THE RANCH AT DEATH VALLEY

We had a great two night stay here! I always research and read reviews so I was not expecting a 5 star hotel and this is what I expected it to be. You’re paying for the convenience of being in the park. The hotel grounds itself were fantastic! There were a lot of great activities, pool was large and nice. The General store was great and had a lot of great souvenir selections that the visitor center did not have. Food is expensive but to be expected for being in the middle of nowhere. Staff were all friendly and helpful and kids enjoyed the ice cream parlor. The room itself was average. Almost a motel feel but I did like that all rooms had a private patio or balcony. We had a 1st floor patio view of the golf course which was really nice. The cottages are probably a lot more nicer but since we were only staying two nights and hiking during the day we opted for a hotel room. However, if staying longer i would prefer the cottages. They looked nice and spacious. My only negative would be the food and restaurants. We did not make reservations ahead of time to the Saloon and there was no availability during our stay and we tried to eat at The Tavern but they were so packed they couldn’t accommodate us for dinner. We only had a choice of the Buffett which was fine. However, being the only place for food the restaurants need to be able to accommodate the amount of guests. Overall we had a great stay and would stay here again.

This was a bucket list for us and was a disappointment. The service and food were poor. Yet priced at resort rates. Definitely not worth the prices of the rooms, restaurant, shop, etc. There’s lesser advertised lodging in the area. Not much to do on this property anyway but buy more overpriced things.

This place was as expected. After reading reviews my expectations were low, so there were no surprises. It was a typical motel room. Dated and need of updating and repairs, but fine. We spent two nights here…just enough to everything we wanted to see in Death Valley.

Locks on bathroom don't work, can hear neighbors through walls, no cups provided for brushing teeth, way too expensive for such a location, shower is completely open. Need I say more?

We just returned from a stay at The Ranch at Death Valley, we were camping at the Fiddler’s Creek campground, part of the The Ranch property. The campground is nothing but a glorified gravel parking lot. There are some nice trees on the far side of the campground and I would recommend trying to get one of those spaces. No hookups at all and the restrooms were dirty with no toilet paper and light. The showers are located about a 10 minute walk from the campground at the resort pool and were also dirty. The pool was really filthy with trash and dirt on the bottom. It was spring break, weather was hot and very busy, so why would they let this happen?? When I mentioned the restroom situation and pool to the front desk staff, they just shrugged and said they would let the staff know. No wi-fi connectivity anywhere on the property!