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creates electricity, limited internet access comes via satellite, and phone service is dicey at
best (reserve via email or website).
At these prices it ain't the Ritz, but rooms, while simple and aging, are clean and decent-
sized.
Stovepipe Wells Village
MOTEL
RV sites $33, r $117-176; )
The 83 rooms at this sea-level tourist village are newly spruced-up and have quality linens
beneath Death Valley-themed artwork, cheerful Native American-patterned bedspreads,
coffeemakers and TVs. The small pool is cool and the cowboy-style
Toll Road restaurant
serves three squares a day.
Ranch at Furnace Creek
RESORT
cabins $130-162, r $162-213; )
Tailor-made for families, this rambling resort with multiple, motel-style buildings has re-
ceived a vigorous facelift, resulting in spiffy rooms swathed in desert colors, updated bath-
rooms and French doors leading to porches with comfortable patio furniture. The grounds
encompass a playground, spring-fed swimming pool, tennis courts, restaurants, shops and
the
Borax Museum
.
Inn at Furnace Creek
HOTEL
r/ste from $345/450; mid-Oct-mid-May; )
Roll out of bed and count the colors of the desert as you pull back the curtains in your
room at this elegant 1927 Mission-style hotel. After a day of sweaty touring, enjoy languid
valley views while lounging by the spring-fed swimming pool, cocktail in hand. The lobby
has a 1930s retro look.
Eating & Drinking
