Hello to All and welcome to my review of Carefree Resort.
Ok, so here it is..... This place is pretty terrific! Especially for the $50.00 we paid!
I saw a Groupon offering $49.00 room rate.
Since I do NOT care for Groupon I contacted the hotel myself and got the same rate... if I am to be honest, they charged a dollar more $50.00! lol
I was hoping since they didnt have to pay Groupon for our stay we might get the $10.00 "Activity fee" waived....no such luck.
The reservation woman was super helpful.
We arrived and were delighted to see a sprawling well kept property.
Check in was easy and again the staff friendly and the valet parking was free.
We had requested a room close to the pool, but not so close that we had no privacy.
We were delighted to see a well furnished, LARGE room with pictures on the wall that told stories of the property since birth....I found this decor delightful!
The patio had nice chairs but unfortunately was staring right at the pool.... so much for privacy! Although the room was well insulated therefore we heard no noise from outside.
The bed was comfortable and I am guessing , from previous reviews I had read, that these rooms have been updated.
We sat on our patio enjoying the scenary around us and it was clear everyone at the pool area was having a great time!
Later in the evening we took a stroll down the lighted trails to a cactus garden area which boasted many different cacti and descriptions of each.
The birds were chirping and enjoying the plants as well.
The views as we walked were enchanting. The mountains and sunset and desert life.... WOW.... it was very enjoyable!
Even the soda machine was only .75 a can...I was impressed!
Later that night we ordered room service... French Onion soup....YUK! No seasoning at all...just terrible and a turkey club which was good and fries which were terrible! But then again... we didnt come for the room service and wont make that mistake again.
We enjoyed our romantic evening and being the early riser I am, woke at 4:30am and sat on the patio enjoying the absolute silence other than the birds chirping
At this point I took advantage of the pool area.... ALL to myself!
The pool was great and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. The jacuzzi was hot and bubbly and soothing and simply wonderful.
Check out was just as easy as check in.
We left Cave Creek with a warm fuzzy feeling knowing we will DEFINATELY be back!
In fact I shared our experience with friends and we are all planning a weekend there together.
I am a firm believer that:
If I do not have a good experience I tell management, and if I do have a good experience.... I tell EVERYONE! ... In all fairness, if I am not happy... I write a review and tell everyone anyway....lol
It is my opinion that if you are looking to take a "staycation" or just a night away...you should try CAREFREE RESORT.
They do have spa services and tennis courts and other amenities...however we were only there for 1 night and were unable to take advantage of these "paid for-activity fee" services.
In conclusion....
Live each day as though it were your last and ENJOY !