Marriott's Canyon Villas

The view & amenities

Beautiful place and location along with the scenery.

Cleanliness of room very good. Pool areas nice.

Tried and true, Marriott's Canyon Villas continues to excel as a vacation destination.

We have vacationed at Marriott's Canyon Villas since the resort opened, and we continue to cherish our time at Canyon Villas.

For us, Canyon Villas is the definition of an easy vacation. It starts with a nonstop flight to Phoenix, followed by an arrival at the always-friendly Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (a special shout-out to the exceptionally professional and friendly representative at American Airlines Baggage Service). From there, it's a bit of a walk from our gate to the Sky Train and rental car center—but we consider that great exercise! After our customary stop at Costco to stock up for the week, it's an easy drive to Canyon Villas, where the efficient pre-arrival process and seamless check-in set the tone for another relaxing stay.

This visit, we're in a beautifully refurbished two-bedroom villa. The resort remains impeccably maintained, with excellent pools, a well-equipped, immaculate, fitness center, and attractive grounds. We don't typically participate in the organized resort activities—we prefer to create our own vacation experience—but there are plenty of activities offered every day for those who wish to participate.

Owners and guests at Marriott's Canyon Villas have limited access to the adjacent JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa, which offers an impressive collection of amenities, including a fabulous pool complex, lazy river, and water park. Unfortunately, access has become more restricted over the years. Canyon Villas guests are now blacked out during most weekends, holiday periods, and times when the hotel is hosting large groups or operating at high occupancy. We usually enjoy dining at Tía Carmen during our stays, but on this trip, one visit was enough.

The staff at Marriott's Canyon Villas continue to be one of the resort's greatest strengths. Everyone is friendly, professional, and efficient. One standout is a dark-haired housekeeping manager who seems to be everywhere at once. She doesn't know us personally, yet she always greets us with genuine warmth and enthusiasm. Her positive energy is contagious, and she clearly takes great pride in the resort.

My previous reviews cover many of the finer details of Canyon Villas, so I won't repeat them here. Suffice it to say that Canyon Villas remains one of Marriott Vacation Club's finest resorts. The villas are spacious, beautifully maintained, and the recently refurbished accommodations are outstanding. We also noticed that at least one building is currently closed for renovations, a reassuring sign that Marriott continues to invest in keeping the resort in top condition.

We look forward to returning to Marriott's Canyon Villas for many years to come.

The Service was pretty bad on the active's the schedule said that there was candy bar bingo at 3 then the switch it the same day to how well do you know your family I think they switched it because they were too cheap to give out candy bars. The was a Asian lady on Sunday that was mean during 10 min after 3 because we came late due to a guy on the highway staled and the lady said you can't join and said get out. I would recommend here to get fired she treated us like being 10 min late means we cant join. I do not recommend the actvites

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We have been owners with MVCI since 2004. We bought our first "week" when the Canyon Villas pool was a hole in the ground! This trip was another visit with our grandchildren and it was extremely rewarding. This amazing property has developed into everything we dreamed it would be. The check-in experience was awesome, the room (2612) was recently refurbished, clean and overlooked the amazing Cholla Courtyard. During our stay we enjoyed an evening at AquaRidge at the JWMarriott across the street with no issues (get your wristbands and key card at Canyon Villas front desk). We really like what you have done at the east end of the Canyon Villas lap pool - thanks for creating this comfortable space! The Grand-kids really enjoyed the tie-die shirt activity - thanks to Jean & Crystal! Looking forward to our next visit later this year. Safe travels to all!

As a lifetime titanium elite member I love marriott hotels. The Canyons in Scottsdale is an exception… they provided some of the worst customer service I have experienced over the last 15 years. The checkin process for a non owner is all about selling you a time share. I requested an additional 15 - 20 for checkout to be moved from 11am to 11:20am so I could take a business call before heading back home. I even spoke with a manager and they explained they needed the full 5 hours to get the room ready for an “owner” who was checking in at 4pm. You see where this is going. Avoid this property at all costs is my recommendation. There are much better options with a lot friendlier staff in the area.

Our stay was fantastic!!! A big shout out to all of the front desk workers-
So professional, friendly and courteous! Jacob, Scott, Juan and Don ( something similar to that name) went above and beyond! The sweet lady who called margarita bingo this past week truly looked like she lived her job we’ve dis we saw her! Jessie did a fantastic job with the aqua classes.
We loved it! Thank you!

We enjoyed another fabulous vacation at Marriott’s Canyon Villas, in a two-bedroom, two bath villa, at a beautifully maintained and designed Marriott Vacation Club resort.

I realized that we have been vacationing at Canyon Villas, since the year it opened, and like Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas, the resort has gotten better over its lifetime, as it has aged.

The Canyon Villas staff were warm, welcoming, professional, and efficient. Our check-in and check-out was flawless.

The pools are immaculate, and have a variety of options for sun and shade worshipers. There is a remote/isolated “quiet pool."

The fitness center, also immaculate, is well equipped with a nice mix of cardio and resistance equipment. It could use a few inflatable exercise balls, of various sizes.

We enjoyed access to the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa, on weekdays; the pools were pristine, the lazy river was a lot of fun, and the restaurants served excellent food. We paid a rather substantial fee, for spa access at the the JW, but, it was worth it. I thought we might go to Mountainside Fitness for exercise equipment that the Canyon Villas fitness center does not have, but, we decided on the spa, at the JW, where we were treated with kindness and warm hospitality.

There is no shuttle service between Canyon Villas, and the JW, but, the distance is walkable, even in June heat.

Canyon Villas is ideally located, convenient to Phoenix Airport, and many excellent restaurants, in close proximity to Canyon Villas. Scottsdale is not far away.

One very nice feature at Canyon Villas, is the ability to spend your check-out day at the pool, and to shower in an immaculate, well maintained locker room, before you head to the airport.

We look forward to returning to Canyon Villas, annually. The resort and staff are spectacular.

Lovely resort with great exercise classes, hot tubs, pools and staff. We have been coming here for several years now. We like the amenities, comfortable rooms with great beds, and the fact they have a bar and grille by the pool. Villa guests should have easier access to the JW Amenities next door without the limitations is suggested. My only complaint is that ALL hot tubs and pools should be heated sufficiently during all the seasons. From my observation it is a money saver for the resort not to do so, and it penalizes the paying guests.

Thank you for a great stay.

location

The one-bedroom unit at Marriott’s Canyon Villas was really large. There was a full size refrigerator and a range, including oven). There was also a breakfast bar with stools and a full dining room table with eight chairs, along with the living room and large bedroom, bathroom and separate ante room with a tub and sink.

The property is small. There are several pools but overall there’s not much space and it feels very compact. We found out just before leaving that there is access to the sprawling pool at the Marriott resort and conference center directly across the street, as long as the occupancy of that resort allows it.

Fui a trabalho para o JW Resort, então para mim a localização foi ótima. Quartos bons, confortáveis e limpos. Mercadinho 24h para poder comprar coisas básicas de emergência.

Had another wonderful stay at our home MVCI resort! Stayed 3 nights in the 2500 Building room 2503. Room was clean and quiet with a great view of the Cholla Courtyard. The entire property showed well. This was our first visit using the EV chargers on the property and all went well.
Visited Cave Creek, Desert Ridge, Kierland Commons, some new restaurants on this visit and will write separate reviews at those TripAdvisor sites.
Also, thanks to Layla for a smooth check-in and it was great to see long time MVCI employees Scott and Dom. We have known them since the main pool was just a hole in the ground. Hard to believe over 20+ years have past!
Happy and safe travels to all.

This week-long stay was a disappointment overall. We knew we were getting a lock-off studio unit and were assigned building 3000.

Here is the list of cons:
-Layout of the unit was horrible
-Unit was very dated such as the bathroom, carpet, tile flooring, ceiling fan, etc
-Bathroom door had to be shut the whole time or it impeded on the kitchenette area and getting out of the unit
-Bathroom had a slight sewer odor when the fan was not running (gross)
-Bathroom shower/tub was tiny and impossible not to touch the shower curtain when showering
-Dark in the room
-View was of a small courtyard
-Crappy bed and sheets
-Overall, no feeling of luxury at all, felt like a Comfort Inn or Super 8
-Pool was closed the first day
-JW Marriott lazy river was drained and slides were closed
-Instead of a luxurious resort, it felt like an apartment complex

Here are the pros:
-Full-size frig