The Oasis at Death Valley

The grounds are beautiful and very well kept, and the location is ideal—close to everything and easy to get around Death Valley. However, the room itself feels dated, and the walls are paper thin, so noise travels easily. The bed wasn’t very comfortable, which made it hard to fully relax. Food options are available but definitely overpriced for what you get. Overall, great location and lovely grounds, but the room could use some updates. Be sure to bring some earplugs!!!

Gorgeous oasis in Death Valley. The ice cream parlour was perfect and a small mining museum and photo opportunities made the visit even more interesting. We at the the Inn and had lovely meal and views. Very attentive and knowledgeable staff. We drove for a day trip out of vegas, with Death Valley stops on way.

This review is for the RV Fiddlers' Campground only. My plan was to stay at the Sunset campground across the road but it was still closed. I booked 3 nights at Fiddlers' Campground but I left after 2. The campground is just a parking lot with gravel and nothing else. It is stuck behind the gas station and hard to find. It is also back-in only and spots are tight (and often misnumbered). Lots of light from the other rv's headlights. Showers are available at the pool but they're in need of serious refresher. The staff at check-in said that wifi was available but I could never find it. Cell reception is good though. After 2 nights I decided to leave and go to Stovepipe Well.

I have just spent my morning reviewing past reviews by other guests. One caught my eye as I had a similar experience. it is as follows. OTHER PARTIES COMMENTS:::::: Our stay was unacceptable due to severe safety and cleanliness issues. Sandbags at the entrance of Block 800 caused a major trip hazard; my partner fell and was injured. Another guest also fell. Safety and maintenance failed further with a broken pool gate and a foul corridor smell. Housekeeping was substandard: we had stained towels, dusty cups, and hair in the sink. Our check-in experience was inconsistent with other guests ] MY EXPERIENCE AND COMMENTS:::Room allocated in Block (900)-Room-(28) to be exact, The room is tired and old with a strong smell of Urine emanating from one of the room corners. Bathroom, shower over bath-Tub and had a strong smell of open drains. Bath-tub did not drain well, thus you were standing in dirty water while showering. Toilet Tissue? Abrasive and thin, we took Napkins from the restaurant to use. Vanity, had not been cleaned stains were present and hair strands. Bedding, Top sheet of bed near window, had a small stain of what appeared to be Blood. Bottom sheet appears not to have changed also. Buffet Restaurant The staff on duty were more focused on being rude. It stated it was open at a certain time 30 minutes later they, the staff, were still setting up. The evening supper food was average, at 60.00 USD for two people, absolutely not worthier of that price. In closing, old and tired room [928] with almost gagging odour present, dirty bed-linen, old extremely noisy wall AC, certain staff rude and dismissive. to all our group. Dinner and breakfast Buffet average. Don't use the booth seating in the buffet restaurant, the cushions are worn out offering no support. Electronic door key cards failed numerous times for all in our group. We sat waiting in a 98 degree heat to get the cards re-keyed. High pricing, lacking in reinvestment to certain areas. I saw it as a cheap weekend Hooch and certainly not three star Oasis. To the manager no need to respond to my comment. Spend your time dealing with your staff to improve friendliness and service.

The photos online made us excited about staying here: the cottages at The Oasis at Death Valley, especially since it's half of the cost at staying at the Inn. If you can swing it, stay at the Inn! Pros: location. Central to a lot of Park attractions and a good jumping off point to sites. Cute front porch to enjoy the weather. Linens on bed looked and smelled clean. Cons: this room was dirty, dirty, dirty. There's about an inch of dust and cobwebs all over the walls, both pink and black mold in the shower with leftover hair and shower gel left in the shower shelf, the sofa is stained, and gross 🤢 yellow stuff on the walls in the bathroom. The coffee maker was dusty and the glass provided was cloudy making it look dirty but I didn't want to investigate further. This place needs a deep clean and some love. The place was SO dirty we were reluctant to try the pool or restaurants so I can't give any feedback about those. This place had such potential but would not stay here again unless reviews say a deep clean was involved.

The Rach at the Oasis was a lovely place to stay -we stayed in a cottage, enjoyed the pool, ice cream parlor, restaurant, and the beautiful grounds. Parking was convenient, and I recommend a visit here to any of my friends trying to see Death Valley, or to have a natural getaway from Las Vegas.

The location is great, amenities are great but the room was not. Couldn’t book any other room as there was no other rooms available. We were staying at the building 900 and as soon as you open the hallway door, a smell of dirty carpet comes at you, even worse when you enter the room. You can hear everything around and you’d be waken up during the night from the noise other people are making. Room is spacious but beds are not comfortable. The worse is the smell of dirty feet when you enter the room I couldn’t wait to leave the room every time I was in it. VERY expensive for what it is. Very disappointed.

We utilized one of the family cottages at the ranch. It had two double beds and an optional sofa bed. The air-conditioning was very welcome. There is also a simple tea, coffee, making facilities, a fridge and a microwave available. We did take advantage of the washing machine plus the extreme heat and windy weather for a mid road trip washing session! On site is the natural heated pool, which was very popular but well worth a little visit for us. We were using this for an overnight base on a road trip around the area. We ate in the on-site 1849 restaurant and had the buffet option which was excellent value. We also took advantage of this following morning for breakfast as well. The shop is well stocked with souvenirs and food items. The cottages look a bit banal on the map but are very well situated with lit palm trees create quite an ambience at dusk. The on-site ice cream parlor was very quiet but had some delicious ice cream! It was in the style of a 1950s diner. The location is good value and perfect for a brief up overnight as you explore the death Valley area. It’s only a short drive through to the Sand dunes and the salt Plains.

The Oasis at Death Valley and The Inn at Death Valley are the only two lodging choices in the park. Understanding that, the rates are $$$$. I had to wait in line to check in because they were at capacity. When I did get up to the desk to check in, I was given a map of the resort and also told there was just The Ranch 1849 Restaurant open that night. I couldn't believe that was the only restaurant open especially with the resort being full. See my review of that restaurant under the name of The Ranch 1849 Restaurant. We stayed at The Ranch for one night because it was so expensive. The grounds of The Ranch are spacious and beautiful. It is a pretty setting. We stayed in the last row of cottages. The living room is cozy. It was fine for two adults but it would be a tight squeeze if there were 4 adults. The bathroom was a good size. In the spacious shower they had big bottles of shampoo, conditioner and I think body gel instead of individual sizes of shampoo and conditioner. The bedroom was also a good size. There was a washer/dryer single unit not a stackable washer/dryer. I wish they would have provided directions since I have not operated one before. I looked it up on YouTube but I couldn't figure out how to have it dry after the washing machine completed its cycle. There is a front porch with seating but it was so windy while we were down there. I don't know if it's windy all the time but the dirt/sand was blowing all over the place. The pool was a bit chilly and there was not a hot tub. It was nice to have a store on the premises since there isn't anything else close by. I was disappointed that the ice cream/coffee shop didn't open until noon even though check out is at 11am. I'm glad we had the opportunity to stay at The Ranch but we will not return.

I've been to Death Valley, both the Ranch and Inn at least 75 times. We went for Thanksgiving and brought my entire family, 6 of us, spread over 2 rooms. The rooms were fine but the restaurants were a joke as was the lack of facilities maintenance. The pool area was very poorly maintained: the rubber pads on the pool rails were worn and falling apart. Since I go to DV several times a year, I know for certain they haven't been replaced in at least 3 years. The building needs paint; the wood trim was peeling off. The fountain in the main quadrant next to check in wasn't working. I asked when it would be turned on/repaired and was told immediately. It still wasn't working when we left 3 days later. The worst part of the experience was dining. We went to eat lunch at 1pm at LKW. The sign on the door said they were open until 2pm. We went in and the hostess seated us. Next comes the waiter who was outwardly angry and questioned the hostess why she seated us. He went on stating they were closed because the kitchen was slammed because there were too many customers. The 2 got into an argument in front of us. After that, the waiter tersely said we can stay but "don't expect any service for at least 2 hours!" And stormed off. He didn't offer any water, nothing. We obviously felt very unwelcome so we left. Then the only other option was the ice cream parlor. So we had ice cream for lunch. The parlor was jam packed either tons of families and crying kids, facing a similar situation. The staff there was also slammed but did their best to provide service with a smile, although slow. There was no other food option because the inn dining wasn't open for lunch. We could have eaten day/2 day old premade sandwiches from the gift shop but that wasn't palatable for us. Thanksgiving weekend is always busy at DV. It's nothing new. So my question is why weren't they prepared? Why were they so understaffed to the point they're not able to accommodate the guests? Why did they close the restaurant an hour early and refuse service when there were so many hungry guests with no essentially no other dining options available? Why wasn't the Inn open for lunch? Utter mismanagement obviously. For Thanksgiving dinner we ate at the Inn and had advance reservations.The service there was impeccable, as always. Unfortunately, the $125 a plate turkey dinner was wholeheartedly disappointing. There was absolutely no flavor, no seasoning. The turkey was dry with hardly any gravy. I asked for more gravy but it too was flavorless. I understand it's hard to serve many guests in a night but again, this is nothing new for DV! People flock to DV for Thanksgiving; this is their prime visitation time of the year. Why was this year in particular so out of whack? Lastly, I wanted to make s'mores with the kids at the fire pits at the ranch. Unfortunately, only 1 fire pit was working the entire time we were there (even though I was assured by management the others would be repaired). We went to the one fire pit working but there were a bunch of people already there. We politely asked if we could join in and were told "yes." Unfortunately, turns out the people at the fire pit were not guests but employees and crashes! Worse yet, they were all drunk! One guy actually passed out in his chair in front of us. Then the others started passing around open liquor bottles and drinking in front of us. They were loud and cursing. Obviously, this was no place for our small kids so we wound up leaving, the paying guests!!! Where was security??? Why was it that employees and crashes were allowed to drink hard liquor from open containers and curse in front of paying guests, forcing the guests to leave? Unbelievable! I wrote to Zanterra, the company that runs the DV resorts and made them woefully aware of my utter disappointment with this stay as a faithful, long time guest but received absolutely zero response! What's so sad is the company dumped a ton of $$$ into the properties (except the pool area at the ranch) but overlooked staffing and food quality. Our experience was so bad that I have no intention of returning anytime soon, if ever! I've been going to DV once or twice a year since I was a child. It holds a special place in my heart. It's devastating that I won't be returning to the ranch or inn for the foreseeable future except maybe I'll rent an RV and use the campground. I'll be sure to bring all our own food. If I could have given zero stars I would have.

The Oasis isn't directly affiliated with the park so your money here doesn't go toward the park service directly. However, at here you'll find a store, restaurants, an ice cream parlor, bar, and pool. You'll be very comfortable compared to anywhere else nearby if you book a room. Pro tip to save money, get a campsite in sites 1-10 because those have shade, and all campsites give you access to all amenities - like Wi-Fi and that pool. Staff seems to be a bit confused on charging a refundable deposit on campsites because some members charge refundable deposits for sites ($75/night) and others don't. Be sure you arrive with a full tank of gas because gas in the park is extremely expensive and you'll be driving up mountains to get out of the park.

We stayed at one of the new bungalows at the Oasis at Death Valley; it was nicely appointed and clean. Overall the hotel property was well maintained with wonderful views of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the distance. Palm trees abounded; my husband and seven year old son enjoyed the outdoor Borax Museum. The Last Kind Words Saloon was over the top with old timey Western signage, antiques, and other curios. My son enjoyed the swimming pool, the ice cream parlor, and the gift shop. All in all we are planning to come back and stay at the Oasis at Death Valley on another family vacation.

Trash place to close restaurants at 9 pm on a *Saturday* night when they know there's nothing else around....not worth the hassle at all. Also the pool is dirty and our room smells. When we were checking in, a white minivan with a white bald guy/no mustache/no beard also drove up behind me and another car honking viciously, got out of his car & charged at my car (female with kids in the car), banging on the window like a lunatic, & told us to move. I'm not sure if he works here or is a permanent resident or what, but he needs to get his anger in check. Technically he could've fit around our car anyways, but I guess basic physics is out of his grasp. Again this place is not worth the hassle - very bad experience.

If you need a place to stay inside the NP, this is most likely the place you will want to go.. BUT... this is a trap. There is little cellphone coverage in the NP. Your best option is the WiFi inside the room, not in the hotel complex. Everything they sell will be very expensive. Food will be expensive and nasty, from the general store to their fancy restaurants, because they know you don't have a lot of choices. They most likely have the only ice cream store that does not sell chocolate ice cream Room is OK. Pillow is very hard and very high. Ice room is very dirty. Vending machines were broken. It's very hard to find parking at night when they are busy. Is seems they have more rooms than parking spaces

THE OASIS IS A MIRAGE - GAVE AWAY OUR RESO, WE SLEPT IN THE PARKING LOT. First, we ate at the Saloon, which was one of the worst meals of my life. I'll write a separate review for that, but know this: my lettuce was moldy, the salmon tasted like they dropped the entire salt mill on it, and the waiter was incredibly rude. So after we paid $130 for that absolute trash, we tried looking up our reservation/ to check-in, but had no cell signal. We were told that we would HAVE TO BUY INTERNET through them, despite having already paid for a meal AND a camping reservation. So we go to the check in desk. THEY GAVE AWAY OUR PRE-PAID (IN FULL) CAMPING RESERVATION. The front-desk attendant was great at trying to fix this abject horror, but there were very few options because this place is as likable as a serial killer. They simply allow "walk-ins" to fill up the campsite so that people who have actual paid reservations have NOWHERE TO GO. The crazy thing is that I didn't book a room there after reading the scathingly terrible reviews. I only booked a campsite there rather than other, better reviewed campsites that are first-come so that we would have a 100% guarantee of somewhere to stay. So we literally slept in the parking lot. The next morning, we looked at the breakfast buffet, and it was so utterly revolting--McDonald's is Michelin compared to what they offered, and at $25/plate for stale cereal and dry waffles. So we grabbed some items from the General Store. For 5 items: a frozen burrito (the kind you see at gas stations), a yogurt, a protein bar, a tea and coffee, all came out to almost FIFTY FREAKING DOLLARS. Aka the same as their vomity breakfast offering. Also, don't bother traveling there if you have an EV/Tesla. The two chargers at The Inn, their sister property across the street, didn't work. One of four at The Ranch didn't work. And the others were plugged in over the entire night. The closest (super)chargers are an hour away. And The Inn looks beautiful from far away, but has that creepy, crumbling mineshaft en route to the hotel for a reason: the inside of the hotel is literally crumbling and smells mildewy. Their restaurant's menu is mostly the same items as the Saloon, but somehow more expensive. The front desk staff was very friendly and helpful, though. It's interesting how they keep changing the name(s) of the properties (see "Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort). I wonder why?

this food is horrendous i can't believe i payed 37$ for this meatloaf i never wanna eat here again this place should be shut down

My partner and I arrived yesterday for a much-anticipated trip. On our drive to Death Valley, we received an email from Xanterra at 2:21pm which stated: "Dear Valued Guest, There was a water main break and all water was temporarily shut off for The Oasis at Death Valley and the entire Furnace Creek area. While water has been turned back on, we are currently under a mandatory boil water notice for drinking water through at least March 17. We are informing you as you have an upcoming reservation at The Oasis at Death Valley that will be affected. All food and beverage services will remain open within their normal hours of operations." Upon arrival, we were informed that the email was a lie. In fact, NONE of the rooms at the Inn resort had no running water and, in fact, no restaurants at the Inn were open. The woman at the front desk said they were "considering" discounts, did not apologize and told us we were welcome to go elsewhere. As if we weren't in the MIDDLE OF DEATH VALLEY and hadn't just traveled a great distance to stay at the resort. The sun was setting, and when we asked for the nearest bathroom, we were directed to two outhouses in the parking lot with NO LIGHTS in them with a shrug. No one offered to help with our bags, and the only two employees in sight could not have cared less. When we went back to reception later to see if there was an update on the situation, the woman at the desk, Christi, was extremely rude, never apologized or took any responsibility, and told us if we wanted a shower we could pay $14 for a guest pass to a nearby facility (a drive away) and come back later (i.e., take more time out of our vacation) to request reimbursement. When we expressed our frustration, a male employee standing nearby got extremely aggressive, called us "little girls" and openly mocked us. When I told him that calling grown men who were displeased that their rooms had no shower or functioning toilet "little girls" was sexist and homophobic, he told us he wanted to "take us outside" and got inches from us in an extremely threatening manner. It is beyond upsetting to see redneck trash like this representing our national parks, and to see the Xanterra staff make zero efforts to make their guests comfortable when they arrive, after being lied to in writing, to find that their rooms have no running water and that the only dining option at the resort is non-operational. This place is a dump and their employees are worthless. Avoid at all costs. There are many places in California that have running water and where you won't have your vacation ruined by the loser bigots like Xanterra employs.

The buffet here was so bad it was laughable. It was $35 for a subpar experience. None of the food was labeled (buffet 101) so you had to guess what fit with your dietary preferences. Asked the staff what was vegetarian and he pointed to a item that clearly had big pieces of pepperoni in it. The first 5 plates I grabbed had food scraps on it. The food was subpar, the best item was basic chips and nacho sauce. And the soda machines were completely wrong, I grabbed root beer and it gave me pepsi. My dad got lemonade and it gave him water. The restaurant on the other hand wasn't so great either. It was $45 for pesto pasta! We found that out after waiting for an hour to find out their menu was different than the one posted on their door. Why only have burgers during lunch?? Wasn't too thrilled that that hotel was bought out by a big company that changed their convenience store I used to go as a little kid. The old convenience store had a lot of culture and really cool trinkets. Now they converted it to a ritzy store that scrapes all the money for you and charges $15 for sunscreen (an exaggeration but you get the idea). It's unfortunate that Death Valley has allowed a monopoly to take over these two hotels and make it unbearably expensive for average families and passerbyers.

Sensor enhanced experience! Although we did not stay at the resort we visited her twice. They have quite the monopoly on business out in Death Valley and it is definitely not the cheapest. We ate at the lunch buffet and it was $75 for three people. The food was surprisingly good but not suitable for picky eaters or young kids. The food was also very pepper.The shop was nice and the restrooms were clean. Overall a cool place to stop but the fake owl noises and possibly scented walkways were a little off setting for the desert.

We stayed here for three nights in March and were looking forward to a great experience based mainly on the price. I won't go into the Snafus that occurred here and there. But I was blown away that a place that costs a lot per night is using the cheapest bathroom tissue and face tissue known to man. Might not have been such a big issue had I not come down with a cold while we were there so I was really going through the tissues. Fortunately, I had some Kleenex in my car and was able to solve the problem at that end.

Customer service here is nonexistent! One of the only places to stay within DVNP so once you're here they could care less about how your experience is going. I'd recommend staying somewhere else but there's no other option.

This place is old and wonderful! Death Valley is amazing - great vacation. That said - read all the reviews about the food - it is not good. stick with bar foods and burgers - the fine dining is beyond disappointing and the prices are murder.

I booked a two beds and a pull-out Casita for 4 adults, 11 months in advance. We arrived at the hotel, after a 5 hour drive, on Thanksgiving. At check-in we were told the Casita we booked (2 beds and a pull-out) was not available because there was a problem with another room, so the gave our room to a family that didn't have all adults. They gave us two rooms; a Casita with 1 bed and apull-out and second hotel room with 1 bed. The second room was a distance from the 1st room. If someone had called anytime during the 11 months before we showed up, we would have cancelled the reservation. This was bait and switch. What were we to do at 5 PM on Thanksgiving 5 hours from home? It ruined the one-time a year vacation where my family is under the same roof.

This is such a wonderful property location but unfortunately, we had a terrible experience with the service. We stayed at the Ranch at Oasis and had multiple problems. First, the restaurant at the Ranch lost our dinner reservation that was made in advance for New Years' Eve. This was a huge problem, because the Oasis is the only option in Death Valley and we were left with no place to eat dinner. Even worse, the staff at the Ranch were completely unhelpful. The restaurant refused to accommodate even a take out order to take back to our room, leaving us with zero options for dinner. The staff were were both unconcerned and rude about the missing reservation. We were lucky that the restaurant at the other property, the Inn, made every effort to accommodate us and we were able to eat dinner there. The pool at the Ranch property is amazing and spring-fed so very warm water. Unfortunately, there were no towels at the pool and when we used our room towels and called to request replacement towels for the bathroom, nothing was done. Finally, our toilet stopped working that evening and multiple calls to the front desk for assistance led to zero help. We might have been camping, except for the price. The food at the buffet was sub-par and that is being generous, with terrible service there too. Half the buffet items were out and no one was to be found on site that was monitoring the situation. Sadly, we would not recommend the Oasis (Ranch) at all. The Inn might be a better bet. Seemed like the service there was a lot better, at least at the restaurant. Also, I did email the manager and no one ever responded, further demonstrating the low standard for service at the Ranch.

I can't recommend this place unless you are actually about to die in Death Valley. In that case, this will be preferable- but prepare to be blown away by how comfortable they are charging you a fuckload and giving you very little. If I had to do it again, I would bring a camping stove and cook in my room.

Awful food. Overpriced and the employees were rude. 35 dollars for a buffet which was the worst buffet I've ever had. It's so disappointing. Bring your own food and camp. Do not go here unless you have to.

Dated and over priced. Shocked to be price gouged at a National Park. Entrees starting at $50 for a mediocre restaurant is ridiculous.

The name, "Oasis" is truly appropriate. In the middle of nowhere, and I mean nowhere is an incredible resort called the Oasis at Death Valley. (We stayed at the Inn). It's amazing what they built here nearly 100 years ago and recently renovated to its original decor. The grounds are beautiful and the staff is very helpful. We had one small issue and the manager, John took care of it, making sure that we were happy. All he cared about was that we were satisfied with our stay. He succeeded! The surrounding area is incredible to see. At times you feel like you're on another planet. I highly recommend the Oasis for your stay in Death Valley. Their sister property, The Ranch is also very impressive.

My friend and I stayed in one of the cottages at the Ranch at Death Valley for two nights. I booked the room for two people on Expedia. When I received the final invoice from Expedia, there was a $40 charge for an extra person. I called Expedia customer service and was told that the hotel has a clause written in its fine print that they have the discretion to charge an extra fee per person. The responsibility is the hotel's, not Expedia. This is an underhanded way for the hotel to add extra charges because apparently, their $22 per night resort fee isn't enough. It's a shame the management/ownership of this hotel is so greedy because our stay was wonderful in every other way. Beware the fine print.

sketchy place to say the least, discount to stay and work there. but a $20 million dollar renovation and they wanna pay the lead guy $11 to work and run it