'Desert Wild' Joshua Tree, Pool and Hot Tub

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Entire home hosted by Lou And Nat

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 2 baths
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Desert Wild is a two bed, two bath oasis with a pool and hot tub located in a safe residential neighborhood of South Joshua Tree. We are a 10 minutes drive from the West entrance of Joshua Tree National park and a 5 minute drive to the downtown shops, cafes and galleries.
Desert Wild is a place to unwind, relax and enjoy the slow pace of the desert. We invite you to cool off in our pool after hiking, soak in our bath and gaze out at the cactus garden or star gaze from our hot tub at night.

The space
We poured our hearts and souls into this home, building from the ground up to create a truly unique experience to relax and reset. Desert Wild is a place for visitors to enjoy the desert, and for those needing a quiet break from everyday life. We are in a nice, safe and quiet neighborhood so please be respectful of the neighbors. Sound and lights need to be kept to a minimum after 9pm and no outside speakers please.

A sunrise coffee or sunset wine on our hanging chair is a favorite spot of ours to unwind and reflect while watching the rabbits and other desert animals in our front yard. In the warmer months, our in-ground pool and shaded cabana area out back are a perfect spot to relax and cool off after a day of hiking.

The space is custom designed in the "Finca style" featuring plaster kitchen work tops, bathrooms and floors throughout. While this creates a beautiful and tranquil design aesthetic, our home requires respect and special rules for the upkeep of the custom made surfaces. We supply natural shampoo/conditioner/body/hand wash in bathrooms and our kitchen to protect the surfaces. No fake tans/hair dyes/toning shampoos or anything else that could stain the plaster is allowed.

On cool evenings, snuggle up by our gas adobe fireplace and pick a movie from netflix to watch on our indoor projector screen. We have aircon and heating to keep you comfortable but the design of our house keeps everything at a nice temperature most of the year.

This is not a party house and not set up for large groups as we do have neighbors. We only allowed the four registered guests on the property at any one time. If you want a party home in the middle of nowhere, this is not the space for you. Desert Wild is a perfect retreat for couples that want to come to the desert and relax, while having the safety of neighbors. We have a camera pointed on the driveway in order to ensure only the registered guests are on the property.

All photoshoots promoting any products or services should be booked through our Peerspace account or email us directly. If you want to shoot for your lifestyle brand, products or services, please discuss the details with us before your stay.

Our pool can be heated, but it is very expensive for us to heat the pool in the desert. In the warmer months the solar cover heats up the pool free of charge, we will leave it on for your arrival. In the colder months we charge $100 per night for the pool to be heated which is what we get charged by Edison electric. We turn the pool heater on at 11am or earlier the morning of your stay and it heats up at 1 degree per hour until it reaches 87 degrees. The first afternoon of your stay the pool may or may not be warm as it depends on what temperature the pool was at in the morning. If you have any questions about the pool heating please feel free to ask. The hot tub is hot at no additional fee and always set to 104. Our pool cleaner comes every week on Wednesday mornings, usually around 11am, but the time varies. If you do not want him to come during your stay please let us know and we will do our best to alter the time, but cannot promise it can be changed.

The outdoor wood burning fireplace is only permitted in the colder months. In June, July, August and some of September, it is locked and not operational. We do this for the safety of Joshua Tree as several fires happens every season due to human accidents. 150 acres just burned down the street due to one cigarette.

If you have any questions about our space please feel free to ask. We look forward to having you stay :)

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What this place offers

Mountain view
Desert view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises
Private pool
Private hot tub
65" HDTV with Hulu, Roku, Netflix
Security cameras on property

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Joshua Tree, California, United States

Desert Wild is located in a quiet and safe residential neighborhood. We do have neighbors on both sides of the property so please be very respectful during your stay.
Joshua Tree is a small quiet artist community that backs onto the beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. A wonderful place to come to hike, relax and reset. This is not a party home so if you are looking for this please book elsewhere. If you are looking for a remote homestead with no neighbors this is also not for you.
If you want the quiet of the desert with the safety of a nice neighbourhood, this is for you.
Our neighbors are very sensitive to noise and lights after 9pm. No loud noises after 9pm.

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During your stay

We will not be staying on the property, but we live nearby and we will be available if you need any recommendations or advice during your stay. We have a camera pointed on the driveway in order to ensure only the registered guests are on the property.

Our pool cleaner comes every week on Wednesday mornings, usually around 11am, but the time varies. If you do not want him to come during your stay please let us know and we will do our best to alter the time, but cannot promise it can be changed.
We will not be staying on the property, but we live nearby and we will be available if you need any recommendations or advice during your stay. We have a camera pointed on the dri…

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House rules

Check-in: After 3:00 PM
Checkout: 11:00 AM
Self check-in with keypad
No smoking
No pets
No parties or events

Health & safety

Airbnb's COVID-19 safety practices apply
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Pool/hot tub without a gate or lock
May encounter potentially dangerous animal
Carbon monoxide alarm

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