The location of Stove Pipe was perfect. We'd absolutely choose to stay here again given the convenience. Otherwise, we'd spend an hour+ each way (2 hrs+/day) driving to/from the park. Yes the park entrance may be closer than 1 hr from the nearest town, but keep in mind the park ENTRANCE is even far from most of the activities. Yes, we'd stay here again, but..... Our room had a sewage or something icky smell. We kept the bathroom door shut and that kept the smell at least contained in there. Our room exterior door was difficult to open/close. I could not get our door open from the inside. My husband had to do it every time. The room was small, but we knew that. 1 double / 1 single bed. Floor tile(s) broken in bathroom & stains on the wall. Ice machine doesn't work, but they did give us a coupon for free bag of ice across the street when we inquired. Outlet plug on the lamp didn't work for my laptop at the desk area. Expensive at $200/nt for a "motel 6" type room It appears they are remodeling some (hopefully all?) the rooms. Hopefully room 52 will be one of the next ones. Having said all that the property itself is "cute" for where it is. They had an outdoor fireplace, restaurant, bar, etc.... Employees were all great! We looked at staying at the Inn or Ranch also directly in the park, but they didn't have a "national park" vibe. More resort like feel and wasn't what we were looking for. Restaurant was good. Expensive, but that's to be expected due to remote location. They offered vegetarian choices and I believe gluten free. We expected to pay more for staying directly in the park. We had no problem with that. Time is $ especially when we only had 2 full days in the park. However, for that price we expected a basic room to be in better condition.

Our room was very nice. Completely updated. We had dinner one night in the restaurant and the food was great and fairly reasonable. The gem was the general store. I got my breakfast burrito there every morning. All staff was very accommodating. Check in was a breeze. Highly recommend, but be prepared to open your wallet. You're paying for the location.

We really enjoyed our stay. Everyone was very nice and friendly. The setting is spectacular and we liked the western decor. We had a great dinner in the "saloon" and an exceptional breakfast buffet in the dinning room. We didn't get to see the "dark sky" due to a major dust storm, which was kind of exciting in itself. We did make it to the Mesquite Flats Dunes for sunrise which was spectacular!

This place was nice for the price. The room was clean and updted. The restaurants were being renovated so they had a very limited offering. The staff were very accommadating and friendly. We would recommend to others when you are in the death valley area.

We stayed over in Stovepipe during the Perseid meteor shower in August 2024. The accommodation is fairly basic but was lovely. The village itself and general store and staff were the highlight for me. The staff inside the general store could not have been more helpful (i wish i could remember their names). The gentleman (he lives in the village and used to work at the Grand Canyon) was the one that suggested we get up at 3am to watch the meteor shower and at may go down as one of the most incredible things we have seen as a family.