A Fair Review
A lot of people are extremely picky, so I felt being a middle-of-the road type person, my review would be helpful.
The resort itself is really nice. Carefree is in the desert, so it is a desert landscape. Make sure you are at the resort at sunset, because it is really pretty.
The front desk staff was not overly pleasant, but I wouldnt say they were rude. The check in process was pretty easy.
The room was really large. We stayed in the delux resort room. The only complaints we had about our room were that there is a big gap in the ground and the door, so the hot air can come in. This is probably why it took a really long time for the room to cool down. It was over 80 degrees when we got into the room, and it was after midnight before the thermostat read 74. It was pretty uncomfortable for a while.
It happened to rain the night we stayed, and because of the gap in the front door, all of the bugs outside wanted to come in. We put towels in the gap and it prevented anything from getting in, but if you are skiddish of bugs, DO NOT stay in Carefree or Cave Creek because it is the desert... and you cannot get away from them indoors or out.
The room was clean, the TV was great, and the bathroom had the expected immenities. Large stone shower, but no bath.
We attempted to order room service because it was raining heavily and we could not go out. Unfortunately due to rennovations the bar was only serving a small menu of four items. I am vegetarian, so unfortunately I could not order off of this menu.
The ice machine in our area was broken. I requested they bring ice to the room, but because it was "dinner" time everyone was too busy. I had to walk to the saloon to get the ice myself.
We went horseback riding the following day and requested late check out. They were able to accomodate this, so we were happy on that front.
Overall the experience was not bad, but if you are picky you might select another place to stay because this is not a top-notch facility. We got an excellent room rate, and we got what we paid for, but we were certainly not blown away by the place.
If you have a family the pool looked great, the rooms are large, and the property is nice... so I would recommend staying here if you are a standard middle class family.
If you are picky, looking for a romantic getaway or hate bugs, I would stay somewhere else.
We stayed Fri 8/15/08 and left Sat 8/16/08.
Good luck - Hope this review helps!