The scorpion in particular is common on the valley floor, hiding under rocks and on damp ground. There is a golf course, tennis courts, riding, archery range, large pool, saunas, and whirlpool. The complex includes the fascinating Borax Museum, and you can buy dates fresh off the palms. The ranch has several restaurants including a cafeteria and coffee shop. This grande dame of a resort hotel is perched on a hillside overlooking the depths of Death Valley.
Palms shade the garden terrace.
There are 67 rooms, a heated pool, saunas, whirlpool, and lighted tennis courts. Not open during the torrid summer months, the inn is just the place for winter socializing with visitors from around the world. There are two dining rooms. The Sunday brunch is a Death Valley tradition. There are 82 units with full baths, and shower units, a hot spring pool, store, and service station.