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Reviews of High Desert Motel Joshua Tree National Park

2 out of 5
High Desert Motel Joshua Tree National Park
61310 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 373 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 412 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 151 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 1014 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 33 out of 1014 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Bryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is okay if you are going Joshua Tree.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 27, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Hooman

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ok for the limited options available in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 25, 2024
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8/10 Good

Grace

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very old school. Comfortable beds and it felt old but clean. Good location. Good price.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 25, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was our second stay at this property, it is not fancy but it is very clean and comfortable and reasonably priced.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 25, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable motel!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 19, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Carolinda

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A little run-down but good value for the price!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 18, 2024
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8/10 Good

massimo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and easy. Good for the money.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 17, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

James, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and reasonably priced
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 13, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
High Desert was great value for the price. We were looking for a no frills place to settle in for a short stay while we went hiking in Joshua Tree. High West fit that bill and more. The seemingly recent renovations, including paint, had a welcome retro feel, like a motel you might have stayed in on a family vacation. Very quiet at night and conveniently located. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 8, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Clare, San Diego

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
On the plus side, the motel was close to everything, including Joshua Tree National Park. However, furnishings should be upgraded and could be more comfortable for what you're charged.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 8, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A basic motel ideally situated for JTNP. Large room and comfortable beds.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Mar 4, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from hira on Mar 23, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall good stay for a cheap price. Didn't spend much time at the hotel because we were in town for a wedding. Did check the beds like previous people had warned- did not find any bugs. My fiancé forgot one of his charging cords and asked if the reception had any extra he gave him one and told him he didn't have to return it which was nice. Would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Mar 3, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Mar 3, 2024
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8/10 Good

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 28, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Mary, Goodyear

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Mar 20, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Karola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff was pleasant and the location to the park is excellent. The bed spreads were clean but stained and very old. They should be replaced.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 25, 2024
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8/10 Good

Sabina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 25, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Annalee

Such a cute motel, was cheap and excellent room service everything was very clean! Super close to Joshua tree park and the town was awesome, lots of cute restaurants and shops
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 24, 2024
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8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros: lots of chairs and a small couch, good bed, good TV, market right around the corner. Cons: minimal bath products, lights on timers so they keep shutting off. We would go back.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 22, 2024
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6/10 Okay

Perla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I know motels ask you for an ID and a credit card, I just didn’t like that the person that checked us in walked away with my ID and my credit card to another room where I couldn’t see him. I’ve been a victim of identity theft in the past and that made me uneasy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 20, 2024
sorry for inconvenience but we have computer on side so we have to scan in system but our site is safe we do not give any one any information and we are doing from 25 years and no complaine so you are safe from our side

10/10 Excellent

kddalal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property staff is very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 19, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

CHUN-WEI, LA JOLLA

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Mar 20, 2024
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8/10 Good

Arlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
perfect for what we needed, nice clean room, got up in morning and went on our way
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 7, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here twice, both times had a good stay and will return again. Staff is friendly, helpful and the room was great, clean and everything worked. Only annoying thing was the light switches on a timer but also understand that some people are not conscious.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Feb 5, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Cam

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Great value for price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from hira on Feb 5, 2024
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8/10 Good

Evangelina, Visalia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The shower was a bit faulty. It was sufficient pressure but water shot out the back and made a mess.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 30, 2024
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8/10 Good

KWANG

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 29, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Mar 20, 2024
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8/10 Good

Kaylee

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Feb 11, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night. Very clean, old style motel. Great value for the price, great location to visit Joshua Tree National Park.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 22, 2024
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8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean and simple.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 22, 2024
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8/10 Good

Kody, Wichita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 23, 2024
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8/10 Good

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Response from hira on Jan 19, 2024
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8/10 Good

william, Yakima

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 19, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 16, 2024
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8/10 Good

Leonard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 8, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Ilona

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 28, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Staff & service
really great stay! affordable and close to the park, very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from hira on Jan 8, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little authentically kitschy (as opposed to the hipster kitsch of the Joshua Tree Inn across the street) old school motel. It's a no-fuss type of place but it's clean and feels homey. Large rooms, freshly painted with bright teal and purple colors. A fun place to stay for New Years! Cleaning staff were super nice and do their job well. The manager/owner behind the desk was brusque but overall was fine. Saw lots of older (middle aged) folks and families with young children here. Felt safe and the guests were all quiet. Being right next to the freeway was pretty loud though and there were some gaps in the AC unit so the 18 wheelers flying by in the middle of the night were very audible. There's a great Indian restaurant in the plaza next door—they were slammed during NYE but the curry pizza was worth a try! It's off the main stretch of fast food places/strip malls but it's only 2mile drive to Walmart so it's actually kind of nice being in a slightly more deserted spot. Would stay here again if I return to Joshua Tree.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Jan 8, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Danica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Owner was super kind during check in and the room was nice and clean. You get what you paid for the reasonable price and great location close to the park.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Jan 8, 2024
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8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness
Property was very clean and "barebones". Furniture and decor straight out of the 1970s. Minimal but adequate.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Jan 8, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was great, nearby restaurants and shopping. The room was spacious plus a big bathroom. Close to the Joshua Tree National Park.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Jan 7, 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Nabeel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great for a overnight stay near JT National Park. The size of the beds was massive and was comfortable for our party of 4. There was fridge and microwave which was enough to reheat our takeout and eat. Other than that, there is not much in terms of ameneties but had to go out to office for getting anything. But for the low price at a convenient location, i would give it a 5 for a place to crash just for a night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Dec 27, 2023
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6/10 Okay

Charles

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Dec 29, 2023
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10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Dec 26, 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Kun

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable
Clean and comfortable. Price is good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Dec 23, 2023
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8/10 Good

Kenneth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from hira on Dec 23, 2023
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