It was super relaxing and we met great people to chat with near the pools and during the sweet little breakfast out by the pool. Really a unique experience.

Stayed in March 2024

Overall, I feel this hotel was once much better. It is in need of repairs. For breakfast, you make choices from a limited menu, which is then left in a paper bag for you in the fridge. Basically you can choose a bagel or cinnamon roll, yogurt, hard boiled egg, and then various toppings for the bagel such as tomatoes, avocado, butter, or jelly. Same thing every day. This feels like something that was instituted during the covid years and they decided to stick with it for convenience to them and to reduce costs. While I appreciate an included breakfast, I did not consider this a good value. And it is not available until after 9:00 which is difficult when you are near Joshua Tree National Park and other attractions and want to get an early start. A nice breakfast is always a nice part of a boutique hotel stay and this is lacking here. The staff is only there from 9:00 - 5:00 so that actually made check-out a hassle, too, since we wanted to leave before 9 but had to delay so that the staff could see credit card and ID. Although I had already been charged prior to arrival. Overall the stay was mostly enjoyable but the cost is too high for what we experienced. In conclusion, it was a fun experience and I would still recommend to others for the pool and uniqueness, but this is just an honest review of the things that I think could be improved for guest convenience and enjoyment.

The hot springs pool was fabulous. I enjoyed the Moroccan theme, to which they really dedicated themselves in recreating. The French press coffee in the morning was a nice touch. We had a room on the second floor (room 204), which we liked because it was at the end of the balcony is a very private alcove with a table and chairs outside which we greatly enjoyed.

Stayed in March 2024

Loud motor noise throughout the night in upstairs end room.

Wonderful deep tissue massage with Maria! Really appreciated Deborah's personable and warm welcome.

Stayed in February 2024

Light in the shower not working.

Cute place. Loved the variety of amenities (pool, spa, wet & dry sauna). Breakfast was good. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Stayed in January 2024

Bed was very comfortable, pillows were nice. The water in the hot spa was super.

Stayed in January 2024

infrared saunas were outdated and not working well.

Privacy, pool, spa

Stayed in December 2023

I booked this thru booking.com not realizing that the room was on a second floor -- most of the small spa hotels in Desert Hot Springs are only 1 story so I didn't read carefully. I"m disabled and it was hard to get up and down the stairs. Because it was booked thru booking.com and not directly with the hotel, they couldn't change my room even though they had first floor rooms available.

They did an amazing job with decor, so many great details. I loved the seating niche in the room! the room was comfortable.

Stayed in June 2023

I LOVE coming here to relax. The hot tub and the heated pool, both fed by natural mineral springs, can be enjoyed even on a rainy day. The small number of rooms means it is never noisy. I will definitely be coming back!

Stayed in January 2023

The hotel and garden need a lot of renovation. The carpets in the rooms and outdoors are old and dirty, most of the lanterns are broken and rusty. Lots of the outdoor pillows are old and bleached by the sun. The bathroom floor was all broken, we didn't have hot water in the shower and the water pressure is very low. There are 2 great fireplaces outside but nobody knows how to switch them on nor they have matches. Breakfast is extremely poor and cheap, very bad and unhealthy options (the cheapest products you can find around, not a very good thing to be presented with at a hotel). If this place offered a good healthy, organic breakfast with plenty of vegan options, people would be much happier. I would rather pay 10 or 20$ more for the room but have a real healthy breakfast than those super cheap all chemical products. The garden could be wonderful, but everything looks a little abandoned. In general the place has SO much potential and it could be just gorgeous, but it needs more love, care and a feminine touch. We hope to see it in all its splendor soon!

We absolutely love this place, the atmosphere is wonderful. The pool and spa pool are great and the Moroccan style is fantastic! In spite of it being a bit old and in need of renovation, the place has so much charm and the receptionist was very kind.

Stayed in September 2022

Rooms and grounds a bit "tired".... outdoor carpeting on stairs up to room very beat up. 1 day to fix. Should do it. Nitpicking though....definitely great place and great value! I would 100% return.

Feel decor nighttime lighting staff location spa pool hot tub breakfast French press coffee water and tea avail 24 hrs

Stayed in September 2022

Beds were a little old.

Breakfast was very good. The view of the mountains excellent.

Stayed in August 2022

quiet beautiful garden beautiuful ambience

Stayed in June 2022

Breakfast (very basic)

The water, Moroccan themed music and decor, the Moroccotini body scrub by Maria was divine

Stayed in March 2022

Small quite friendly place with comfort and garden spaces throughout. I enjoyed the round the clock access to the mineral spa, and steam bath. The coffee was awesome! Continental Breakfast fresh . The Massage was incredible. Comfort quiet friendly in a themed atmosphere a great stay

Stayed in February 2022

It has the option for massages.

Stayed in March 2022

The shower water was cold. It did not heat up. Cold shower was uncomfortable.

Everything was great!

Stayed in October 2021

Some amenities will not be returning due to COVID. Noisy, intermittent plumbing issues were disturbing at night. Biggest drawback were the mosquitoes. I'm allergic and got over a dozen painful bites.

Unique little oasis with a wonderfully laid back Moroccan vibe. Refreshingly different from other cookie cutter resorts. A great place to zone out. Had one of the best massages ever, and Robert was a total gem!

Stayed in October 2021

I loved everything about it The service Very friendly Beautiful place and clean

Stayed in August 2021

Although the continental breakfast was appreciated - having a more varied selection of bagels and pastries would be appreciated and not generic store-bought items. Also - please provide napkins with the breakfast. The only product available was paper towels from the towel dispenser.

The look of the inn was fabulous - we loved the Moroccan inn theme. The staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful. The mineral waters were wonderful, the drinking water was exceptional, the complimentary "Humphrey Bogart" was delicious. The inn was always clean and quiet. It was very relaxing.

Stayed in July 2021

The place could be AMAZING, but it really needs renovation. We enjoyed our stay a lot and we LOVE the style, but: we had no hot water in our room; the towel rack in our bathroom was falling apart, the lights in the room were all off and unplugged; the bathroom was not so clean and the "tiles" are old and uneven; the smell coming from the sink was very bad. Breakfast was really bad, just some super cheap and unhealthy things. I think it would be better for the branding of the hotel to serve better, more generous and healthier breakfast (there were almost no vegan options also). The hotel space could be SO beautiful if it was taken care of. The garden could be amazing is well tended, cleaned up and renovated. You can tell everything is super old, which is cool, but my things are not taken care of. The outdoor shower could be fantastic, but it was dirty with a very low water pressure. The bench inside the outdoor shower looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. In general I feel the place is fantastic and a true gem, but it needs more care, more clean up and better breakfast, toiletries. It doesn't look good when you can tell they just want to keep it cheap.

The place is an absolute gem. You can tell it was made with love, it is much better than what it looks like in the pics, it's more Moroccan and enchanting, specially at night. The pool and spa tub are amazing, the room with Casablanca playing all the time, the garden, the kitchen...everything is wonderfully decorated and tasteful. We stayed in a lovely king room with canopy bed, very romantic. We will definitely come back, even if the place needs renovation and some more care, it is definitely my California favorite so far! The best thing: the Middle-Eastern music playing the whole day. Wonderful!

Stayed in June 2021

I would have liked some paper cups in the room for drinking

very different and so nice to have a small hotel almost like being in a foreign place

Stayed in March 2024

The owner greeted us with such joy and friendliness we felt instantly at home. The room was clean and comfortable; it is an older hotel and the historic vibe is right up our alley. The room looked right out into the courtyard and all the amenities were close and convenient. They had some trouble with storms the weekend before but all was cleaned up and the grounds were great. Quite the oasis in the desert. It was very close to Joshua Tree National Park, which was our main reason for staying at this hotel so we were very happy about that location. We needed an early start so the owner packed us a to go breakfast so we could leave in the wee hours. It was not hot when we stayed there so we have no opinion on how well the AC worked. The cool, fresh air was enough.

Stayed in March 2024

We had an issue with the room key which didn’t fit the door lock. The room was too dark and the bathroom is too small.

It was quiet and clean.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing

Access to mineral spa

Stayed in February 2024