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Desert Lodge

2.5 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
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Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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1177 S Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92264
  • Place, Tahquitz Canyon
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Palm Springs Art Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Palm Springs, CA (PSP-Palm Springs Intl.)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed | Desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds | Desk, blackout curtains, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Desert Lodge

Motel with free parking, 9-minute walk to Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium
An outdoor pool, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk are available at this smoke-free motel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, free newspapers, barbecues and a picnic area are on-site.
Desert Lodge offers 50 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Fridges and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include baths or showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Palm Springs motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.

Children aged under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Desert Lodge. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from San Jacinto Mountains. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and laundry facilities
  • 9 minutes by foot from Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium and a 3-minute drive from Palm Springs Art Museum
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
As a guest of Desert Lodge, you'll find an outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Public spaces have free WiFi. The business-friendly Desert Lodge also features a vending machine, a picnic area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available.

This Palm Springs motel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible spa

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 2 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Maximum 2 pets
  • Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 11 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Guests arriving after 10:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children aged 11 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Desert Lodge Reviews

4.8

4.8/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.6/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 128 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 116 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 139 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 172 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 445 out of 1000 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cheap cost for a reason
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Tyrus

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Definitely need updating

Great location but the property could use some updating. The sheets were clean, AC blew cold and the water in the shower was hot but it was very dated
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Victor

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I hate to leave bad reviews but this place is probably worse than Motel 6.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well aside from our guy being a camel jockey... I've got a say, he's has got to be one
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not stay here.

This place is old and in need of serious repair. Holes in the walls, furniture is old and beat up. Bedding had cigarette burns in it. TV is ridiculously small. Bathroom was old and beat up.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John, INGLEWOOD

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff is super nice and helpful. Quick check in, really easy. But the conditions of the hotel are abit left to be desired, but you get what you paid for. Rooms are abit stuffy and hot, even with the AC pumping. The beds are big and spacious, abit stiff. Shower has strong pressure, but would benefit from in-room body shampoo gel. But again, on a budget and mind your business, easy place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

ruben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

zachary

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was dirty and smelly when checking in. I was going to give them a chance. We made our way to the room and there was garbage laying in the hallway. We opened our room and the smell was atrocious. It was a musty moldy smell. It must off been an adjoining room, but they had that door duct taped around the edges. I wouldn’t even set my suitcase on the ground. We turned around and walked out. There were some shady people hanging around and we couldn’t get out of there fast enough. My note to SEL is always stay in a reputable chain hotel. Never again!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Renee

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dirty sheets, pubes in shower, white stuff all over the sheets asked for new sheets they said it’s clean they washed them Tuesday when we got there Thursday
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Jose

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Extremely dirty place.

Place its really dirty and in bad condition, fridge does not work, AC is full of dust, both of my beds were badly stain of something brown, ice machine does not work with posible meldew. a non smoking room smells like cigarettes everywhere, in my whole weekend i didnt get the room clean a single time, no clean towel and toilet got clog. To make this worse place charge me extra to day I check in just for getting double twin bed instead of a king bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Kerry

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property had some repairs which were not cleaned up; air con did not work properly; facility was shambolic. Only good thing was clean sheets.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alejandro

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Room from Hell (65)

Smell was horrible. Room was supposedly non-smoking but the smell of cigarettes was pungent. AC did not work properly. Spent the weekend in 100 degree heat with a barely usable AC unit. Bathroom sink was coming off. Smell lingers on everything. I’ve been home for a couple of days and I can still smell the horrid smell. DO NOT STAY HERE!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Luis

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Bathroom was not clean everything else was okay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

It was a bit dingey and a bit rough , and not very clean , but it was okay
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Randy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very nice and attentive. The room was dirty. Has cockroaches and stains on the sheets. The bast of the toilet was dirty and the shower spray was bad, more water was going out the tub spout then was the shower head.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

William

Room has mold and urine stained beds. Area is filled with drug addicts. Manager refused to do anything in the way of refund for 2nd night after we left. Don’t stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice owners and a safe place to stay in a wonderful location near everything!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Katelyn

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was filthy. Blood stains on the sides of both of the beds. Yellow and brown smears and stains on the walls near the vanity area and bathroom. Walls looked like they’d never been cleaned. Tub looked like it had never been cleaned. Comforter on bed was dusty and stained. Pillows seemed clean, but they were extremely cheap and uncomfortable. Tv worked but it was very small and old. Room was quiet. Parking was easy. The outside of the property looked nice, but the inside was rundown and not well maintained. I would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025