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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Golf courses at The Boulders Resort & Spa Scottsdale

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Staff...

Everyone we encountered was great excep for the starters..rather rude and no course info given..ie, pin placement, etc.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top Notch

Great golf course. Played the North course. I have played this course several times. It is always in great shape and well maintained. I highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Avoid this course

This course needs a total over overhaul . Greens were a disaster . No views at all and the course is closed in with dead or overgrown vegetation . Pace of lay was the slowest I have experienced but I rarely play scruffy courses such as The Boulders. Every one in our group quit on the 14th hole as the play was so slow we all lost our interest. Management said “too bad , you booked with GolfNow!!”

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great desert course

This was a beautiful course and nice challenges. Rocks can either be a hindrance or a blessing, as in the case of my pinball luck on the first hole that landed me a bogey with a one putt :-).

Downsides were that this is a private resident course open to the public and the rangers were riding us for the first 9 even though we had 4 players and were close behind the group in front of us. They put 2somes and 3somes behind us who were riding us. Finally split us up but not effective because then we just ended up on top of the 4some in front of us. Very annoying and stressful for us vacationers who wanted to just relax and enjoy the $100 price tag. Also not enough water stations on the south course for it being a desert course. All in all would still play it again if the price was right.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Boulders South

The course has incredible natural beauty with enormous features, boulders, framing several holes and fairways.

The driving range was nice, putting green in a different zip code which was not convenient. As a private course the members likely know their way around the complex. As a guest, the signage is lacking. It is easy to make wrong turns.

The course is beautiful, demanding. The ranger manages to a 4.5 hour round so take extra balls. You won’t be allowed to look for your wayward shots. The desert setting is nice.

We are at “the grill” after the round and the food there is just OK. They could do better.

Course intended for better golfers. Maybe those with handicaps less than 12?

Have fun, worth the visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Great Course a little too expensive

The course was beautiful and I saved $20 or $30 for a HOT deal. The condition of fairways and rough were great, but several Greens had bad spots on the greens . I would play this course a lot more if the Greens fees were 25% less. I will look for another Hot Deal though. One of the thing I liked most is that the Practice Green was same exact speed as course greens and the stimp speed was posted at 11 near the starter.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great condition, great pace of play.

Course was in fantastic shape, very challenging layout. I’ll be playing the Boulders on each of my visits.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of my favorites

Excellent greens...you can fire at the pins. Always in great shape and fun to play. Even the “members “ were friendly

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course was very different from the other 6 we played. The scenery is really cool and makes you feel like your a flinstone. It was the shortest course we played (7000) but was still challenging enough off the tee and around the greens. Course was in GREAT shape and would recommend any skill level to play this one as it has like 7 tee boxes for all skill levels

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Destination

We stayed and played and can't recommend it highly enough, beautiful golf course coupled with excellent accomodation. Only one warning, don't try and retrieve balls anywhere near the Cactus, I did and suffered the pain! Will definately be back on our next trip from Australia.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great views, But pricey

View of the boulders were spectacular. Fairways were in good consition but the rough was dried out which made the course a ball eater. A bit pricey for the conditions as a result. We learned that the course did not overseed in the fall which probably affected the rough and other parts of the course. Nonetheless an enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent

We got a $65 rate, a steal for this course. We had an excellent lunch before the round. Pace was right at 4 hours. Course was in great shape except the greens were bumpy and a little shaggy as it was the end of the day. I’d love to play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Best

This is just a great place to play golf, beautiful beyond words, with one great hole after another.

It would be very hard to get any better than this.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

As good as advertised

Playing the Boulders is like stepping back to Bedrock with the Flintstones! Incredible beauty that has been thousands of years in the making. The staff was over the top nice. My wife road along and they treated her as a player and welcomed her and thanked her for coming along. I'd recommend it for everyone's bucket list.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wonderful course great views

This is a great course with a great staff speedy greens and great vistas.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play

Great day and desert golf for us Canadiens in Scottsdale for 8 days.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Spectacular vistas!

The views in all directions were stunning

However had too much time to look at them as pace of play was extremely slow

Front 9 shorter but more challenging

Definitely worth the price to play there

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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