El Rancho Dolores Motel at Joshua Tree National Park

2.0 star property

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Front of property
Reception
Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Private kitchenette | Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker
BBQ/picnic area
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
73352 29 Palms Highway, Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277
  • 29 Palms Historical Society
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Tortoise Rock Casino
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Joshua Tree National Park North Entrance
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Bermuda Dunes, CA (UDD)
    ‪93 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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. 462 out of 994 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 337 out of 994 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 121 out of 994 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 994 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 994 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

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and safe, room was spacious and we were comfortable. Great location near several really good restaurants and close to a park entrance.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Tina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to Joshua Tree Park entrance. Everything was as listed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great clean motel for our overnight stay. Staff very professional and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

karl

Bottom sheet not fitted so woke up on the mattress. Property dated , but clean and convenient . Price good.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The desk clerk was really nice. She was very patient and helped an elderly person who looked like she came off the street. The place had other good features such as location and I was able to pull right up to my room to park.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vickie, West Vancouver

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an older renovated motel. The owners did a fantastic job renovating it and highly recommend it. It was one of the most comfortable stays we’ve had in quite sometime. Nice large room, large closet, fridge, microwave, super comfortable bed, everything you’d need. It also has a very nice pool area.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and tidy room. Small and efficient space
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

CHI CHIEH

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Impolite service

No hot water for showering, and manager question us why we can’t use the showering facilities, the answer is the equipment didn’t work ….
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean and simple design, would absolutely recommend to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

JAMES

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

Joshua Tree Stay

This was a great place to stay in 29 Palms while enjoying Joshua Tree National Park.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

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