The Inn at Death Valley

Staying at The Inn at Death Valley is an unforgettable experience as the Inn provides an elegant hideaway in a lush oasis with towering date palms and incredible views of the Panamint Mountains high above. It is also the only AAA-rated four-diamond resort and one of four lodging options in Death Valley National Park.

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The Inn at Death Valley

Spending the night in this historic Inn is something truly special. This crown Jewel of Death Valley serves up epic views of Death Valley , something that was once an exclusive desert escape for Hollywood elites like Marlon Brando, Clark gable, and Carole Lombard.

Another nice property is its neighbor, the family-friendly adventure-focused Ranch at Death Valley that also offers horseback rides from the Furnace Creek Stables and an 18 hole golf course at The Furnace Creek Golf Course at Death Valley.

Don't miss your chance to spend time at the Inn at Death Valley as it mixes luxury and leisure in a unique American oasis with stunning desert landscapes!

We had the opportunity to stay at this amazing property in 2018 and absolutely loved it! What impressed us the most was the staff! We were greeted by numerous members of the staff and each were genuine and engaging. We also appreciated the attention to detail, room comfort, and cleanliness. We now want to go and stay in one of the inn's casitas which I am sure will be a perfect opportunity to get some much needed rest & relaxation!

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Room Options 

 Standard Hillside Room, 1 King Bed, Hillside (269 sq ft)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed (323 sq ft), includes a balcony or patio
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed (323 sq ft), includes a balcony or patio
Suites: one-bedroom suites come with a King-sized bed, an attached living room, and a ¾ bath with a shower only.
Pool Bungalow: The bungalow offers luxury just steps away from the spring-fed swimming pool. The room comes with one Queen bed, ¾ bath with a shower only, solid stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and splendid views of the Death Valley Desert.

Casitas

Each spacious casita offers unparalleled privacy and luxury within easy walking distance of the Inn Pool. Each Casita comes with a complimentary golf cart for guests to get around the property, as cars cannot reach the Casitas. Each casita has a bedroom with 1 King Bed or 2 Queen beds, a living room with a sleeper sofa, and a wet bar.
Casita, 1 King Bed (495 square feet), includes a patio and heating
Casita, 2 Queen Beds (495 square feet), includes a patio and heating

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Things to do When Staying at The Inn at Death Valley

🏊 Swim in the inn's spring-fed outdoor pool, one of the most pleasurable experiences imaginable in the desert heat
⛳ Play a round at the Furnace Creek Golf Course, the lowest-elevation golf course in the world at 214 feet below sea level
🥾 Hike the Golden Canyon and Gower Gulch trails through dramatic red and gold badlands a short drive from the inn
🌅 Watch sunrise and sunset over Death Valley from the inn's terraces, as the light transforms the salt flats, mountains, and badlands through extraordinary colors
🏜️ Walk the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes at sunrise for extraordinary light and shadow on the dune faces
📍 Visit Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, and walk out onto the vast salt flat
📸 Photograph Artist's Drive and Artist's Palette, where oxidized minerals paint the hillsides in vivid purples, greens, and reds
🌿 Drive Twenty Mule Team Canyon through eroded badlands carved by water and wind
🔭 Stargaze from the valley floor under some of the darkest skies in the continental United States
🍽️ Dine at the Inn Dining Room, the inn's signature restaurant with panoramic valley views and refined California cuisine
🍸 Relax at the 1849 Bar on the terrace with a sunset cocktail and views across the valley floor

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Best Death Valley National Park Tours & Activities

Death Valley Semi-private Day tour from Las Vegas
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 11-12 hours |  🚌Check Rates and Availability

This full-day tour includes either a buffet breakfast or an a la carte lunch and bottled water as you travel via comfortable coach to the park stopping at highlights like the Rhyolite Ghost Town and the most famous Area 51 Alien Center.
You then enter Death Valley with stops at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Burned Wagons, point, Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Badwater Basin, Artists Palette, Zabriske Point, and Dante's View (when open) before heading back to Las Vegas.

Death Valley Sunset and Starry Night Tour from Las Vegas
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 11-13 hours |  🚌Check Rates and Availability

Discover Death Valley by night and day on the 12 hour tour roundtrip from Las Vegas, Nevada!
This tour allows you to discover several areas of the park by day including Dante's View (When Open), Badwater Basin, Artists Palette, Zabriske Point and then enjoy the night sky after sunset before heading back to Las Vegas.

Self-Guided Audio Driving Tour in Death Valley National Park
⭐️ Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | ⏳ Tour Length: 8-16 hours | 🔊Check Rates and Availability

Download this self-guided audio tour and you will discover more on your Death Valley National Park Road Trip. Hear fascinating behind the scenes stories, local tips, and directions play automatically, all based on your location.

You will be guided to all of the park's famous highlights as well as the lesser known gems including the lowest point in North America that sits 200 feet below sea level, the parks most photographed vista, and a narrow one way road that zig zags between mounds of multicolored rock.

Lodging Options in Death Valley Naytional Park

⭐️ 4.5 of 5 Stars - The Inn at Death Valley - Click here for Rates and Availability.

A AAA Four-Diamond historic resort welcoming Hollywood elite and adventurers since 1927, perched on a hillside overlooking the shimmering Badwater salt flats and the Panamint Mountains!

The 66 rooms and 22 private casitas feature stunning views, wet bars, sleeper sofas, guest robes, and every modern comfort, while the spring-fed pool at a constant 87 degrees is one of the most refreshing swimming experiences in any national park. Amenities include the elegant Inn Dining Room, Pool Cafe, a full-service spa, sauna, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, fitness center, and free WiFi. Dress code applies for dinner. Open year-round!

⭐️ 4.0 of 5 Stars - The Ranch at Death Valley - Click here for Rates and Availability.

The family-friendly heartbeat of Death Valley, sitting right next to the National Park Visitor Center surrounded by towering date palms and the lowest-elevation golf course in North America!

The 276 newly renovated mid-century style rooms feature patios or balconies, mini-fridges, air conditioning, satellite TV, and free WiFi. Amenities include three restaurants, the Last Kind Words Saloon, an ice cream and coffee bar, an 87-degree spring-fed pool, tennis, basketball, volleyball, a kids playground, Jeep and bicycle rentals, horseback riding, a general store, post office, gas station, EV charging, and an on-site Borax Museum. Pet friendly and open year-round!

⭐️ 4.1 of 5 Stars - Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel - Click here for Rates and Availability.

A classic Old West style desert outpost sitting right inside Death Valley National Park, just steps from the otherworldly Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and Mosaic Canyon!

All 82 rooms feature air conditioning, flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, and free WiFi, with outdoor heated pool, the Toll Road Restaurant serving fresh seasonal fare, the Badwater Saloon with full bar, a gift shop, general store, gas station, EV charging, and free parking. The stargazing here is absolutely legendary. Pet friendly, open year-round, and 24-hour front desk!

⭐️ 4.1 of 5 Stars - Panamint Springs Resort - Click here for Rates and Availability.
Panamint Springs Resort is a small, rustic western-style retreat located 10 miles inside Death Valley National Park's western edge, offering 24 motel rooms plus tent cabins and full RV hookups with stunning views of the 11,000-foot Panamint Mountains. This privately owned oasis sits about 32 miles west of Stovepipe Wells and provides a quieter alternative to the larger park lodges, featuring an on-site restaurant serving excellent burgers and craft brews, plus a well-stocked general store and gas station. After exploring nearby Darwin Falls or Father Crowley Vista Point, relax on the terrace with views of distant sand dunes or grab a cold beer and watch the desert sunset.

Lodging Options Near Death Valley National Park

⭐️ 4.1 of 5 Stars - Death Valley Inn and RV Park - Click here for Rates and Availability.

The best-equipped gateway motel in Beatty, Nevada, just 8 miles from the Death Valley entrance with a beautiful pool and hot tub overlooking the desert!

All rooms feature flat-screen TVs, mini-fridges, microwaves, coffee makers, granite bathrooms, and free WiFi, with a furnished terrace, BBQ grills, shaded seating, laundry facilities, and free parking all on site. A complimentary continental breakfast is included with your stay. Pet friendly and open year-round!

Click this link or the map below for a full list of lodging options available near the park. 

History of The Inn at Death Valley

The Inn at Death Valley, originally named the Furnace Creek Inn, was built by a mining company and opened its doors for tourists in 1927 with 12 guest rooms, a dining room, and a lobby area.

After opening, they added an additional 54 rooms, the Travertine Springs were trapped for electricity and water for the outdoor swimming pool and additional rooms and was completed in 1935.

The Inn was originally built by the Pacific Coast Borax Company to save their newly built Death Valley Railroad and to promote the idea of Death Valley becoming a National Park.

They invited Stephen Mather, the National Park Service director, and his assistant, Horace Albright, to visit Death Valley in 1926. They agreed that it was worthy of being a National Park, but Mather and his father had previously worked for the Pacific Coast Borax Company and did not want a conflict of interest. Mather suggested getting the media involved and starting a grassroots movement to support and protect Death Valley.

Mather passed away in 1930, and Horace Albright became the Director of the National Park Service. Albright had no previous connection with the Pacific Coast Borax Company; thus, he promoted the creation of Death Valley National Park.

His hard work paid off as President Hoover created Death Valley National Monument in February 1933, and congress later designated Death Valley a National Park in 1994

The Pacific Coast Borax Company hired a prominent Los Angeles area architect, Albert C Martin. His work included Los Angeles City Hall and the first theater owned by Sid Grauman of the Grauman's Chinese Theater.

They also hired Landscape Architect Daniel Hull. Hull's work included designing the master-planned Grand Canyon Village, Old Faithful Lodge, and several structures in Rocky Mountain National Park and Yosemite National Park, including the Ahwahnee Hotel, one of the most beloved lodges in the entire National Parks System!  

Martin and Hull created a masterpiece in today's standards of Parkitecture as the Inn seamlessly blends into the natural landscape.

The lower level is made of local stone, which appears to be a natural extension of the alluvial fan pouring out of the Furnace Creek wash.

The red tile roofs, stucco exteriors, archways, arcades, and towers consist of colors that all match the badlands at Zabriskie Point and Artists Drive while also being inspired by the old Spanish Missions on the California Coast.

The Inn received a major $100 million renovation in the fall of 2018. This is when the name changed to the Inn at Death Valley.

The renovations included adding twenty-two private, one-bedroom casitas, sixty-six rooms, the fine dining restaurant and cocktail lounge, Tranquility Spa, verandas with sweeping views, and its opulent gardens.

Death Valley National Park Entrance Fee

Park entrance fees are separate from camping and lodging fees.

Park Entrance Pass - $30.00 Per private vehicle (valid for 1-7 days from the date of purchase)

Park Entrance Pass - Motorcycle - $25.00 Per motorcycle (valid for 1-7 days from the date of purchase)

Per-Person Entrance Pass - $15.00 Visitors 16 years or older who enter on foot, bicycle, or as part of an organized group not involved in a commercial tour.

Annual Park Entrance Pass - $55.00, Admits pass holder and all passengers in a non-commercial vehicle. Valid for one year from the month of purchase.

$0.00 for Education/Academic Group

$35.00-$75.00 for vehicles with 1-6 seats commercial sedan, $25 per vehicle plus $10.00 per person

$75.00 for commercial van with 7-15 seats

$100.00 for commercial van with 16-25 seats

$200.00 for commercial motorcoach with 26+ seats

$15.00 per person for non-commercial group (16+ persons) ex. scout groups, church groups, etc.

Learn more about National Park Passes for parks that have an entrance fee.

$80.00 - For the America the Beautiful/National Park Pass. The pass covers entrance fees to all US National Park Sites and over 2,000 Federal Recreation Fee Sites for an entire year and covers everyone in the car for per-vehicle sites and up to 4 adults for per-person sites.

Buy your pass at this link, and REI will donate 10% of pass proceeds to the National Forest Foundation, National Park Foundation, and the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities.

National Park Free Entrance Days  -Mark your calendars with the free entrance days the National Park Service offers for US citizens and residents.

Additional Death Valley National Park Resources

•  Death Valley National Park - Complete guide to exploring Death Valley National Park.
• Things to do in Death Valley - List of the park's most popular attractions and what not to miss when exploring Death Valley.
• Death Valley Hikes - Guide to the park's most popular hiking trails!
• Death Valley Camping Guide - Guide to camping in Death Valley National Park. Includes frontcountry campgrounds and private resorts.

 Parks near Death Valley National Park

•  Manzanar National Historic Site
• Yosemite National Park
• Joshua Tree National Park
• Mojave National Preserve
• Castle Mountains National Monument
• Zion National Park
• Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument

Check all the parks from California National Parks, Utah National Parks, and Nevada National Parks. Also, check out West Coast National Parks for a complete list of parks in the area and plan a road trip! 

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