Reset Hotel, Twentynine Palms

All photography © Paul Martinez

A stay that recalibrates the desert experience.

Reset Hotel sits quietly on hundreds of acres at the edge of Twentynine Palms, where the desert stretches outward and time begins to loosen its grip. Newly opened, the property feels intentional in its restraint. The rooms are modest but complete. Everything you need. Nothing more. Nothing less. A true reset.

For those accustomed to small spaces, the experience feels expansive without excess. Light moves across blackened metal and carefully considered landscaping. Paths invite wandering. Silence becomes a feature, not an absence. Even for someone deeply familiar with desert stillness, Reset manages to transport.

What makes the stay resonate is not scale but rhythm. Mornings unfold slowly. Afternoons drift between shade and sun. Evenings pull guests outward again, into the land and sky that surround the property. From the now-iconic Moon Pad, a concrete form that feels equal parts ancient and futuristic, the desert reveals itself as vast and uninterrupted.

Reset Hotel is not about escape. It is about recalibration. A reminder of how little is required to feel grounded, present, and restored in the desert.