Furnace Creek Inn and ranch

Natural spring heated swimming pool. You need to book a table in the saloon as it gets very busy. Ice cream parlour was amazing

Lovely place to stay in Death Valley. Nice amenities close to everything you want to see. Restaurants need some work on flavor and presentation for the price.

An oasis in the desert - literally. Surrounded by stunning scenery with a feeling of peace and tranquillity. Lovely big rooms with two queen beds, quality bedding and lots of comfy pillows. The room has everything you need and lots of storage and space, very good value for money.

The Ranch is centrally located inside DVNP being at Furnace Creek and close to the main sights everyone wants to see. Check in was super easy, there was a bit of a wait but not unexpected since everyone shows up to check in around the same time. Check in staff was professional, but I was a little disappointed that they did not mention our anniversary, which they asked about when you make the reservation. Why bother asking if it doesn't even get acknowledged? Every employee we encountered were friendly and helpful throughout the resort. We stayed a king cottage room, and it was clean and very comfortable for two. Nothing overly extravagant or 5 star, but a nice room considering where you are but did show a bit of wear in several areas inside. It does have a fold out couch, we did not try or see it so can not speak to its comfort but if you have an extra person using it there is enough room for everyone. The front room has one of the smallest microwaves made, so do not plan on heating up family size meals in it. There is also a pouch style coffee maker and an in room washer/dryer combo if you really need to wash clothes. The bathroom is good size, with a walk in shower only that had a low pressure shower head (understandable). The bedroom is spacious enough for luggage and has a dresser and small closet. The one ice machine is located behind the post office so it is a bit of stroll to fill your bucket if you want chilled drinks in your room. The grounds are well marked and laid out so you can walk to and find everything. We had a cottage in the middle of the row, so it wasn't too far to get to the restaurants and general store. There is a cute little Borax museum worth looking at and the pool is behind it which makes the pool a bit of a hike to get to from the cottages. The onsite ice cream parlor looked inviting, but we did not try the ice cream as we had hoped to because after dinner we were so stuffed that we just went and sat on our porch before bed. The porches were great for relaxing, there are two chairs and a bench so 4 could sit comfortably. We enjoyed the sunset and bat watching from the Wild Rose Tavern which is set on the golf course behind the cottages. We ate at the Last Kind Words Saloon, which I will do a separate review on. Overall, we enjoyed our one night stay at the Ranch. We may try the Oasis Inn next time, just to compare but we would stay here again for our next trip to DVNP.

This place is a dump sorry! Very outdated and ugly. The woman that checked us in talked so quick, couldn’t understand a word.No smile,didn’t even say “enjoy your stay”. We stayed in the little cottage room had a microwave but no kitchen utensils fyi.We asked for a can opener they said they didn’t have one.