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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

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u243745195
Played On
Reviews 57
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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u314161678962
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Boulders golf

Played north back nine and south front nine as our 18.

I played boulders 30 years ago . It was nice to get back there . . Rosies rock ? Is that a hole name or just the name my dad learned 30 years ago

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/12/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Glad you enjoy the round. Welcome back. Rosie's rock is the large boulder that sits atop of 7 south blue tee box. If you go up to that tee you would see the name etched in the side of the boulder Rosie with a big heart around it. Rosie was the wife's name of the developer of The Boulders Rusty Lyon. See you again soon

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u314159741044
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Played better than expected

The north course is somewhat intimidating from the tee. It looks narrow with desert in range on every shot. Turns out I only lost one ball when I was well short on a long forced carry. Overall, more playable than it appears at first glance. Very pleasant experience. Staff was very friendly. An exceptionally slow mixed foursome let us play through and we finished in about 3:45 - pretty good for any course and exceptional for a resort

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/04/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Glad you enjoy the round. See you again soon

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Dave2330157
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Always a Pleasure to play !

Need a few more open spots on the range. Shouldn’t have to wait to hit balls and good portion of the range was available. No one met me to get my clubs out of my vehicle. I put them on a cart myself. Would have been nice to know the greens had recently been punched and sanded. I would have booked another time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 06/04/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. We would like to apologize for the green conditions not living up to your expectations. Our aerification schedule is North course is done May 10-16 and South course May 17-23. We do our best to make sure this is communicated when tee times are made either online or by calling the golf shop. Looking forward to you giving The Boulders a second chance once our green's heal up. Hope to see you soon.

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u434167254
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course ROCKS!

Perfectly manicured as well as managed. Never had to wait on any tee and only held up the foursome behind once when all three of us went OB. Let them (twosome) play through and then righted the ship and we were off.

Service was phenomenal. Drink cart stocked well. Side note; $7 for beer and $7 for bottled water. Ridiculous. Then got to the bathroom and it had an ice and water machine for free! That was the only thing that was unfortunate. Overall phenomenal. 6 stars out of 5!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Glad you enjoy the round. See you again soon

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jasaaf
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Excellent golf destination.

This golf course is amazing. The people are friendly and the green are very well kept. Excellent value for an amazing experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/27/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Glad you enjoy the round. See you again soon

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jasaaf
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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tumbleweed37
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Ler7609489
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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wmsknbkl
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Mike1551359
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Aerated Greens

Course was decent tee to green but the greens had been recently aerated and poorly sanded. Impossible to putt and enjoy a round.

Do not go until at least June 1st

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/21/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. We would like to apologize for the green conditions not living up to your expectations. Our aerification schedule is North course is done May 10-16 and South course May 17-23. We do our best to make sure this is communicated when tee times are made either online or by calling the golf shop. Looking forward to you giving The Boulders a second chance once our green's heal up. Hope to see you soon.

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wmsknbkl
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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tjblanch5
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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dchri60948
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Boulders

Course conditions are not good, bunkers are very bad, grass is stressed and looks like it will be a big problem real soon.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/09/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. We would like to apologize for the course conditions not living up to your expectations. There is a short time period when valley golf courses transition from winter Rye grass back to the summer Bermuda grass and our rates reflect this transition period. Looking forward to you giving The Boulders a second chance. Hope to see you soon.

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Keith8142070
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful Course

Played the South course today. It is a beautiful place. Course was in great shape. Greens were good but fast. Pins were in tough positions. I would play here every day. Highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/07/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. Glad you enjoy the round. See you again soon

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ItsMeDavid
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Scott0803
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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u314160941130
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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chealay
Played On
Reviews 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

this course is one of the kind.

this course has great layout. every hole has different t shot. the boulders are amazing. course condition is great. the green is true roll. too bad the marshal pushing us because took some picture but no group were behind us. we still finish the round in 4 hours.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/29/2021

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. We would like to apologize for the issue that occurred during your round. I will use this as a learning tool and pass on the staff. We pride ourselves on great customer service. On a positive note, I'm glad you enjoyed the golf course. Looking forward to seeing you at The Boulders again soon.

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