We decided to stay here for the history and break from camping in Furnace Creek. There was a wind/ sand storm yesterday there so thankful for the break from the grist, shower and clean sheets. Unfortunately that is all this hotel has to offer. I have stayed in Hostels with better facilities. There is a kitchen set up with a fridge and microwave, no running water, pots, pans, or stove yet signs all over warning of the delicate plumbing. We moved rooms within the first hour because the sink didn’t drain. Ao, a hotel in the middle of a desert with no restaurant and a marginal means of preparing food yet with no place to wash utensils and dishes it stands to reason people use their bathroom sinks. I have no doubt the pervasive musty smell has something to do with the plumbing. Everything is dusty, furniture would be free on FB marketplace, paint is peeling and worn. Makeshift upgrades have been made keeping things marginally functional. The shower pressure is good but water temp tenuous. I think the hot water has to run the length of the building to reach each room. We met a fellow passing through who stayed here 30 years ago, said it looked the same as then. On a positive note, the mattresses were newer and sheets clean. So there is nothing around and this was a nice break. But, sad to see what could be a great stop over location not improved to its potential but allowed to just limp along until it finally collapses into the dust.

We decided to stay here due to its proximity to Death Valley National Park,its moderate cost compared to in park accommodations and the intriguing history of the hotel and opera house. Although I did expect it to be run down - it was more rundown than I expected. Certainly wouldn’t want to have an extended stay here. Only the middle area of the u shaped building structure is open. Paint is peeling of the walls interior and exterior and the hallway was very musty smelling although our very small room wasn’t to bad. The common room with seating, board games and tv was at the opposite of the section of the hotel from our room. The common appliances were past their best by dates. I don’t think it would be a huge cost to upgrade a few of the common room amenities.

I love historic architecture. Lovely historic hotel. Interesting history. It is what you would expect in a 100 yr old building. Staff was very kind and it did have wifi. It is a little bit of a drive to Death ValIley. I would love to see this hotel restored to its former glory!

Are. You. Kidding. Me. HOW can they call this a hotel? When we first pulled in, I thought there must be some mistake, as the place was so run down and crumbling I thought it was abandoned. Truly. I should have turned around right then. But I'd already paid. It was filthy, broken down, smelled horrible and the sign in the bathroom said you had to wait 15 minutes for the hot water to reach our room for a shower. The excuse that it's "a historic, 100 year old building" is no excuse at all. Our home is 112 years old but we keep up on repairs and maintenance. There was a big hole in the shower wall and one in the side of the tub.(see pics) The walls were cracked and stained, the toilet tank cover was too big and from another toilet. The carpet was stained, and covered up God-knows-what underneath - lumps and bumps I didn't even want to think about. The overhead lights were bare bulbs. I slept in my clothes, with my own pillow, and couldn't get out of there fast enough. Don't even historic sites have to meet SOME kind of basic sanitation standards? This meets zero. If you need a place to stay nearby, the place to go with clean rooms and good food is the Longstreet Inn Casino and RV resort. Trust me.

Where shall I begin? After a recent flood (not their fault of course) we arrived to find an impassible parking lot clogged with high water and thick mud, our clean shoes sunk in several inches of mud to get to the entrance with no other entryway (their fault). Due to flight cancellation I contacted Hotels.com to request a 1-day stay rather than the original 2-day stay I had originally planned. Hotels.com staff was very helpful in attempting to contact the property prior to the deadline to cancel the 2nd day, however when I arrived to check in I was told Hotels.com policy and the property's policy were not the same and I would have to pay for the 2nd night even though I was not staying that long. After explaining the situation for 35 minutes and getting BS from the owner via text to front desk girl, I was finally put in touch with a manager by phone who agreed my logic made sense and waived the 2nd night. That was the last positive note for this stay. The owners should have closed the property until repairs to parking area could be completed and the interior flooded carpets could be cleaned or replaced so the stench died down and guests could enter safely without soiling shoes and clothes and luggage, which we couldn't avoid. I have photos showing where the only somewhat decent option was jumping over a 4 foot puddle with luggage that left my shoes only wet but not caked with mud. Someone failed here big time when they chose to keep the place open in the condition it is.