Kev O.
Yelp
Came here to get away for some R&R and some healthy dips in their mineral water Jacuzzis. Just a few months ago, we had visited Dessert Hot Springs for the first time and stayed at another spa resort, and were quite pleased with the accommodation, except that it was a much larger hotel style resort, with more people (no kids), more occupied pools and hot tub Jacuzzis for guests, etc. The Spring Resort & Spa was quite different, and we all enjoyed it very much. There are only 9 rooms, fewer guests (again, no kids), a wonderful little landscaped garden where the pool and hot tub jacuzzies are located. ...most of the rooms are focused on the garden....was very nice to wake up to and with easy access to facilities just steps away. It also feels different here as in, it's like you're staying at your friend's fully equipped guest room/house overlooking a nice garden. It's quiet (except for the chirping birds), private, and felt very safe.
There were four of us, so we stayed at both the larger end rooms with private outdoor patio tubs and kitchens...(rooms #1 and #9). For what we had planned to do here, these rooms were almost perfect. The rooms are a bit small with no TVs, but very clean and comfortable, so we slept like a baby. The kitchen was well equipped with a stove top, microwave, kettle, fridge, cooking pans and utensils, coffee/tea brewing mug, paper towels, a brand-new sponge/scoring pad, dishwashing liquid, etc. We used the kitchen for our morning cooked breakfasts on top of a nice selection of healthy breakfast items available at the lounge....again, just a short walk from any of the rooms. There were healthy breads, almond and regular milk, juice, cereals, coffee/tea, plates, bowls, and utensils. You can either sit in the lounge to enjoy your breakfast while reading the newspapers provided, or take it back to the room to enjoy your first meal of the day in the room or one of the two-seater tables right outside the room....or on one of the deck chair just outside the room too.
Everybody from the time of check in, to the day we checked out, were totally nice, friendly, and helpful. Just after we checked in, we were taken on a tour to the rooms to have everything explained to us...particularly, how to work the private outdoor hot tubs. Then, we were given a tour of the onsite facilities .....very useful to know everything before settling in.
Overall, we had a very pleasant 2-night stay here. The only issues we had were firstly, that our private hot tubs were supposed to dispense HOT mineral water straight from the ground, but it was only lukewarm...so we decided to pass on them and headed straight out to the garden and enjoyed the outdoor garden hot tub jacuzzi instead!.... water at 104 degrees F, powerful jets, and open 24hrs ...we ended up enjoying it 2 or 3 times a day!....along with a dip in the heated pool. This was not a big deal for us except that we had paid a premium rate for these private hot tubs. Secondly, our other issue about the premises would be that the place needs some improvement in its maintenance upkeep..... unsightly cracks in the bathroom tiles/grout, broken or missing parts from a wobbly toilet seat, broken bug nets in the window so flies would get in if the window was open, etc. We noticed during our stay that the pool and tubs were cleaned regularly by a maintenance guy....that was a good thing to see.
Despite the issues we encountered, at least we now know what to expect when we go back to visit again.....and yes, we would definitely come back here in the future. We just loved the privacy, quiet, and uncrowded aspects of this spa resort.