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Gold Canyon Golf Resort & Spa

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(1,092 reviews)
Review highlights

"… comfortable and affordable. The casitas and the grounds are cozy and private. This is a great value compared to the general Scottsdale area. Compliments to the staff …"

"Nice walking area, great food and service in restaurant."

"Server said they couldnt give me the drink I ordered for the Happy Hour price."


Overview

Description

Low-key rooms & suites with private patios, plus 2 golf courses, a spa & an outdoor pool.


Reviews

Jan 30, 2025

I recently stayed at GCGR. My room was amazing! From the gas fireplace, to the outside spa, everything was perfect. A big thank you to Joelene Giarizzo for helping me with my reservation and for putting me in a fantastic room.


Jan 29, 2025

Fantastic courses. Stellar views, great Spa and food


Jan 22, 2025

Ladies at the spa were professional and very welcoming. 90 min Massage was outstanding. Did not feel rushed after massage was over to leave.


Jan 22, 2025

Please, for the love of god switch to curtains. Your maintenance team will thank you.


Jan 08, 2025

An exceptional golf course and resort. Amazing views, staff were excellent, and the accommodations were top notch.


Jan 05, 2025

Friendly people


Jan 05, 2025

Great place to stay and take in the surroundings. The location is perfect and the grounds are amazing!


Jan 05, 2025

My husband golfed there!! Beautiful course!!


Jan 05, 2025

Only played golf on Dinosaur Mountain. Course was beautiful and in great condition. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Had a great experience and will be back.


Dec 05, 2024

Gold canyon spa and resort is the best :)


Dec 05, 2024

Kayla was super best service ever at the patio restaurant


Dec 05, 2024

Might have been a 4 star hotel 20 years ago but falls horribly short in current standards. Room felt more like a sketchy no-name motel in the middle of nowhere than any kind of resort. Don't be fooled by the photos. AC was analog and rough in the nice fall temps, so loud it woke me up kicking on throughout the night. Bathtub was downright hazardous without the tiny non-slip mat but that contained globs of shampoo/conditioner and wasn't cleaned. Building layout was confusing and long walks between parking and your room, good luck if you're there in bad weather or warmer temps. Scenery was gorgeous but that's where the delight ends unfortunately.


Dec 05, 2024

Ranger Betty !!!! So welcoming ! And funny ! Really enjoyed our conversation with her ! All staff were great ! Pace of play awesome. Such a pretty course ! Thanks for a great day! Great track!


Dec 05, 2024

This was honestly one of the worst hotel experiences I've ever had. Check in went fine, though they told us we couldn't store the keys next to our phones or credit cards because they would get wiped (this turned out to be true, all of our friends got locked out of their rooms due to this.) We were a little surprised with how far we had to walk from our car to our room and I'm glad we rented a tiny car or else we would not have been able to get through the road to get back to the rooms because all the trucks parked there were blocking half of the road. We got into the room and noticed that it was very hot and then saw the sign that you aren't supposed to set the thermostat below 70. In the desert. When I set the temperature, I couldn't be sure whether it was actually set to 70 because it was an analogue slider thermostat that I hadn't seen since the 90's. Over the next three days, I don't think the temperature got below 78ish in the room unless we opened the sliding door to the outside at night. The next thing we noticed in the welcome brochure was that they don't offer daily turn down service. They'll bring you towels if you call the front desk, but they don't change sheets, they don't empty trashcans, no tidying whatsoever. We did call for extra towels once because there was some goop on one of the towels, which is when we discovered that the room phone didn't work. General problems with the room: the lights in the bathroom were all different hues, which was disorienting. The (tiny) mini-fridge was iced over and clearly hadn't been thawed in years, and one of the brackets on the door can holder was missing. We had trouble fitting a six pack in there. The headboard on the bed was screwed into the baseboard on the wall and wasn't secured any other way, which made it very unstable. Any twitch on the bed caused the headboard to slam against the wall to the point where I shoved a pillow behind the headboard to stop it from waking us up in our sleep. All these issues made for a bad experience, but the worst part came on the morning of check out. I had called the front desk the night before (from my cell phone, because the room phone didn't work) to request a late check out. The person at the front desk told me that was fine, and that we could check out before noon for free (normal checkout is 11) and every hour after that for a $25 fee. I said fine, we'll be out by noon. At literally 11:01 the next morning, a maintenance tech barged into our room without knocking, I was just in my underwear, my girlfriend was still in bed. He didn't notice me until I said hello, he apologized and left. Ten minutes later ANOTHER maintenance tech barged in without knocking and noticed me right away, apologized profusely and left. The front desk then called my girlfriend to see if we were still there and to try to shove us out the door. As I was packing the car the 2nd maintenance guy came up to me and apologized again and said that the front desk had called the room and there was no response so they assumed we had checked out. I said well our room phone doesn't work, and you should still knock before entering a guest room regardless of whether you think someone is in there or not. I gave two stars because the location is very cool and the restaurant was nice, though expensive. If this place was just a golf course, it would probably be fine, but the hotel itself was horrible.


Nov 05, 2024

Awesome people who are very helpful


Nov 05, 2024

Can tell it used to be great, but the glory days are far behind it. Rooms are dated and have lots of deferred maintenance and a very odd layout. Grounds are dated and tired and in desperate need of re-landscaping. Front desk attendants were nice but bellman was almost hostile when it came to getting bags to rooms , even after tipping up front ! His response was “well I’m not lifting ALL of this by myself!” It was 3 bags ! I even had to load them on the golf cart myself and then unload them and haul them up to the room myself when it was 108!


Nov 05, 2024

I didn't stay at the resort. I only played golf. The staff at the course was amazing. Very friendly and welcoming to our entire group. The golf course was one of the most beautiful courses I've played. And was in excellent condition. Thanks to the entire staff for being so gracious.


Nov 05, 2024

Best RV resort we have found. Great facilities, great staff. You'll love it!


Nov 05, 2024

I can’t say enough good things about this place. The hospitality, the service, the views, the friendliness of the staff, the amount of available amenities, the rooms etc etc.. Special shoutout to Joelene and Riley you guys are honest, kind and helpful people who genuinely care about your guests. I will never stop telling people about this place because of ya’ll and the rest of the supporting staff as well. I will also definitely be coming back.


Nov 05, 2024

Nice site with gravel for RV and paved patio. Convenient for dog owners as both small and large dog parks are nearby. Small park had new artificial turf plus water available as well as shade. Our cocker spaniels got to meet and greet other dogs their size and run around off leash to burn off energy.


Nov 05, 2024

Played Sidewinder 11/1/24. Cart path only even though they have been back from over seed for a month. The carts are governed to 9 mph which is frustratingly slow. Overall conditions were average. I’m sure there are better options for the $$ at $150.


Nov 05, 2024

Slow service. I had to ask several times for a drink refill only to be ignored twice while the server chatted with others. Bad for business.


Oct 05, 2024

Joelene was really helpful at the front desk. The grounds staff was so pleasant at every interaction. Wonderful customer service.


Oct 05, 2024

Nice and quiet, very clean and neat. Responsive staff.


Oct 05, 2024

What a wonderful experience!! Making the reservation was super easy Joelene was so very helpful with fulfilling our needs. Checking in was fast and Josie was very friendly. Our room was big and comfortable and very clean. We did eat at the restaurant, and we were very impressed with the food and service as well. We will be back!


Sep 05, 2024

Bar was a little too loud … but was told the beautiful quiet restaurant wasn’t air conditioned.. food too hot and spicy too salty!


Sep 05, 2024

Golf Course is amazing very well maintained