We stayed at the Best Western Gardens Hotel in Twentynine Palms for one night on March 16, 2012. This was a good midpoint between Death Valley and San Diego via the Mojave and Joshua Tree. The Hotel is undergoing renovations and you can tell our room has recently been redone. The hallways were all freshly painted and they were about to install the carpeting.
We were met with cookies and water and thanked for being part of the Best Western reward program. Our room was nice and as I mentioned it had recently been repainted and the bathroom updated. It looked like they were doing that with all the rooms. They had a nice pool and a hot tub that was actually hot. We used the hot tub right before bed and that was just the ticket after a long day of driving and exploring the Mojave. They also have free breakfast that was more than just cereal and yogurt. There were eggs, breakfast sandwiches, bacon, and it looked like they had the capability for waffles.
The room had free wifi and a refrigerator and coffee maker…this made getting our day started easier. There was also a hairdryer. The window opened to let in fresh air, but they also had AC.
Two fun things to do if you stay there: The first is to drive out in the desert. Just past the hotel, the road turns into a series of...We stayed at the Best Western Gardens Hotel in Twentynine Palms for one night on March 16, 2012. This was a good midpoint between Death Valley and San Diego via the Mojave and Joshua Tree. The Hotel is undergoing renovations and you can tell our room has recently been redone. The hallways were all freshly painted and they were about to install the carpeting.
We were met with cookies and water and thanked for being part of the Best Western reward program. Our room was nice and as I mentioned it had recently been repainted and the bathroom updated. It looked like they were doing that with all the rooms. They had a nice pool and a hot tub that was actually hot. We used the hot tub right before bed and that was just the ticket after a long day of driving and exploring the Mojave. They also have free breakfast that was more than just cereal and yogurt. There were eggs, breakfast sandwiches, bacon, and it looked like they had the capability for waffles.
The room had free wifi and a refrigerator and coffee maker…this made getting our day started easier. There was also a hairdryer. The window opened to let in fresh air, but they also had AC.
Two fun things to do if you stay there: The first is to drive out in the desert. Just past the hotel, the road turns into a series of dirt roads (no need for 4 wheel drive); most of these roads were even on my Garmin. It was cool to drive around out there and look at the plants and occasionally get out and check out what might be living in one of the holes. We went back out at night to get away from the light pollution and look at the stars. The second thing is to visit the Joshua Tree visitor center in the early evening to look for birds (only a couple of miles away.) There is a little oasis just past the visitor center with a short path (free). In less than an hour we saw more than a dozen species of birds including kestrels, Gambel’s quail, roadrunners, etc.
The only complaint we had was a large police dog training session that was going on at the hotel. The dogs were kept in a trailer at the end of our building and barked quite a bit in the early evening. Once we shut the window and turned on the AC, we could no longer hear them.More
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