The area surrounding Carefree, Arizona, epitomizes the best of the Old West. For centuries, this storied locale has attracted Native Americans, cowboys, and miners ? and still casts an entrancing spell on travelers today. The town itself, however, was conceived in the mid-1940s as a master planned community with an emphasis was on leisure - with street names such as Easy Street, Tranquil Trail, and Ho and Hum Roads - and the town's motto became "Home of cowboys and caviar, where the Old West meets the new." Pay tribute to the vision of these ...

Just north of Scottsdale, up a road named Mule Train where giant saguaro tower over the lush desert landscape, you will find Arizona's finest destination. The Carefree Resort and Villas blends the casual elegance of a full-service resort with subtle echoes of the untamed West. The resort features 350 guestrooms, casitas and villas all complete with patios or balconies presenting panoramic desert views. Oversized guest rooms await you with thoughtful amenities such as a full size ironing board and iron, coffeemakers, in-room movies and vide ...