Hilton Vacation Club Rancho Manana Phoenix/Cave Creek

A very beautiful and clean resort. But we will not be back in due to a terrible night of sleep. We were in condo #1. Delivery trucks drive by the back of our condo, right by our bedrooms at four in the morning. And multiple delivery trucks. It was loud! Staff here is up early and thinks it is necessary to cruise by the condos to take your garbage out at six in the morning and then they think they should start mowing the lawn at 7 AM. It was truly a miserable night of sleep. There’s also some thing wrong with the water heater in a condo #1. There was a very loud, thumping noise that would come from it about every 15 minutes during the day and at night.

Nice, rustic-style casitas next to the golf course. Wish the place would publish that the only restaurant located on the grounds was closed for the week. They don’t bother to tell you that until right before they hand you the card keys. They should also do a better job bug spraying. Nothing like having a roach crawl over your toes while sitting on the toilet to wake you up in the morning.

This resort that was formerly a timeshare community is worth 5 out of 5 stars in my opinion. How so? Let me count the ways for you! It's located off the "beaten path" near Cave Creek, AZ. It's a quiet area. As an Arizona resident I'd thought snakes, scorpions and tarantulas would be aplenty out here but they were replaced with bunnies, small frogs and a few families of Quails. We had the 2-bedroom, 2 bath, full kitchen and Murphy Bed setup. It was amazing; the bathrooms, family/dining and patio areas weren't too shabby either. The grilling area was nice, especially when after calling for assistance (ever since that "grilling scene" in that Final Destination movie I've been wary using gas grills), and the assistance came in less than five minutes. Oh yeah, we found the customer service resort-wide a big help. And the pool/jacuzzi area was found to be incredibly welcoming. One pet peeve; the first night we were poolside either a co-workers family or some gate crashers were there smoking away. Wanting to avoid any confrontation or fallout, we didn't report it and they left the property after an hour. There are resorts that are more activity related, we picked this one because this resort is more kick back and relaxing. There's a golf course but I can't comment on it since I don't play. It's minutes from "in town" and there's plenty to see there, from thrift stores to places to eat and the like. We went during off-season; it's probably a different story during peak times. I could see coming here annually for vacation; well worth it!