WorldMark Bison Ranch

There really is nothing to do there. We did take a horse guide and that was fun and would do it again. We went to Pinetop and hit some antique and thrift stores, but hats about it unless u want to boat or fish and it was too cokd oje day and windy the other 3 days, the rooms are spacious and very nice and i love the eild soap shop there… WARNING**** do not use the spa… 4 out of 7 of us used the spa and we all got sick, vomiting and diarrea, we didn’t think about it but now that we have though about it, the filters on the pool were never on and nor the spa even after I told them and u didn’t get that bleach smell in the spa which tells u they at least check the levels for chlorine, and that’s the only thing us 4 had in common. So personally we will never spa, it’s not worth the issues of sickness. Thank god our children were not. interested in the spa or too young to be in it or everyone would be aick.

My wife and I spent 2 days of a scheduled 3 day Labor Day vacation at Bison Ranch Condo’s in Heber AZ
On the second night around 11 pm we went to go to bed and pulled open the sheets and saw 7 bugs (small beetle type bugs with a body, head legs and small pinchers). I put three of them in a glass covered on the dining table, took a picture of one of them and sent it to an online agency that identified it as a bed bug. I put a note on top of the glass saying these were bed bugs. We packed up and left immediately. We reported this to the management and they said they would give us a partial refund because of this. We had to go thru a process of our bagging all our belongings and attempting to sterilize our suitcases and belongings. During the next week we both had series of three byte together appear on our legs, body, arms etc. We did not receive any help from management after the next two days. They said they had a exterminator come out and he said the bugs were bird mites. I looked up bird mites and they are microscopic creatures — so these bugs could not have been bird mites. We asked management for the phone number of the exterminator that they used. They never got back to us or communicated with us again. I contacted the county health dept. and reported them. I would not recommend this place because of the false info and failure to assist us in this terrible problem.
This is the picture I took of one of the bugs in the bed
I sent this to management too.

A nice spot. Calling it a resort really builds the wrong expectations, but it is a pleasant place from which to explore this region of the state of Arizona. Located right on the major road, Highway 260, that runs through Heber/​Overgaard.
The old Western town exterior is fun and the grounds are well maintained. The property features a small swimming pool, Jacuzzi and a small playground. Pool tables and air hockey required payment, although ping pong was free. Felt a little nickeled and dimed. The layout is surprising, with all of the rooms located above retail spaces. We were above a hand crafted soap store. Fortunately we enjoyed the scents rising into our unit, but it could have been a problem for some. No issues with business noise except Saturday night, when the Wild Women saloon housed on the property must have gotten a little too wild. We did became major fans of Sugar Bears, a combo ice cream shop/​bakery/​coffee shop located there.
The condo style unit itself is up to date. It features a full kitchen, washing machine, dryer, and gas fireplace, easily housing our party of six. Not a rustic cabin experience by any stretch of the imagination. Shut the door and you could easily think you’re in Scottsdale. You’ll need to look elsewhere if you desire a wilderness feel. I’m just not a fan of the economics of timeshares in general, but it was a pleasant enough stay thanks to a relative’s membership.

Gorgeous resort! The rooms are very spacious and it looks newly renovated. So glad we decided to come here to relax for the wk.

Comfortable, spacious, western saloon styled condos. Everything is pretty new and clean.
Stayed here off season so it was pretty quiet.
Beds are pretty firm, the way I like it.
Swimming pool, jacuzzi, ping pong table, small gym with pretty new equipment, pool table (paid).
There are some restaurants and boutique shops adjacent to the condos in the same area.
Though I did not see the horses, but they usually have them for horseback riding for the kids.

We really enjoyed staying a Bison Ranch, it is out of the way almost like a retreat. We spent a week exploring Northern Arizona, I never realized how far apart things are… we covered just about everything north of Phoenix, like stood on THE corner in Winslow Arizona, explored 8 National Parks including the Grand Canyon, saw the Meteor Crater.
I digress, Bison Ranch was very quiet, although the rooms are located above stores and restaurants, we were not there during the day to be bothered by anything downstairs.
Overgaard is really out of the way, like 2 hours from a WalMart, so if you plan on preparing food there, make sure you bring it with you from Flagstaff or Sedona.