Fans of the national park will like the proximity of this property to the western entrance. It's convenient for those interested in hiking or spending time with the magical Joshua Trees.
The house is small and best suited to a couple or single traveller. The owners are very responsive to enquiries and gave the impression of being super helpful, if required.
It was a tad disappointing to find the dishwasher loaded with dirty plates, on arrival, but suspect this was not much more than the housekeeper not hitting the on switch. Otherwise, the house was clean and well-equipped.
Its location isn't quite as remote as we would have liked and next door is quite an eccentric seeming neighbor, although I stress they did not impact the enjoyment of our stay. However, someone had strewn a lot of litter and trash on the street and there was broken glass (not great as we had our dog with us) peppering the road outside. We cleaned this ourselves after no one else seemed inclined to do so. Of course, this is not the fault or responsibility of the hosts who I'm sure would have assisted if we'd asked them to do so.
The house is pretty much as advertised although the queen beds seemed a bit on the small and soft side for our tastes, though that might be more a case of us outgrowing them as anno domini takes its toll.
Local shops and restaurants are a couple of miles away and there is some traffic noise from the nearby main road.
For those who enjoy home cooking there is an extensive supply of pots, pans and gadgets and the owners seem to be coffee lovers as there were various supplies and tools of the caffeine trade available.
We liked the back spacious yard being enclosed as it was ideal for our canine companion and would be good for travellers with small kids. It was also ideal for star-gazing and on warmer days would be great for outdoor barbecues.