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Scottsdale
Large group vacation homes Scottsdale AZ. Camelback Stays hosts design-led homes here with private pools, sized for families and groups, all bookable direct with no guest service fee.
Scottsdale is the center of gravity for a Camelback stay: four and five bedroom homes with private pools, sleeping 16 and up, a short drive from Old Town, the golf, and the dining along Scottsdale Road. The homes suit large families, golf groups, spring-training visitors, and design-conscious couples who want a home of their own rather than a hotel floor.
Scottsdale rewards people who want both halves of a trip: the quiet of a residential street in the morning and the energy of Old Town by night. Our homes sit in calm neighborhoods where the desert light goes gold in the late afternoon and the pool deck becomes the center of the day, then put you a short drive from dinner, shopping, and the courses. That combination, a private home that is still close to everything, is exactly what the OTA category pages cannot give you.
It helps to think about Scottsdale in pieces, because the right part of the city depends on your trip. North Scottsdale is the golf country, near TPC Scottsdale, Grayhawk, Troon North, and Boulders, with wider lots and the high-desert quiet that buddy groups and big families come for. The central and south parts of the city run closer to Old Town, walkable dinner and nightlife a quick ride away, which suits couples and girls' getaways who want to be near the action. The McCormick Ranch and central-Scottsdale neighborhoods sit in between, residential and easy, the family choice. Our homes are placed with that logic in mind rather than scattered at random.
For a large group, the math is the part most listings make hard. The number that matters is not the headline guest maximum but the real beds, the rooms with their own bath, and whether everyone fits at one table and in one pool area. Querencia answers it at the top of the range: five bedrooms, the largest interior in the collection at more than three thousand square feet, two king primary suites so two couples each get a proper room, and a heated pool, spa, and putting green outside. It sleeps a full multi-generational group of 22. Vesper sits in Old Town Scottsdale with a casita that flexes between a couple and a small group, and Solace sits in Old Town Scottsdale too, a quiet block a short walk from the restaurants and galleries, with a 5.0-star history and room for up to 22.
Scottsdale is a city built around the outdoors, which is why a home with a pool beats a hotel here in a way it might not somewhere else. The pool is in use from the first afternoon. Golf runs all twelve months. The trailheads at Camelback Mountain and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve are close enough for a morning hike before the heat sets in. And the home gives a group the thing a hotel never can: a kitchen, a shared table, and a pool that belong to the group rather than to three hundred other guests.
On cost, a whole home wins the moment a group is six or more. One four or five bedroom house with a private pool, split across the group, usually lands below a block of hotel rooms once you add resort fees, parking, and every breakfast bought out, and you get everyone in one place on one schedule. Booking direct keeps the guest service fee an OTA would tack on out of the trip budget entirely.
One thing that sets these homes apart from the party-leaning corner of the Scottsdale market: they are hosted for families, reunions, golf groups, and couples, not for events or destructive parties. That is the reason the homes stay beautiful and the neighbors stay glad they are here. A respectful group gets the run of a gorgeous home and a private pool. The trade is simply that the home and the street are treated with care, which is the kind of guest these homes are built for.
Scottsdale draws visitors all year, so the homes that book best are the ones that read like a real place to live for a week, with a stocked kitchen, room to spread out, and a pool deck you do not want to leave. That is the kind of home we host here, and the kind a group comes back to.
When to come
The seasons in Scottsdale
Spring training, February to March
Cactus League games pull baseball fans across the valley; large homes near the ballparks book early.
Snowbird season, November to April
Mild winters bring long-stay guests trading the cold for the sun, ideal for monthly stays with a private pool and spa.
Golf, year-round
Scottsdale golf runs all twelve months; groups base here for the short drive to the courses and to Old Town.
Summer, the low season
The heat arrives, the crowds thin, and a heated pool plus indoor space make a quiet, well-priced window for families.
Where to stay
Our homes in Scottsdale
Read before you go
Plan a Scottsdale trip
A 4-day Scottsdale itinerary, built by the hosts
The exact plan we hand our own guests: the hikes, the courses, the spa, and the dinners we keep coming back to.
Read the postFamily Reunion Stays in Scottsdale and Phoenix: One Big Home Beats a Block of Hotel Rooms
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Read the postStaying in Old Town Scottsdale: A Hosts' Guide
What it is like to stay in Old Town Scottsdale: walkable restaurants, galleries, nightlife, and spring training nearby. The Camelback Stays homes built for the neighborhood.
Read the postThe Scottsdale Golf Trip: Villas Built for the Group
Plan a Scottsdale golf trip with the buddy group under one roof. Camelback Stays homes sit minutes from TPC Scottsdale, Troon North and Grayhawk, one with a putting green.
Read the postSpring Training in Scottsdale: Where to Stay
Where to stay for spring training in Scottsdale. Camelback Stays homes sit minutes from Scottsdale Stadium and Salt River Fields, built for fans staying two-plus weeks.
Read the postHow to Spend a Month in Scottsdale as a Snowbird
A practical guide to a monthly snowbird stay in Scottsdale: winter weather, what a 30-plus-day stay costs and includes, the logistics that matter, and the calmer homes built for a long winter.
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What guests say
“This property is perfect for a family or group. The public spaces worked well for meals and gathering. The bedrooms were well appointed.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“Prime location and perfect for our golf trip. The outdoor space was perfect for relaxing and 10 mins to Old Town.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“Modern, nice, clean house, conveniently located in Scottsdale to everything. Great pool and lovely house, perfect for a family visit, and the kids loved the bunk room.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“Great week in this lovely home. Well stocked kitchen, everything you need. Host was extremely responsive to all and any questions.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“In for an executive golfers weekend. Within 20 mins of everything Phoenix has to offer. Host was very responsive. Place was very clean and stocked with all the cooking essentials.”
Verified guest · Vrbo
“The pool and hot tub are very well designed. The hot tub heats up quickly and the pool stayed a constant comfortable temperature. The house is large and wide open.”
Verified guest · Vrbo
“By far the best home we stayed in. Spotless, impeccable and super clean. The host provided extra towels and linens for my family of 8.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“It's always a pleasure to visit this place. It has become one of my favorites on vacation or working in Arizona.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
“Beautiful home! Very spacious and very clean with a spectacular pool and outdoor space.”
Verified guest · Vrbo
“The house was gorgeous and huge, and my little family loved how quiet and peaceful the neighborhood was. We extended our stay twice and they were so accommodating.”
Verified guest · Airbnb
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