Spa treatment

Reviews of Nurturing Nest Mineral Hot Springs and Spa

3 out of 5
Nurturing Nest Mineral Hot Springs and Spa
11149 Sunset Ave, Desert Hot Springs, CA

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 146 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 146 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real nurturing nest for me
this was a beautiful and relaxing retreat for me. The hot mineral pools, the spacious room I had with a kitchenette and a patio allowed me to spread out and enjoy the freedom of being away and being at home. I felt very nurtured by the host and the people I met there also. It is a very healing environment to spend time at.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

caroline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab Retreat
Fabulous Retreat only stayed 1 night will be back a little piece of paradise great thermal pools NO Tv Ron & he’s wife very friendly & accomadating Thank You
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

DanR

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is deceiving from the front entrance. Once inside its clean, quiet and delightful! The lady who runs it is very nice and accommodating! I would return in a heartbeat!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We’ve come here off and on for many years and it’s such a peaceful, beautiful place to relax. The hot spring is clean and well maintained, as are the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great getaway!
Lovely retreat center with excellent hosts. We'll definitely be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointed
This place has great potential that is being totally neglected. The bed springs were totally gone. Found out about all this too late at night. Gas heater was broken. There was an ineffective and noisy portable heater. Had to go to the pool area to get hot water because there was no coffee pot in the room. One little table was wobbly. One good thing was that there really wasn’t any one there so we got to use the waters all by ourselves.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Sue, Del Mar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
I had a room/building/space all my own. And some trees and a sitting space outside, which I shared with two cats.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Cindy, Michigan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The AC was not efficient enough for the hot dessert, much too warm in the room, pools were excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Denise

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Quiet and Relaxing
Nurturing Nest is tucked away in an offbeat location. It was a quiet and comfortable stay. Unfortunately, we experienced some plumbing problems during our stay. Our use of the property was limited, as we were visiting friends.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is quite and beautiful. It’s a very special place. Ram the owner is an outstanding host. There was a major issue with some guest and Ram handled it quickly and swiftly. I will be back for sure!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquility
I absolutely enjoyed my time here. It was exactly what I was wanting. Tranquil, peaceful and quaint. The owner is a very kind and giving man who makes you feel right at home. 🙏 A hidden gem in my book. Grateful for my peace of mind while staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
My wife & I stayed a night at Nurturing Nest and left feeling mixed about our experience. Bottom line, Nurturing Nest did not feel like a hotel or a SPA, it felt more like a no-frills retreat house at a Marriott Courtyard price point. The Pros: - Friendly & hospitable owners who are on or near the premises. - Small (7 rooms); which means it's quiet and you'll get to enjoy the pool and hot spring pool without the rowdy crowds. -Mattress was firm and fairly comfortable. The meh's: - We booked room 7 which was a good sized one bedroom unit; the room was furnished with IKEA furniture. There were holes in the walls, broken blinds (making it difficult to sleep once the sun came at 5:30), and a shower and sink that were clogging. - There's nothing around here, just a 7-11 and a Chinese restaurant, which is fine if your plan is to stay on the property the whole time but less ideal if you want to get out and explore. - Cats on the premises! I read some prior reviews that there was a cat (actually two) but didn't expect them to be lounging on the chairs right outside our room the majority of the time. I might consider returning, but not at the current price point.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unclean, rum down, low Quality overall. Got a Room for my parents anniversary and they were not happy with the facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Alexis, Los Angeles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Needs maintenance and cleaning. Not worth the price!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

yoon hee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy & Quite
Very cozy & quite place, friendly people and best pool Water. The pool water was so good, can tell it is natural spring mineral water.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Trashb0y, Anacortes, WA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nurturing Nest is the antidote to overblown and loud hot springs resorts. Six units in a residential area, Jonathan the cat will serenely watch you enter the indoor thermal pool. Rooms are spartan but entirely functional, dating from the craftsman era. Plenty of places outside to flop about near the slightly-cooler pool. This place has been in existence for two decades, a tiny gem.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place was amazing in so many ways to start off with we received a phone call from the owner to confirm our arrival time and let us know our room was ready then upon arriving we were meet by Sandy the owner and shown our room and the property. The indoor pool / spa was the most healing water I’ve ever been in with a natural temperature around 105 degrees this is just what me and my wife needed after a long day of physical work. There is only seven rooms so we were the only ones in the pool and it was the most relaxing evening that we’ve had in a long time. If you are looking for a quiet get away and enjoy natural hot springs then this place is for you.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Krysclie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A cute, retro gem
I stayed here with some friends for one night of a girls' weekend. We could not have been happier. The hotel has a fun, retro vibe and the setting is lovely. We appreciated the indoor/outdoor pool. The room seemed clean. We also appreciated that the room came with a nice sized kitchen.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Ron on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you for your stay with Nurturing Nest and your kind review. We also enjoyed hosting you. Hope to see you again.

4/10 Poor

Sheryl, Carlsbad

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced
It was similar to a Motel 6, but older and not as clean. $50/ night would be a fair price. This was better than camping in a tent, it was a quiet neighborhood, with a pleasant breeze at night. It could have been worse. Just dated, dirty and overpriced.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Ram, owner on 3 May 2019
We have created a peaceful retreat space with natural mineral hot springs which is loved by many people and that is evident from several other reviews. If you were unhappy, we wish, you could have communicated your displeasure and we would have cancelled your booking without changing you anything. We are sorry our place didn’t match your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, quiet and otantic. 24 hours you can use hot spring pool and great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Ron on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you so much for your review. Highly appreciated. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an amazing getaway, the hot spring pool and the privacy within the property is great. Staff is friendly, rooms spacious and the overall stay was great. It is a hidden gem
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hot mineral pool.
My one night stay here was very nice. Although the outside is unimpressive, as is the neighborhood, my room was very nice. It was spacious & clean. The indoor hot mineral pool is very nice & the outdoor pool is fine. It was quiet & fine for my purposes. Sandy & her husband are very nice. I’d stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Loved the mineral pools. Rooms needed help. Very few amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Jacuzzi with natural hot mineral water is great. Beds are too soft. Room very small.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Jeannette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very relaxing place
It was nice, the pool is very nice and hot, the hotel could use some updating
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners were very attentive and accomodating to the guests. At breakfast they came out to greet people and see how their stay was. Also the mineral pools were really nice. The weather was a little cold when we stayed so the indoor, hot mineral pool felt wonderful! I liked the small,quaint atmosphere - it was a relaxing stay and I'd come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view and mineral pools. Old bathrooms. Nice room but very noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Wesley

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very mixed
It is a very relaxing place to stay and the hot pool is fabulous.. the owners are very hospitable. However they available by phone mainly. Rarely on property. Which does add to the peaceful. The regular pool needed a good scrub. Rug in our room needed vacuuming. And the milk for cereal was curdled and not replaced so by our last day there was no more almond milk. Dry cereal.. I hope these things are remedied as I trul enjoy the serenity1 last problem. Lamp in room needed a light bulb.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was amazing. Ran is a fantastic host and the property is too cute!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Malane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The owners are amazing!!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dom and Sandy were the perfect hosts. We felt at home from the moment we arrived. What a treasure this place is. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
nothing like the picture, rain or shine. bars on windows, police driving around everywhere, odd smell in the room. very rundown.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Ron- manager on 3 Mar 2019
I think this guest has mistaken nurturing nest with some other property . We neither have bars on the windows nor the police driving around our property all the time. The property has been remodeled two years ago. However, we are sorry if this guest did find things wrong and the nurturing nest was not to his/her linking.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful but facility must needs more upgrading, especially the outside pool, it’s not very clean and the landscaping needs upgrading. The room is ok and neatness is considered ok, though there is a bit of different smell on the closet where you hang the clothings.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019