A Private Estate Twenty Minutes From WestWorld
Room for sixteen on ten gated acres in North Scottsdale, for owners, families, and trainers staying the full eleven days of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show.
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show runs eleven days at WestWorld every February. Saguaro Point sits about 20 minutes north of the show grounds: a 9,000 sq ft house on ten gated acres, with eight bedrooms, thirteen beds, and 6.5 baths, sleeping up to 16.
Eleven days is a long time to live out of a hotel room, and a party that includes owners, family, and a trainer or two usually ends up split across two properties. Here everyone stays under one roof, with three separate great rooms so the people leaving at five in the morning and the people back from evening classes are not in each other's way.
February is the busiest month in Scottsdale. The WM Phoenix Open runs February 8 to 14 and NBA All-Star Weekend follows February 19 to 21, both overlapping the show. Houses that hold sixteen people are the first thing to go, so the show-week calendar fills a long way out.
Why Saguaro Point
Twenty Minutes to WestWorld
Five in the morning or eleven at night, it's the same short drive. The route in from the north side skips the gate backup everyone else deals with on weekends.
Eight Bedrooms, Thirteen Beds
Sixteen sleep here total, owners and family in the main house, trainers often in the casita. It sits above the garage with its own great room and kitchenette, so the 4:30 a.m. crowd has a door that doesn't creak past anyone's room.
Ten Gated Acres, No Neighbors
No shared walls, no property lines in sight, nothing on the pool deck but desert and Pinnacle Peak. The water doesn't cool off in winter either: pool at 88 degrees, spa at 104. The Four Seasons resort and spa sits directly across the street, and that's the only neighbor you'll see.
Eleven Days at WestWorld, Since 1955
The Arabian Horse Association of Arizona has run this show at WestWorld since 1955, and it is now the largest Arabian show in the world: roughly 2,400 Arabian and Half-Arabian horses across hundreds of classes, halter through performance, youth through open, over eleven days. Titles here move breeding programs and sale prices, which is why the barn aisles fill with buyers from every continent alongside the competition. For anyone in the party coming to watch rather than show, the 2027 dates are February 11 to 21, both weekends draw the biggest crowds, and the vendor aisles are worth an afternoon by themselves.
Twenty Minutes to the Show Grounds
WestWorld is about 20 minutes by car from the front gate. Show days start before the desert warms up and championship classes can run late, so that drive gets made twice a day for eleven days. Weekend parking backs up at the venue, and coming in from the north keeps you out of most of it. Sky Harbor is 30 to 35 minutes for anyone flying in mid-show. Old Town is about 25 minutes when you want dinner out, and the Four Seasons directly across the street covers the nights nobody feels like driving.
Eight Bedrooms, 6.5 Baths, and a Casita
Everyone in the party gets a real bed. Eight bedrooms and thirteen beds across 9,000 sq ft, 6.5 baths, and three separate great rooms, which is what makes a full house workable for eleven straight days. The attached casita above the garage has its own great room and kitchenette, so a trainer or an early crew can come and go without walking through the main house at 4:30 a.m. The kitchen has Viking appliances and an oversized island, and the formal dining room seats everyone at once. VacayAZ handles the booking and the trip logistics, including grocery stocking before you land and a private chef for the nights nobody wants to cook.
A Place to Host Your Own Dinner
Show week is a marketplace and a reunion as much as a competition. Farms host clients out of their barn aisles all week, buyers walk the stalls between classes, and a good share of what gets decided in Scottsdale gets decided over dinner. The estate gives you somewhere to do that on your own terms: a formal dining room, a private wine cellar, fire pits and a covered patio under Pinnacle Peak, and a gate at the end of the drive. VacayAZ can bring in a chef so nobody in your party is hosting from the stove.
For the People in Your Party Who Aren't Showing
Not everyone in the house is at WestWorld by seven in the morning, and February is the middle of peak season here. The pool holds 88 degrees in the cooler months and the spa runs at 104. The Four Seasons resort and spa is directly across the street. Troon North is 5 minutes away and Grayhawk is 10 if someone wants a tee time, and back at the house there is a private practice complex with four greens, six tee boxes, and two bunkers, an indoor Full Swing simulator, and a game room. The backyard putting green is lighted, so putting and chipping carry on after dark while the rest of the party is still driving home from the evening classes.
The Experience
Frequently Asked Questions
How far is Saguaro Point from WestWorld of Scottsdale?
Twenty minutes, gate to gate. Early barn calls and evening classes are both easy at that distance, and the north approach means you're not sitting in the line of cars everyone else hits on a show weekend.
How big is the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show?
It's the largest Arabian horse show on earth: about 2,400 horses across hundreds of classes, eleven days of it, run by the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona at WestWorld since 1955. Expect full lots and heavy crowds on both weekends.
How many people can the estate host for show week?
Sixteen guests, eight bedrooms, thirteen beds, 6.5 baths: that's the main house. The casita above the garage adds a semi-private suite on top of that, its own great room, its own kitchenette.
Can early barn calls and late show nights work in one house?
Yes, that's exactly what the layout is for. Eight bedrooms and three separate great rooms mean the 4:30 a.m. departures don't pass anyone still awake. The casita, tucked above the garage with its own kitchenette, is usually where the earliest riser ends up.
Is the estate quiet after long days at the show?
Ten gated acres, no neighbors in sight, and desert and mountain views in every direction. The estate hosts one group at a time, so the house is yours for the full run of the show.
Can we cook real meals instead of eating out every night?
Yes. Viking appliances, an oversized island, and a dining room that seats the whole party comfortably. VacayAZ will stock the kitchen before you land, and a private chef is one call away for whichever night everyone's too tired to bother.
Is the show worth attending if we are not horse people?
Yes. Spectators are welcome, the halter and performance classes hold up even if you have never watched one, and the vendor aisles are a shopping day on their own. Plenty of groups split it: half the party at WestWorld, half at the pool or on the practice greens.
What can non-show guests in our group do during the day?
Golf, mostly, or nothing at all. Troon North is 5 minutes for a tee time and Grayhawk another 5 past that. Back at the house, the practice complex (four greens, six tee boxes, two bunkers) and the indoor Full Swing simulator cover the rest of it, alongside a game room and the pool and spa. Anyone who wants a change of scenery has the Four Seasons across the street.
What else is happening in Scottsdale during the show?
February is the busiest month on the Scottsdale calendar. The WM Phoenix Open runs February 8 to 14 at TPC Scottsdale, and NBA All-Star Weekend is in Phoenix February 19 to 21, overlapping the last days of the show. Lodging across the city is tight for that whole stretch, so book early.
Hold Your Dates for Show Week 2027
February 11 to 21, 2027. We host one group at a time, and show-week dates book a long way out. Send us your dates and we'll confirm availability.