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El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park

2.0 star property

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BBQ/picnic area
Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Private kitchenette | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker
Outdoor pool
Property grounds
Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

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73352 29 Palms Highway, Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
  • 29 Palms Historical Society
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Tortoise Rock Casino
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Joshua Tree National Park North Entrance
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Bermuda Dunes, CA (UDD)
    ‪79 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park

Twentynine Palms motel close to 29 Palms Historical Society
Along with an outdoor pool, this motel has laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a garden, a picnic area, and multilingual staff assistance are onsite.
El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park offers 31 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature private pools and washers/dryers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park features an outdoor pool, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Twentynine Palms motel also offers a garden, a picnic area, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park has designated areas for smoking.

Room service is available.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room washer/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Private pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • Private pool

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Separate sitting area
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

El Rancho Dolores
El Rancho Dolores Motel
El Rancho Dolores Motel Twentynine Palms
El Rancho Dolores Twentynine Palms
El Rancho Dolores Hotel Twentynine Palms
El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park Motel

El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 450 out of 977 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 333 out of 977 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 120 out of 977 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 977 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 977 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was quiet and the location was close to the north entrance of the park.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Alla

Traveled with group
Dirty blanket and towels, very loud air-conditioner unit. Metal bed frame make noise very time someone makes a move.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

LI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was a great stop for our desert exploration and stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet, clean place for our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Irene

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a quiet, clean, motel with friendly staff. The only thing is that some of the electricity was a bit glitchy in the room. On one side the bedside lamp and wall light wouldn’t turn on but honestly that didn’t affect the quality of our stay. If you’re looking for a simple place to sleep this is a great option.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect stay

This is the best hotel I have stayed at in a long time. The room was perfectly furnished and comfortable. Everything was clean and worked well. The staff took care of all my needs.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Hotel is dated although refreshed and very clean. Parking right outside the door is convenient but noisy and hotel is right on a major thoroughfare so lots of traffic noise. The two people at checkin and out were very nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Ann

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place.

Clean and charming. Only issue were the pillows. Great for leaning against terrible for sleeping. Even one soft pillow would have been great
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Traveled with family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and convenient place to stay for overnight between parks.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Geno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good location

Let us check in early, very nice staff. Average room, but great location to Joshua Tree!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Ol' Gramps Ain't Right

The woman at the reception desk always had a friendly smile when I came by at night to have a new doorpass made so I could get into my room where I left the old doorpass. The landscaping is nice!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

KAREN

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The rooms were a decent size and parking was directly adjacent to each room. The motel has a cool retro vibe. It is in a super convenient location near the west entrance to Joshua Tree park and walking distance to the downtown area of 29 Palms; however, because of the easy walk, vagrants were sometimes loitering in the central motor court. When unknown people knocked on our door in the middle of the night, the front desk responded quickly and moved our room the following morning. After that, the rest of the stay felt more secure.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Albert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

di

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff always makes my stay welcoming. Th8s is the only place i stay when coming to 29.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pranav

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint little place very close to the national park. Lot of good options nearby. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Within walking distance to visitors centers. Small gift shops and restaurants close by
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rosa

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The sheets were dirty and the mattress was stained with a yellowish color. I had my own sheets i didnt feel that nothing was clean and i couldn't shower because the water turned cold after a few mins. And honestly the bedding looked ugly. It was quite which was good and the building from the outside looked nice but the inside it was not so attractive
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Harry

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
We had a family suite with 2 bedrooms & kitchen. Rooms were clean. Beds were too tight for 2 adults. Kitchen was ok, big stove, fridge and microwave - clean, but there were not clean or enough utensils to cook- we have food allergies and would prefer to make our own food where possible. Front desk was very cheerful and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Kari

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Slept great!

Wonderful customer service. Cleanliness very good. Room features- no hot water or tub, and wasn’t given WiFi login. Overall, better than other budget hotels in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024