I recently stayed at El Rancho Lodge to visit my husband who is stationed in Twentynine Palms. We loved how private and quiet it was and we loved to pool and hot tub. The people were very friendly and helpful with resturant and activity ideas. We did not have a car so it was a little challenging finding a way to get places but we soon discovered a bike rental place which made things much easier. Our room was very clean and had everything we needed. We also put the movie library to good use.

The location is not close to downtown Palm Springs, expect to drive.

It is not really a "bed and breakfast" - the breakfast you get is commercially-packaged danishes, no frills at all.

My king bed was two twins put together - very uncomfortable.

Bathroom was dirty and water pressure was awful.

Hosts were unfriendly.

Bottom line: you do not get the service and comfort that you would expect at a bed and breakfast.

Me and my girlfriend like to get away to palm springs several times a year and have stayed at several hotels and b&b's in the area. This was the first time we've had a problem. I booked the larger room 17 over a month in advance and called two days prior to confirm the reservation. When we arrived we were put in room 3. A smaller room next to the office pool and a busy road which makes it very noisey. It is also an uncomfortable room, a bit stale smelling and uninspiring. Also, uncomfortable bed and the bathroom is about non existant. They gave me this room as if it was what I reserved and charged me the same amount. When I raised the issue they said "oh" it's all we have. Seems the owners friends had been in room 17 for the past 2 WEEKS and it was the owner who two days prior had assured me of my confirmation. After raising the issue they lowered the price to the room, but the room was terrible and not one I would ever pay to stay in. The pool was messy. Everything was bad. So, I can't speak to room 17 since the owner decided it is good policy to book it and then try to pan off a terrible room at the same price, but I can say from what I saw and the room I was given this is not a hotel you want to stay in. I don't know how these good reviews got here, but I can assure you that barring some amazing exception with a larger room like 17, this will be money wasted and a dissapointing stay. Needless to say, we went elsewhere and will never be going back to el rancho lodge again.

Me and my husband just returned from a three night stay at the El Rancho lodge. We were a little unsure of what to expect from a small motel but we couldn't have been happier. We stayed in room #4 which had a full kitchen complete with pots, pans ect. The bathroom did not have a tub, but we only take showers so it wasn't a big deal. I know that some of the other rooms have full tubs so if you needed one you could ask when you make the reservation.
It was great having the pool and spa right outside the door. It was a bit cold while we were there but the pool was heated and we used it everyday.
The DVD library is awesome. So much to choose from it was hard to pick. They also have a large book library in the office along with coffee and juice ect.
Our host Robert was very accommodating. When I asked if he had Scrabble, he said no but went to Target and purchased the game. When we got back from dinner the new scrabble board was waiting for us outside of our room.