The Joshua Tree Forest:FREE* Heated Salt Pool,City&Mtn.Views,BBQ,1/2 ACRE,Billiards,Board Games!

A large, luxurious hilltop house with spectacular mountain and city views on half an acre. Bourbondale is 10 minutes from the North Park Entrance. Outside, enjoy our optional heated saltwater pool and sandy desert beach. Relax by the fire with our smokeless firepit with city views next to our Joshua Trees! Inside, enjoy our freshly remodeled house, split floorplan, pool table, 6 smart TVs, endless hot water, travertine bathrooms, telework-friendly desk, dimmable lights, ceiling fans, and blackout curtains. If you have any issues booking, feel free to reach out directly to us! (Scroll to bottom and hit contact host/owner).

WHOLE HOUSE ALL TO YOURSELF!

Exterior: Drive up to our home and enjoy the serenity of a low-traffic street. Pull up to our horseshoe driveway and see one of the larger-sized lots in the area. Professional landscaping in the front includes Joshua trees, a palo verde tree, oleanders, pomegranate trees, and Sonoran Desert cacti, including prickly pear and cholla. The backyard features a Joshua Tree forest, a heated saltwater pool, a gazebo, a desert beach, a mesquite tree, and a gas BBQ that never runs out of gas. The ULTIMATE BACKYARD also has a basketball hoop by the pool and horseshoes!

Inside: Walk into the massive open floor plan with a dining area featuring a large table that seats 8, which flows into the kitchen with an electric range with quick boil, an inverter microwave for slow cooking, a stainless steel range hood, and a large side-by-side fridge with an ice maker and filtered water. Level 4 granite countertops with oak cabinetry give it a sleek look. The kitchen also has a dishwasher with a 1HP garbage disposal. Off the kitchen is a large living room with a fireplace by the pool patio. The split floorplan has a bonus room on one side with mountain views, a pool table, and trundle beds. On the opposite wing, you’ll find 2 bedrooms, a master suite, and bathrooms featuring travertine tile. The master has a jumbo luxury showerhead.

Wi-Fi: We have 200mbps Spectrum internet.

Office Space: Calling all teleworkers! Our home features office space in one of the bedrooms with comfy office chairs. Each room also has a casting/mirroring-enabled smart TV, which you can use as a second monitor with your laptop if you have the right equipment. Escape the noise in the house and go to your private area to work.

Comfort: Many houses in Twentynine Palms lack air conditioning, relying on swamp coolers. You’re in luck here with AC that blows ice-cold air. We use a HEPA-rated filter to keep dust down. Every bedroom in the house has fans with dimmable lights. All feature wood shutters with blackout curtains for a peaceful night’s rest. All beds have 100% cotton sheets and blankets (duvets are microfiber). Enjoy endless hot water from a tankless electric water heater. The master bathroom features a jumbo-sized showerhead. The house is energy-efficient with dual-pane windows and quality insulation. Mattresses are all medium-firm and fiberglass-free.

Conservation: Our home offers green features. We minimize plastic waste with our bathroom supplies. Our A/C returns to a reasonable temperature range throughout the day. The pool features a saltwater chlorinator. We recycle and expect guests to do the same.

Pool Heat: We have the warmest pool in the low desert. We heat our water in THREE ways! One is with aquathermal solar, second is with gas, third is with a pool blanket. Solar aquathermal is FREE and works well April 1-Sep 30, reaching the mid-80s. Gas heat is ONE per-stay fee, quoted as a single total for your whole booking, never a daily charge. Gas heat is needed to keep the pool swimmable from Oct 1-March 31 and is $249 for the first day and $129 for each subsequent day, keeping it at a ridiculously warm 90 degrees. Gas heat in the warmer months from April 1-Sep 30 is $149 for the first day and $89 for each subsequent day, guaranteeing the pool at 90 degrees. Gas heat is available year-round in case the weather is too cold for the electric or solar heater to be effective. The solar blanket is required October through April, and May through September whenever pool heat is on, to keep Mother Nature happy, reducing energy loss by 90%. Pool cover: October through April the cover must stay on at all times whenever the pool is not in use, heat or no heat, to prevent evaporation. May through September it must be on whenever pool heat is on and the pool is not in use. If you select one add-on, it must be for all days of your booking, not just one day. 90 degrees is similar to a warm bath. Just let us know after booking if you want to add gas heat.

ATTENTION LARGE GROUPS: We have comfortably accommodated large groups:

• Master: King + 2 Twin Roll-Away
• Bdrm 2: King
• Bdrm 3: King
• Bonus Rm: 2 Kings + 4 Twins
• Living Rm: Couch + 4 air mattresses

We have plenty of extra blankets and sheets. Note that our roll-away beds are high-end 5-inch $300 models. PLEASE put on a mattress cover. Please use sheets if you sleep on the couch. If you’re putting kids in the rooms, the king beds can accommodate 3 kids each; they are quite large.

Entertainment: Life-sized canvases in the house let you take selfies as if you’re in the national park without leaving! The house offers basketballs to play hoops at the park (5-minute walk), a good selection of board games, poker chips, and card games, plus casting/mirroring-enabled Roku TVs in every room (“BYOS/Bring Your Own Subscription”). We also have a smokeless firepit/BBQ and natural gas grill for unlimited cooking in the backyard! "BYOW/Bring Your Own Wood."

We have the following premium subscription accounts available on our smart TVs: HBO Max, Paramount Plus, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, and Netflix. We also have Xfinity Cable TV available for mobile phones only to cast to our smart TVs if you have a sports event you need to watch. Please message us for details.

Security: We do have CCTV outside the house to help protect us and help protect you and help protect our neighbors.

Booking: If the calendar is open, the house is available. Yes, we take last minute bookings. If you have any questions please message us in the Vrbo messenger by clicking "Contact Host" under check availability. If you are getting blocked from booking please message us so we can assist with your booking. Please remember to book for all overnight guests, visitors incur a fee of $15/person/day.

Guest Access: You will enter the home using a smart lock code, provided 24 hours prior to your arrival.