I'm used to staying in 5-star hotels but decided to stay in this small hotel because of it's architectural significance to the mid-century period and it's good reviews.

The personnel were friendly and down to earth. The lobby has clean lines and easy check in.

We stayed in Room 3C, the Standard Queen because it had the bathroom with full privacy, as opposed to the larger units with bathrooms / showers that opened up to a private outdoor setting.

The rooms were clean, clean, clean! The bed was comfy, linens were high end. Towels were adequately supplied and not excessive - which I'm for, in a effort to conserve. The interior decor was simple, black, white and carpet w/ mod design of cocoa brown, blue - very simple, clean lines, in keeping with the spirit of the mid 50's modern decor. The furniture was not expensive but didn't have to be - as they were functional and fit in with the overall decor. There was a stocked frig and bar-ware and wine glass opener. There was a nice-sized LCD TV w/ DVD player (they supply a DVD library in the lobby to borrow from). But what we loved the most were the two walls of ceiling-to-floor windows, one with a sliding glass door opening up to a pod-patio with two chairs and table, facing the pool, and the other window/wall opening to a private desert landscape. This effect "brought the outdoors in", so to speak, and made the room feel airy, spacious and filled the room with natural light. You could pull the white sheers over the window if you wanted some privacy but still feel a connection to the outdoors. OR you could pull back the heavy insulated white drapes if you wanted complete black-out to sleep in and keep the outdoor heat or cold out.

There are 3 rooms to each building, but the building layout and landscape design resulted in a a sense of privacy even with the drapes pulled back.

The grounds are more beautiful than the pictures - the combination of green grass, desert landscape, the coolness of the pool and outdoor bar and low profile buildings results in a feeling of serenity, privacy and a true R&R place. The grounds were immaculately maintained, too.

Breakfast was included and ordered the night before via a "door hang" on to which you marked what you wanted. It was a smartly-designed order form, including the time you wanted breakfast delivered, and where you wanted breakfast delivered (patio, in-room). I was pleasantly surprised at the freshness of what was delivered - the coffee was rich and fresh (via french-press), the cream was ice cold, the bagle was still hot from just being toasted, plenty of cream cheese and choice of preserves, yoplait yogurt, orange juice were ice cold, and metal utensils and cloth napkins were supplied. It wasn't a luxurious breakfast or setting, but the food and service-ware was perfect for the setting and we loved it. We had asked for patio delivery, but opted to bring the food into the room which was easy because of the tray. Also, a local newspaper was delivered outside our room.

We liked the secured parking behind automatic gates and the parking was close to the rooms. Also, the unit included a safe large enough to accommodate an avg-sized laptop.

The only things we would propose as possible improvements would be to install a towel hanger (we used the wall hooks for hanging the wet towels). There was no coffee maker but that didn't bother us.

My husband and I loved this hotel! The hotel has been remodeled to keep it's mid-century modern roots but modern day amenities were not neglected (super comfy beds, flat screen tvs, etc.). Continental breakfast is provided which you can eat in your room, on your patio, or poolside. My only recommendation is to request not to be in a room on the south side of the hotel (I think it was 7A specifically) as the glass shower is visible to the condos nearby...

This place is amazing! It's a flashback from the 1960's. The property is beautiful, the staff is very relaxed and helpful. We throughly enjoyed the Horizon. We stayed during Coachella 2006.

The grounds were well manicured and spacious. The rooms were huge! The hotel is a minimalist hotel. The staff is very small and there aren't as many amenites here as most hotels (i.e. spa, large hotel lobby, etc) but the property and rooms make up for that.

They brought us a continental breakfast each morning with great coffee in a press and fresh croissants and bagels. Every night we filled out a breakfast request and hung it outside the door with the bread request and time of the delivery.

If you are looking for privacy, space and comfort, try the Horizon.

I stayed at the hotel for my friends wedding. This place really is amazing and the staff seemed great. I will be sure to come back again. The wedding was also a success.