Circle C Lodge, Twentynine Palms

My fiancee and I travel a lot for business and have stayed at dozens of hotels in the past few years. This place is not the Marriott, the Westin or the Holiday Inn, but I would prefer to stay here. After a terrible experience at the Country Inn in 29 Palms, I drove around looking for a new "extended stay" place. I stumbled upon this place, and the owner, Gavinda, gave me a full tour of the grounds. I stopped at a few other places and was just tossed a key by whoever was at the desk. Gavinda takes pride in his place and the hospitality is unmatched. There is lush greenery, palm trees, rabbits running around in the parking area, a poolside grill and hot tub.. I loved it. The full kitchen is stocked with cookware and utensils, which was awesome. It's set back just far enough from the highway that the only thing I heard in the morning was birds. It was like staying with an old friend. The decor is homey and comfortable, the room we stayed in had a large couch, coffee table and a recliner. The bedding was soft and comfy, the bed was awesome, and Gavinda even offered to change the mattress if it wasn't firm enough. The closet was large enough to tuck away our suitcases, clothes, shoes, there was a full dresser, cable and internet. The Circle C is not sterile looking or feeling. It's got real character, real comfort, and I will stay here again if I find myself in 29 again! The weather was pretty mild when we were here, but I hear the summers are blazing hot. I imagine this is the place you wanna stay at-- there is ample shade and the rooms are equipped with powerful AC units, as well as heaters for the cold desert nights. I loved this place. Stay here!

We stayed in this little charming hotel only for 1 night, unfortunately. From our 3 weeeks experience of driving through California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona and staying in many nice hotels, i only can say that that was one of the most pleasant nights during these 3 weeks. Cosy, quiet hotel with a like-home atmothere, with its own face, the accomodating and friendly manager(the owner?), who showed us our room (without us asking) before we checked in. The big spacious rooms are elegantly decorated and are so immaculately clean, that i was walking bare feet in our room, which i normally never do, since i always got on the background the imagination of thousands of guests, stepping all these carpets before.The continental breakfast was very nicely done. Warm pool and SPA were really perfect. This hotel is a real oasis-gem in a desert and i would recommend it to anyone without any doubts! Lena and Frank Friess