from Scottsdale, Mesa, and Phoenix, but manageable. We love the rural nature of the area - beautiful southwest surroundings! There is a wonderful restaurant with superb service at reasonable prices on site.

D from Chicago, IL
5.0
out of 5

“Carefree Resort & Villas”

Comments about our stay include: clean, spacious, comfortable room; a warm, friendly, professional staff; overall Carefree Resort & Villas provided us with a great hotel experience.

Fred from Seattle
5.0
out of 5

“A Wonderfully Pleasant Desert Resort”

Spring training trip. Resort up in the foothills and not centrally located, but within driving distance of baseball parks. I was pleasantly surprised. Spectacular desert scenery and wonderful night sky. Expected a smaller room, but got one of the villas. Wifi was available and appreciated. The only minor complaints: small TV and ice not readily available in the room, although there was a small refrigerator for storing soda. A chair or sofa would have been nice to have, too. Restaurant food and service was very good, except for hard dinner rolls on one occasion.

gloria from Northern Illinois
5.0
out of 5

“very impressed”

The service people were extremely knowledgable and helpful. The accomodations were DELUXE. We were so pleased with our stay that we will be there next Spring Training Season.

Chris from Lewis, NY
5.0
out of 5

“Will recommend to anyone, will be back again!”

Beautiful setting, wonderful meals and great people, who could ask for more. Thank you for making my oh-so-short stay wonderful!

Julie from Northern Illinois
5.0
out of 5

“Gorgeous!”

Our room was clean and comfortable. The resort is awesome. The grounds are beautiful and the staff is very attentive. The night we got there we sat around a campfire until midnight with the activities director (a Hopi Indian) who told us Native American stories and legends. He gave us some great travel advice for our trip to the Grand Canyon, too. The pool kicks butt! We had a blast and we will definitely go back. The only negative is that we had an awful meal at the restaurant/bar on the grounds. Stay away from the pulled pork;it tasted like shoelaces. Walk or drive to the town of Carefree. It is within walking distance (drive if it's too hot) and they have great shopping, and great cafes and restaurants.

Joe from Calgary
5.0
out of 5

“Very good hotel would stay there again”

The location, hotel staff and rooms were all excellent. The hotel restaurant was also very good and the staff there was friendly as well. All in all a great place to stay. As with all places in Phoenix, you will need a car.

Chris from London
5.0
out of 5

“lovely peaceful stay”

Everything about this resort is nicely thought out, and the staff couldn't be more helpful. There is a bit of a stroll from the villas to the main complex but it's a nice walk. Nice breakfasts and we appreciated the free in room wifi internet. We'll be back...

Phil from Phoenix
5.0
out of 5

“Nice place for a weekend getaway”

We live in the Phoenix area and have stayed in almost all of the 4&5-star hotels. We spend 2-nights at the Carefree Resort and had a nice relaxing weekend getaway. The hotel staff was very accommodating - letting us look at 3 different rooms before selecting the one we wanted. Spacious rooms! Clean and well decorated. Private balcony was nice at sunset, happy hour, and morning coffee. The breakfast was surprisingly good (huge portions) at a reasonable price. Excellent hotel roonm rate, relative to other 4&5-star hotels in the area -- would stay there again.

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Carefree Resort & Conference Center

37220 Mule Train Rd Carefree, AZ , 85377 United States of America

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Nearby Points of Interest

  • Desert Forest Golf Club - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
  • Boulders Golf Club - 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
  • Cave Creek Museum - 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
  • Troon North Golf Club - 9.8 km / 6.1 mi
  • Estancia Golf Club - 10.3 km / 6.4 mi
  • Golf Club Scottsdale - 11.7 km / 7.3 mi
  • Grayhawk Golf Club - 16.3 km / 10.1 mi
  • Cave Buttes Recreation Area - 16.5 km / 10.3 mi
  • Tournament Players Club - 20.3 km / 12.6 mi
  • Taliesin West - 24.8 km / 15.4 mi
  • Scottsdale Stadium - 37.3 km / 23.2 mi

Location Highlights

  • In rural location
  • In mountains
  • In desert
  • Shopping district nearby
  • In historical district
  • In suburbs

The preferred airport for Carefree Resort & Conference Center is Phoenix, AZ (PHX-Sky Harbor Intl.) - 44.2 km / 27.5 mi.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

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Nearest Major Airport:

  • Phoenix, AZ, United States (PHX-Sky Harbor Intl.)

Area:

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America: Scottsdale’s golf courses form a green oasis amid Phoenix’s arid surroundings. This premier golfing destination has about a dozen golf and country clubs. Baseball fans hit a fevered pitch at Scottsdale Stadium, a Major League Baseball spring training facility. Art galleries, restaurants, and shops abound in Old Town Scottsdale. Nearby, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece Taliesin West is open for tours.

Carefree Resort & Conference Center

37220 Mule Train Rd Carefree, AZ , 85377 United States of America

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