Death Valley/Stovepipe Wells Village

A. O.

This motel - cannot be called a hotel by any stretch of imagination - is centrally located to DVNP and everything good about it pretty much ends there. The room we stayed in felt like a dungeon. The room was clean but otherwise less than basic - no water or coffee/tea maker provided, the shower was some old stone/tile that looked dreary. The “blanket” was cheap felt material. They don’t even consider letting check-ins earlier than 4pm based on availability, which for us led to an entire line of people literally out the door to check in all at the same time. We waited about 20 mins in line just to check in. They had a coffee maker in the reception for people checking out early - not great coffee, but hey, it’s coffee and was the only “complimentary” amenity they offer guests. I wouldn’t stay here again.

Vinay Iyer

The only great thing about this place is location. This entire lodge could use a massive refresh. Everything was rather stale and out dated. They also did not service our rooms during the 3 days we stayed there. The attached restaurant was also just ok. Overall, for the rather pricey experience, I expect better quality.

Jill Bloom

We enjoyed our time here. Nice place to stay and well taken care of property for such a remote location. We stayed in one of the Deluxe Dune View rooms (the east facing side of the Road Runner Building) and loved it. The view from just outside the room was amazing! Had nice meals in the Badwater Saloon (servers Paul and John are great!) and enjoyed breakfast in the Toll Road Restaurant (breakfast is buffet style only and a very reasonable price of $13.99 per person). The campground and general store are across the street. Amazing sky viewing at Death Valley. Sunrises and sunsets. Check out the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes near the hotel. Great night sky viewing there. We were there during the full moon and it was so picturesque with the moonlight glowing on the dunes. We will need to go back during a new moon to view the Milky Way (with the full moon it was too bright to see that). This hotel location was also great for visiting the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns, Eureka Mine and the Mosaic Canyon hike (epic hike!). Hotel is also close to the North Highway to reach Ubehebe Crater (that road was unfortunately closed during our visit). Plenty of other places to check out from this area, especially if you have a high clearance vehicle or rent a jeep. We only had a standard rental car so missed out on a lot of things. So that just gives us an excuse to return in the future to see more remote highlights of the park! :) Enjoy your time at this special place. Very quiet, peaceful, remote and incredible panoramic views. Say hi to Larry the Lizard for me who hung out near room #223 all the time! :)

A K M

This property is located inside the NP which was the main reason why we chose to stay here. We had to wait for about 10 minutes to be checked in as there was no one at the counter. The staff were quite welcoming. They got us checked in quickly, handed us over the towels required and directed us to our room. There is a nice old lodge look and feel to the property and the room. Rooms are simple and basic yet clean and comfortable, considering this is an old property. The air-conditioning worked fine, thankfully. The hotel reminds the visitors about sustainability, and requests that water may please be conserved. One should not miss getting out of the room and trying to catch the night sky and identify the heavenly bodies and constellations. Just be sure to be safe (possibly not alone) though, as a couple of minutes of walk from the village can get you to a completely dark place. One of the park attractions, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes - are nearby. While they have some EV chargers near the visitor center (about 12 miles away), we went to Beatty (30 miles away) to charge ours because of the confirmation about the presence of superchargers.

Dom

We found 16 (!) cockroaches in the room. They said its normal due rain. In the next room we got only one cockroach, which is a huge improvement and in their eyes a clean room. I assume the first room wasn't cleaned at all, you cannot oversee that much cockroaches. Pool is currently out of order and shower water is hot (because water pipes gets heated due high desert temperature). It would be possible to cool the water but they don't do that. So no cooling possibilities after a hot death valley trip. Towels were also missing. They gave us 15 bucks discount, which is too less in my view. Location is good and nearby restaurant also.