CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa

4.5 star property

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Couples treatment room(s), sauna, hot tub, steam room, body treatments
Indoor spa tub
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; pool views
Property grounds
3 outdoor pools, pool cabanas (surcharge), pool umbrellas

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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37220 Mule Train Rd, Carefree, AZ, 85377
  • Place, Desert Forest Golf Club
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Carefree Desert Gardens and Sundial
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, One To One Primary Care
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Phoenix, AZ (PHX-Sky Harbor Intl.)
    ‪43 min drive‬

Room options

Room, 2 Queen Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Resort view

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Patio

  • 47 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(19 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed (Spa)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Mountain view

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 116 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Mountain view

Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Resort view

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Patio

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Resort view

Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Studio, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Studio, 1 King Bed (Sleep)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite (09 - BALANCE)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About this property

CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa

Luxury hotel with 3 outdoor pools, in the vicinity of Cave Creek Museum
This smoke-free hotel features 3 outdoor pools, a full-service spa, and a restaurant. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.
CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa offers 176 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. In-room massages and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor tennis courts and complimentary bicycles are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a hot tub. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

Children under 17 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or hot tub without adult supervision. Guests under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has 23 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Desert Forest Golf Club. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus 3 outdoor pools.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy garden views while dining at Terras
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the 3 outdoor pools or soak in the hot tub
  • Indulge with hot stone massages, reflexology, or body treatments at the spa
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Onsite recreation includes 2 outdoor tennis courts, a gym, and a steam room
  • 6 minutes by car from Cave Creek Museum and 7 minutes from Legend Trail Golf Club
CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa offers its guests a full-service spa, 3 outdoor swimming pools, outdoor tennis courts, and a hot tub. Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

Event space at this hotel measures 12000 square feet (1115 square meters) and includes a conference center. A fitness center, a sauna, and a terrace are also featured at the luxury CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 4.5-star Carefree hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 6 AM to 11 AM.
Terras - Overlooking the pool and garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Cafe Meto - Overlooking the garden, this café serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6 AM to 11 AM for a fee: USD 12 to 30 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Cafe Meto
  • Terras

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Fitness classes
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Hot tub
  • Piano
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Tennis lessons
  • TV in common areas
  • Yoga classes

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (12,000 square foot of space)
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 23 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hot tub
  • Hydrotherapy
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Prenatal massages
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages
  • Thai massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • 8 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1963
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
This property enforces quiet hours from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children 13 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 13 are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 12 to 30 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. At the property, quiet hours are enforced between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Children 13 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Carefree Resort
Carefree Hotel Carefree
Carefree Resort And Conference Center
Carefree Hotel
CIVANA Resort
CIVANA Spa Resort
CIVANA Carefree Spa
CIVANA Spa
Carefree Resort Conference Center
CIVANA Resort Carefree
CIVANA Resort
CIVANA Carefree
Resort CIVANA Carefree
Carefree CIVANA Resort
Resort CIVANA
CIVANA Carefree Resort
Carefree Resort Conference Center
CIVANA Carefree Spa Resort

CIVANA Wellness Resort and Spa Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 441 out of 603 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 603 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 603 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 603 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 603 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bob

Clean room friendly staff, nice accommodations
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Taahira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a beautiful place, will be booking again more often.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Cheyane

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brianna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Swanky wellness resort that lived up to the hype
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Bridgette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beds were very small. Listed as Queen beds but undoubtedly Full sized beds. They were uncomfortable and not the best to sleep in. The staff and variety of classes were great! The grounds were extremely clean. The flies were overwhelming! They surrounded you at the pool
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Shelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is beautiful. I enjoyed the spa and pool areas. The classes were great, but they fill up and have other limited activities compared to other spa resorts that I’ve been to.
Spa at Civana
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Erin

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The property was overpriced, had to call to request housekeeping after our room wasn’t cleaned on the second day. Housekeeper came with a big attitude. Limited menu choices at two dining options on site. During lunch with 3 friends on our last day, restaurant server kept coming to the table and interrupting our conversation - obviously we didn’t need anything. $67.76 “experience” fee charged per day, even if you don’t take any classes. Few are good, some are very corny. Spa is very expensive and most certainly not the best spa experience I’ve had. Finally, they allowed one of my friends to add herself to my room, didn’t take her credit card, so little did I know I had to pay for all of her extras and classes that were charged to the room - which Civana never got my authorization for in advance. Will not return to this resort. Did not end my trip feeling relaxed or reset. Left very annoyed by the waste of money.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
i had the most amazing time it was clean the staff was amazing it is a cute little town down the street cave creek that had amazing food if u go off site i had the most relaxing best trip of my life i loved all the classes this place is top tier
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

alban

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience with the staff, the experience with the courses/lessons, the SPA, the calmness of the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Dennise

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

KeAmber

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the spa & the amenities. The staff there were very attentive & friendly. My message was amazing, Thanks Teri! As before, I love the aesthetic of the room, classes & property. The only issue was I wanted a direct sunlight room. I called & was told I would get a call back about that & didn't. I knew I wouldn’t in the back of my mind & went on to enjoy my stay. The waitress at the bar at Terras seemed a bit annoyed Saturday night. Me & 2 other ladies sat down to eat & drink. I went to the restroom, not sure what happened as I was gone, but I came back to some intense uncomfortable energy. The attitude we were getting was different from the night before. I hope the attitude the 3 of us ladies felt, doesn’t happen to anyone else in a wellness environment. First time any of this has ever happened staying here or going to Terras. Overall, I made the best out of my time & trip to the resort. I think the timing may play a role in when to go.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Patricia

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany M.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jamie, Sierra Vista

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the classes and that the pools are accessible any time of day. The spa is beautiful and relaxing. The room was great. Cocktails and dinner are great, but don't order dinner before you finish your appetizer or you will get them at the same time. Also, skip the farmers breakfast sandwich; it was barely edible so dry. I definitely got the peace I was needing, just going out for breakfast and dinner next time!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kandrust

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Rhonda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the variety of exercise classes.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Elsa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Aminah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the relaxation and wellness classes were amazinc
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amenities and food are great. Landscape is so pretty. Room feels old and outdated. Pool was dirty and chairs ripped. Pool side great good. $14 for small mocktail. Classes are so good!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I went solo and it was comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lamari

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I recently stayed at the Civana Wellness Resort for my first solo trip as an African-American woman, and it was absolutely perfect. This was the best place to relax, restore, and refresh. I left feeling so healed and renewed. The resort grounds are beautiful, everything was spotless, and my room was very spacious. I also felt completely safe the entire time, which made the experience even more enjoyable. The atmosphere was calm and welcoming, and every detail was well taken care of. I had such an amazing time here and would highly recommend Civana Wellness Resort to anyone looking for a peaceful, rejuvenating getaway.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025