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    Desert Inn/Motel on South side of Main street, west side of town.
    Ken M.

    Great budget Motel. Just stayed 3 nights with my wife while we explored the Salton Sea, Salvation Mtn, Slab City, Yuma AZ, and Mexicali. Lynn can usually find things to complain about.. not this time, she liked this place. Clean room, new bed, fresh paint, and Starbucks across the street (along with many other stores). Also has free WiFi. Our room had a flat screen TV, microwave oven, and small refrigerator/freezer. The owner/manager was friendly, and was happy to answer questions, and suggest places to visit and to eat at. He also told us about near by a coin operated ice machine... nice! I would highly recommend this place that for anyone that wants a nice room for a great price. It is easy to find, convenient location, easy parking, clean, fresh, well equipped rooms. Ken and Lynn M. San Jose, Ca.

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    For the price, the best motel deal in Brawley! My room was clean and comfortable. Managers were very nice.

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    Friendly staff and clean rooms. Room rates are good I enjoyed my stay. Great Stop thanks desert motel!

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    Friendly ownership and staff, safe, clean, great showers, location next to Vons is convenient.

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    Best Western Plus Main Street Inn - Main hotel

    Best Western Plus Main Street Inn

    (42 reviews)

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    The Best Western in Brawley used to be my go-to but I may be driving a little further out to stay…read moresomewhere nicer next time. Now check in was great. It was easy and the girl at the check in desk was great. Breakfast and the staff member who worked there were also great. And I will say the room was clean so cleaning crew was doing a good job because the issue was more maintenance than anything. The issue was that the room was so old and outdated and the non bed furniture in the room was pretty gross which is why the low score. As I said, all customer service was nice, the only exception was when we asked for 3 extra pillows but were told no, we had enough and only given 1. That did irritate me but I brushed it off (this was a few hours after check In, after we got back to our room after a funeral). We got the suite which is not in the hotel and is actually in a building near the hotel. It is a spacious room but it is sooo worn out. Pillars were rotting and peeling, the rug was dirty and the couch and chair with an ottoman were so disgusting, I was genuinely grossed out and didn't touch them. Additionally, the toilet had a hard time flushing and after leaving some water running in the sink while brushing my teeth, it clogged up a little. Overall, I will not stay here again.

    Pool is closed for summer in the hottest place on earth. Showers have nearly no water pressure…read more Free Breakfast is REALLY not good. Coffee is really bad. Absolutely not worth the price; comparably-disappointing hotels are less than half the price. Not recommended. Don't fall for the "free breakfast".

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    Brawley Inn

    (80 reviews)

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    BEDDD BUGGSSS !!! The one thing I will appreciate it. The front desk was accommodating. Despite the…read morefact I could not get a refund on my room because I booked through a third-party.. he also claimed it was a desert beetle and while I have never seen a bedbug in real life or ever had an issue with them anywhere else, I looked up pictures and I'm like 99% sure, this was a bedbug. It was more reddish brown in real life than the picture shows and I only wish I got better photos. I was driving to Las Vegas from San Diego and wanted to stop in the Sand dunes and I was tired so figured I would book this hotel for the night. Literally within two hours of my stay I was in my bed and I noticed something crawling at the bottom and realized it was a bedbug. I had also noticed there were little black markings on the sheets, but I, never having known the red flags of bedbugs. I wrote it off as it just being a normal stain, which I found odd. Now looking back definitely a sign of bedbugs. There were also two spiders in the room. I immediately took out all of my stuff hoping there's no bedbugs being carried with me currently anyways after I return my key card, he offered to let me switch rooms, but I personally just not want to take the risk that the other rooms were infested as well. There were multiple cops arresting some people outside, which made me believe I made the right decision to leave !

    Rather than drive back to Palm Springs after the rosary and viewing for a family member, I decided…read moreto get a hotel for the night for my mom and I. I used a booking site to make the reservation. I had requested an early reservation and that was granted. We, however, arrived later than I had expected. The young man who was in the lobby wasn't the friendliest, but he was efficient. My mom asked if he had a bathroom she could use . He told her no. But, he was able to get us our room key quickly, so I was able to get her into the room soon thereafter. The room was fine. The temperature was cool, when we went in, which I didn't expect. I thought it might be a little higher, to save money. Two queen beds, immaculate white bed coverings. Two pillows each. Flat screen TV mounted to the wall. A desk like area with a coffee maker and some coffee fixings. Cups for hot beverages, cold beverages and an ice bucket were on the table. There was a dresser under the TV. In the corner was a tall dorm style refrigerator and a microwave on top of that. The bathroom had a separate toilet and shower. The sink was outside of the toilet. There was a long counter, but only one sink. A metal frame on the wall had a few blankets on top of it and hangers underneath. Attached to the wall next to the frame was an ironing board. The iron worked fine. Laminate floors (more on that later). The door had a chain lock inside, which I appreciated, especially since our door opened to the parking lot. (Each room has a name. We were in the "butterfly" room.) Mattresses were comfortable, but the frames are on wheels. Careful when you sit down on them, as they shifted due to being on the laminate floors. The pillows offered little in the way of support. In the morning, I took a shower. There were these little squeeze bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. These were enough for one shower, for one person. This was a 2-person room. Both of us brought our own supplies, so we didn't have to fight for the little bottles. The shower has had one of those laminate overlays so that they look nice. If you touch any of the walls, you'll hear the creaks. The long interior shower wall had all these shelves in it, which is kinda cool, but the center section sticks out, so if you stand in the center of the shower, there is a little less room. Water pressure was fine. I walked back to the bed to get dressed. I went to put on my socks and the bottom of my feet were black. The floor was filthy, apparently. I was grossed out. There was an ice machine just a few feet from our door. It was working and had plenty of ice. (Sadly, so many hotels don't have many ice machines that operate correctly these days.) This place was a step up from a Motel 6. But, the dirtiness of the floors totally turned me off. Everything else in the room was spotless, though. Check out the Burger and I next door!

    Townhouse Inn & Suites - Double Bed

    Townhouse Inn & Suites

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    I don't know who needs to read or see this but to whomever does.......this is the place to stay if…read moreyou ever find yourself in this part of town neck of the wood deserted desert. Trust me when I say there is nothing out here - it's straight desert. Boonies tbh. Probably a population of like 100 in this area, no exaggeration folks. It's quiet, low traffic & literally out in thee middle of nowhere. Therefore I am going to assume you are out here if you are like me and going to Glamis Sand Dunes and wanna stay at the closest motel / hotel / inn ya can! Good news - this place is thee closest (yes I did my research) & it's about 21 miles away from the sand dunes! Hooray! We love a good short distance. I definitely was spoiled staying @ this motel versus a trailer out in the good ol wind sand storm freezing desert where water is limited and scarce lol. Best part: full blown fridge, full blown microwave, toaster, coffee maker, did I say working tv with cable. Did I mention the the king size bed now! Good lord. Oh let's not forget the fact that it's right next to a McDonald's (you need that sausage egg McMuffin breakfast before ya got a big day ahead of ya bud) I was just pleasantly surprised for $50! I mean c'mon ya can't go wrong!!!! Get with it - like motel 6 who? Holiday inn who? Those places are no competition

    The Brawley In was full, so we stayed here. The Townhouse is an older motel and it shows. But the…read moreroom was clean, the bed was comfortable, and the bed linens were high quality. The towels were low end though, and felt like they had been line dried--stiff and scratchy. The room had tile floors and was decorated in tans, browns and grays. There was a nice refrigerator, small microwave, and coffeepot, even an ironing board, which I used to put my suitcase on. The bathroom had had some repairs to the tile so there were four different kinds of tile in the shower, and the paint job was horrid. See pictures. But we didn't stay there for the quality of the paint job. The Brawley Inn is better, and includes breakfast, but this place will do.

    Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott El Centro

    Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott El Centro

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    I Do not recommend this hotel. I do not recommend this hotel. We were staying here in June through…read moreJuly of 2025, my husband was an ex EMT/paramedic and this is the kind of justice we get. Do not get my clothes back. I Do not recommend this hotel. I Do not recommend this hotel. My stuff was stolen from this hotel room when we only had a hotel room service once. I am very beyond pissed. They need to find out what happened. Go back to the cameras. If not, the DOJ already knows the cops already knows so whoever stolen my clothes needs to give me back my clothes cause they already got you on the books stealing my clothes from my hotel room while I wasn't staying there. I would never recommend this hotel never stay here. Stay at home to home Two is way better and nicer.

    This hotel has issues that are fundamental to comfort, like the bed, hot water, and the condition…read moreof the room. The room was fairly clean but very old, small and smelled moldy. The bed was tilted and warn out. Couple of times during the night I woke up feeling I'm falling down. Old rusty bathtub with no hot water for showers, ran the water for over five minutes and was just slightly warm that i had to shower very quickly. I called service desk to ask for the reason and Silvia said she cannot change my room, which was unrelated cause I never asked that and also said maintenance team will get it fixed in the morning, perhaps when I checked out of my room! Tried to take shower in the morning before going to work, again water was cold! The lack of basic amenities like lotion was very inconvenient and surprising given the extensive price point. The closest door opens but good luck being able to close it. It was very old and heavy so I decided to just leave it open. Breakfast was fine, decent variety of options which you could choose. But one of the staff was standing by the kitchen door, staring at the guest which was very awkward and disturbing. Like you are eating in the prison and guards are watching you! I will let my company know about my unpleasant experience to prevent booking at this hotel for my future visits.

    Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel - In-Room Drink Setup

    Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel

    (114 reviews)

    It was amazing, wish I would've stayed for two nights, one night was not enough…read more The next door restaurant was delicious The room was so comfy and spacious I really enjoyed my stay and are definitely planning to visit again

    A group of ladies and I decided to visit here to access the hotel Hot Springs and mineral pools…read more You want to make sure that you get mineral sunscreen when you're in these facilities. This protects the fidelity of the mineral water pools. When you first walk up, there is a check-in camper. When you go in, they'll give you the information that you need for your room and stay. We opted to rent one of the private homes because of our group being larger. It was about a 2 block walk away from the resort which wasn't bad at all. The town is very small and you can literally count how many businesses are here. It's pretty cool. It was a very nice visit and I highly recommend coming to this resort and hotel. The 2 mineral hot springs pools are nice. I recommend that you upgrade with a stay so that you have access to the secluded pool, which is really private and a level up. People get day passes, but that only works at the main pool. The main pool gets very, very crowded with day pass attendees. Again, I highly recommend upgrading with a stay so that you have access to the very very nice amenities. There is a restaurant, called Long Shadow, and I'll have a separate review for that. Overall, this was a wonderful and great trip.

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