34631 N Tom Darlington Dr, Carefree, Arizona 85262, US
(480) 488-9009
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About The Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale

Located in Carefree just north of Scottsdale is the Boulders Resort, a Curio Collection hotel by Hilton. This 1,200-acre resort and community features striking, millions-year-old boulder formations and two, 18-hole golf courses that encircle them. The resort is a village compound with spacious casitas with private balconies, as well as a handful of villas and homes for rent. The golf club features two courses, the North and South, as well as a driving range and golf academy. Boulders is well known for its Golden Door Spa with 33,000 square feet and 24 treatment rooms, plus a wide variety of fitness classes and programming. There are five dining concepts, highlighted by the Spotted Donkey Cantina, well known locally for its Mexican fare. The beauty and tranquility of the Sonoran Desert is on full, luxurious display at the Boulders Resort.

Facts

Price Range$$$$, $$$
Property Class★★★★★
Acres1200
Year Opened1985
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesSuite, Villas/Casitas
PoolAdults Only
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at The Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
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Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
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First Time Playing
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Amenities 5.0
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Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Played

Decent but overpriced

Overpriced for the end of June in Arizona. Was 105 degrees out and still paid $115. Course was not in as good of shape as I would have hoped. Greens were very sandy. We played Troon North the weekend before playing here and paid $85 and it was in MUCH better condition. GPS on the carts is a bit janky for this course being at a Hilton.

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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Fun course with great desert views

First time at the Boulders and look forward to playing again. I played the South course from the Blue tees. Course was a good mix of long drives to get to some of the par 4s and some 210-230 drives to get in the best position. Found the greens to be mixed (as expected in the desert) with some holding a shot and others letting it roll to the bag.

Tips: don't be on the short side of the greens since it is hard to get a short chip to hold.

- play with someone who has played out there before. Cart paths are intertwined like spaghetti between holes.

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First Time Playing
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Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Awesome

I have not been to the Boulders in a while and expectations were exceeded. Awesome everything. Can’t wait to get back again. Thanks.

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Layout 5.0
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Amenities 5.0
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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

Should be posted that the greens were just punched shouldn’t be a surprise when we get to the course

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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
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First time boulders player

Not my type of course. I like courses with green from tee to green. Every hole required a hit over desert conditions. I had no problem with these conditions but not what I prefer.

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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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First Time Playing
5.0
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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Previously Played
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Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
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Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
5.0
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

South course in very bad shape - do not play

South course fairways poor and greens are in seriour redo and are hard as a rock and impossible to putt. Downhill putts must be running in 20s.

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Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

South Course

Played the South Course over Memorial Day weekend. Layout was scenic and challenging. Course was incredibly firm and fast. Greens were rolling at 12 on the stimpmeter according to starter Tony, who was a super helpful guy. Bag drop guy said the South is a good 6-8 shots harder than North, so the South is what you want to play for the value. 10/10 will be back.

First Time Playing
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Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful course with great staff …. However inconsistent course quailty

The greens were very patchy and infested with different grass species.

The boulders is an absolute treat to play with all of its beautiful scenery and in my opinion, is worth the going rate usually charged... USUALLY LOL.

Currently the course isn't worth more than 95$ at peak hours on the weekend... however they are still charging practically TPC prices.

Play Quintero or Dove Valley Ranch instead when prices and quality is in flux at the boulders!

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Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 3.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
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First Time Playing
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played

Overpriced

We had a group of 7 from Alberta and were charged $300 each so we had pretty high ecxpectations as this was almost double what we paid out of the 5 rounds we played including TPC. The practice facility was closed the greens were by far the poorest shape the cart lady was no where to be found. Not one of are group will ever come back. You are off the list for next year’s trip.

First Time Playing
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Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 11
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Greens

The green’s weren’t up to typical standards

Everything else was awesome….

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Previously Played
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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