The Ranch at Death Valley

Stayed for one night and the Ranch is ideally placed for Death Valley National Park. It is basically a big motel hence the reasonable price and is spread out over a large site which is well maintained with good amenities pool, post office, general store, laundry etc. It is getting a little tired with the rooms needing spruced up and the WiFi definitely needs to be improved but it is comfortable. The restaurant is overpriced and the food average so beware as there is little alternative and it books up very quickly! I would say overall the staff are friendly and helpful. Read less

A hotel in the middle of nowhere. The rooms are older, and the A/C struggles to keep up with the desert heat. Step out of a building and straight into a sauna. When the wind blows, that hot desert air gets even hotter. The general store has misters outside which are nice when you are right under one. The store is well stocked and I recommend shopping here for snacks and food. The hotel restaurants are a little pricey. I don't think there is a cheap food option here. Read less

We had a standard room with two comfy queen beds. It was very clean, fairly updated, pretty basic though, and could possibly use a fresh coat of paint to cover up scuff marks, etc., but definitely more than decent. Our room looked exactly like the photographs on the website and it did have some nice original photographs of the surrounding area. We had french doors leading to a small balcony overlooking the golf course. The hallways are pretty run-down and are not air-conditioned. The air conditioning in the room does not go below 74, (and felt a little warmer than that) and we were a little concerned it wasn't going to keep up with the heat (it was 117 outside) but we remained comfortable and actually had to pull up the blankets at night. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. The two restaurants are all located in a building right next to the lobby, as is a little counter service place that serves fairly iffy over priced pizza and decent ice cream, and a good sized gift shop/general store. As mentioned in previous reviews, the prices are ridiculous. A mini can of Pringles was $5. We ate breakfast at the 1849 buffet. It was basically $16.00 per person for almost the same breakfast buffet that is offered for free at most hotels. The pool was nice and about as refreshing as a pool can be when it's that hot. There is a nice little playground and an outdoor museum with an actual train, etc. All in all I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. There was a lot more to see in Death Valley than time and the heat allowed. Read less

The largest complex in the death valley. Nice ambient with palms, pool, restaurants and store. It is organized and made with good taste, but nothing is cheap inside; there is only little justification from the fact that it is in the middle of nowhere. There is a guest laundry service which can be useful. Rooms are OK, with also a nice terrace; corridors to the room needed renovation. If you need gas, consider that it is at 4.5$/gallon. Read less