Leadership Offsites on a Private North Scottsdale Estate
Eight bedrooms, four rooms your team can actually work in, and ten gated acres to yourselves. Troon North is five minutes down the road.
Saguaro Point is a 9,000 square foot house on 10 gated acres in North Scottsdale, and for the days you book it, the whole place is yours. Eight bedrooms sleep up to 16, so an executive team plus a facilitator or two each get a real room. No shared lobby, and no other company's sales kickoff down the hall.
A hotel cannot give a leadership team room to spread out, and that is the real reason groups end up here instead. Three great rooms, a formal dining room that seats the group, and an attached casita with its own kitchenette let a full-team session, a breakout, and a private one-on-one run at the same time. Nothing has to be reserved, reset, or shared with anyone else.
The rest of it is what people remember. A private practice complex behind the house, a pool held at 88 degrees through the cooler months, a spa at 104, and Troon North five minutes from the gate. Booking and trip planning run through VacayAZ, who arrange chefs, cars, groceries, and tee times before you land.
Why Saguaro Point
Four Rooms to Work In
A full-team session and two breakouts run here at once: one in a great room, one in the formal dining room, one in the casita above the garage, kitchenette included. Three separate great rooms across the property mean nobody waits on a space to clear.
Ten Gated Acres, No Other Guests
The house sits at the top of its own hill and takes one group at a time. No resort traffic, no shared amenities, and nobody walking through a session in progress.
Troon North Is Five Minutes Away
Grayhawk is 10 minutes, The Boulders 15, TPC Scottsdale 20. Behind the house there are four greens, six tee boxes, two bunkers, a Full Swing simulator indoors, and a lighted green for putting after dinner.
Three Great Rooms, a Dining Room, and a Casita
The main house has three separate great rooms and a formal dining room that seats the whole group for a board-style session. Above the garage, the attached casita has its own great room and kitchenette, which is usually the space a facilitator claims. That gives you four places to work, and because the entire property is yours, none of them has to be booked or reset between uses. Teams running parallel tracks tend to put the main session in the Upper Great Room, one breakout in the dining room, and a third group out in the casita, then come back together for dinner at one table. In 9,000 square feet, people can get away from each other when they need to think.
Ten Gated Acres at the Top of a Hill
The things that justify an offsite in the first place, succession planning, a restructuring, a strategy nobody has announced yet, are the things you cannot talk through over a hotel breakfast. Saguaro Point takes one group at a time on 10 gated acres, with the house set at the top of its own hill beneath Pinnacle Peak. No other guests, no shared amenities, no staff walking through a session in progress. If there are recognizable faces in your group, the gate is worth as much to you as the view.
How Most Teams Use the Days
Sessions in the morning, golf in the afternoon, nothing scheduled after dinner. That is the shape a working day takes here, and it holds up because the courses are close. Troon North is 5 minutes from the gate and Grayhawk is 10, so a 1:30 tee time does not cost you the working day. If you want a fuller course lineup built around the sessions, start with the Scottsdale Golf Trip Planner. Evenings stay at the house. People drift out to the practice complex for chipping contests, keep putting on the lighted green after dark, or take turns on the simulator while everyone else watches from the patio.
A Sample Three-Day Schedule
Day one: land by noon, lunch at the house, an opening session in the Upper Great Room, then a first evening on the patio with nothing on the agenda. Day two: the full group in the morning, two breakouts after lunch (one in the dining room, one in the casita), then an afternoon round for whoever is playing while the rest use the pool or the game room. Day three: decisions, owners, and dates before brunch, then a 30 to 35 minute drive to Sky Harbor. Everything happens in one place, so you lose none of the time a hotel offsite spends in lobbies and shuttle vans.
Chef Dinners at One Table, and What Is Nearby
VacayAZ can bring in a private chef, and dinner at the house means one table, one conversation, no reservation to hold. There is a wine cellar downstairs, billiards and poker in the game room, a spa at 104 degrees, and fire pits outside for the people who keep talking. When a team wants a night out, Preston's Steakhouse near Pinnacle Peak is a short drive, and The Living Room in DC Ranch is a wine bar with a speakeasy behind it. Old Town Scottsdale is about 25 minutes. The Four Seasons sits directly across the street, an easy stop for a massage between sessions.
Best Luxury Vacation Rental in Scottsdale, 2026
That is the Evergreen Awards title the estate holds for 2026. Travel + Leisure also named Saguaro Point one of the best Airbnbs for golf lovers, and Golf Digest has covered the property. Guests are less formal about it: “I have never stayed at a place this special,” wrote Scott from New Jersey. If the trip you are planning is a reward for top performers instead of a working offsite, our Corporate Incentive Travel page covers how that version usually runs.
October Through April Books First
The estate hosts one group at a time, so a week that is taken is simply gone. October through April is peak season in Scottsdale, and those dates go earliest, especially the weeks around the holidays and the February tournament stretch. Summer is the quiet advantage. Mornings are cooler at this elevation, early tee times are easy to get, and the calendar is far more open; our summer golf trip guide covers how to run one well. Whichever window you want, send your dates as early as your planning cycle allows and VacayAZ will coordinate the rest.
The Experience
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people can Saguaro Point host for a leadership offsite?
The estate has 8 bedrooms, 13 beds, and 6.5 baths, and sleeps up to 16 guests. That comfortably covers an executive team plus a facilitator or two, with everyone in a real bedroom rather than doubled up in hotel suites.
Is there real space for work sessions, not just relaxing?
Yes. Three great rooms and a formal dining room handle a full-team session, a breakout, and a one-on-one at the same time without anyone hunting for a corner. The casita above the garage adds a fourth space, its own great room and kitchenette, for a facilitator who needs to work apart from everyone else.
Can meals and logistics be handled for us?
Nearly everything. Booking and trip coordination run through VacayAZ, who can arrange private chefs, black car service, grocery and beverage stocking before arrival, and tee times at nearby courses. Nobody on your team has to chase a catering order.
How private is the property?
Completely. Saguaro Point sits on 10 gated acres at the top of its own hill in North Scottsdale, with no shared amenities, no resort traffic, and no other guests. Board-level conversations stay inside your own walls.
How far is the estate from the airport and from golf?
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is about 30 to 35 minutes by car. For golf, Troon North is 5 minutes away, Grayhawk 10, The Boulders 15, and TPC Scottsdale 20, so an afternoon round fits inside a working day.
What does a typical retreat agenda look like?
Most teams run two or three nights: a framing session on arrival day, deep-work mornings with breakouts split across the great rooms and casita, afternoon rounds at Troon North or Grayhawk, and chef dinners to close each day. The last morning is for decisions, owners, and dates before the drive to Sky Harbor.
What do non-golfers do during the afternoon round?
The pool is heated to 88 degrees in the cooler months, the spa runs at 104, and the game room has billiards, poker, and the Full Swing simulator. The Four Seasons resort and spa directly across the street is the popular choice for a treatment while the foursomes are out.
Does the estate work for a small leadership team?
Very well. With 8 bedrooms, a team of six or eight gets a private room each, plus a separate working zone for every breakout track, and the primary suite gives the trip lead a real office between sessions. Smaller groups simply get more estate per person.
When should we book a peak-season offsite?
As far ahead as your planning cycle allows. October through April is peak season and the estate takes one group at a time, so popular weeks around holidays and February's events disappear early. Summer dates are far more open, and early tee times pair naturally with a working agenda.
What makes Saguaro Point one of the best executive stays in Scottsdale?
Total privacy, real working space, and golf without leaving the property. Three separate great rooms plus the casita's own great room give a leadership team four distinct zones instead of one hotel conference room, VacayAZ arranges private chefs and ground transportation so the agenda stays the focus, and Troon North is 5 minutes from the gate for an afternoon round between sessions. All of it on 10 gated acres with no other guests and no resort traffic to work around.
Plan Your Executive Retreat
The estate hosts one group at a time, and peak weeks go early. Send your headcount and the dates you are considering. We will confirm what is open and help you shape the days around it.