The Wild Purple Ranch and Retreat

I will give this place 5 stars for the view from the upper deck but our overall experience was horrible. We had our wedding here and our families stayed the week with us. Nancy, the owner, stated she would be «close by» on the property should we need her assistance. Well, she was «close by» alright. We couldn’t even enjoy waking up in the mornings without having her out front feeding the birds and interrupting our conversations. She told us it would be fine to move furniture so we could have our wedding and reception here. We moved the furniture into the car port and saw just how dirty this place was. The fireplace was full of old ash and even pieces of a marijuana joint. It smelled horrible. We paid her a $ 300.00 cleaning fee when in fact, we had to clean the place ourselves. As we were cooking for the wedding reception she came walking through the place telling us we had better clean up the way she cleans up. Really? When you walk out of the kitchen door there was a bucket full of eggs shells and old wilted lettuce that smelled rotten! You know why? Because she was feeding the Havalina’s that were just over the fence. The smell was awful!
The day of the wedding she attempted to come over to complain about something, as she did everyday we were there, and my sister had to tell her this was not the time!
My family flew in from over 2,000 miles to share what we had planned on being a beautiful week together to only have the time constantly interrupted by Nancy, the owner. We paid her a $ 300.00 fee to have the cars parked the day of the wedding and she has this guy there yelling at our guests as he directs them to park. The cars had to be hidden on the side of the ranch so that her neighbors couldn’t see them. He yelled at my wife’s 80 year old mother, who is hard of hearing, because she couldn’t hear him.
The day after the wedding we had friends over to enjoy the leftovers and play a friendly game of cards and who comes over to tell everyone not to laugh so loud? Yes, the owner, Nancy.
Looks are deceiving. As beautiful as this place is furnished from the pictures, it’s definitely not furnished this way in person. I do not recommend this place to anyone. She told us it would be cheaper to go through her than on the internet sites, not true. She charged us $ 600 a day when in fact it costs $ 540.00 a day going through one of the sites.

I have traveled the world over, lived in Asia, stayed on a boat on top of the great barrier reef, and Nancy’s gorgrous retreat is the BEST place I have ever stayed in my more-​than-​I-​care to admit years. My husband, daughter, cousin and I had 2 rooms in October, 2013. Sadly, we were there for my father’s funeral in Marana. Nancy was so good, kind, caring, sweet, supportive that I think we may have left some of our grief there with her. The place is superb – most comfy king bed I have slept in, and I think maybe bigger than a standard King. Nancy set up a little bed for our daughter, which was great, because Lily fell asleep on the way to Tucson, and we were able to put her to bed. Stunning bathroooms, rooms, lovely pool and cabana, amazing decks, grounds are lovely to walk, and it’s impossible to describe. Breakfast each day outdoors was such a treat, and delicious to boot. My only complaint: it is SO hard to leave. There is no one who will ever take care of you like Nancy, and no place will ever compare. This is both a retreat and a destintaion unto itself. I think a family reunion would be amazing here… any event you would want to be special Nancy could do it! Though our reason for going was sad, it was a wonderful discovery for all of us. Nancy, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!