- Reset Hotel opened on July 21s and boasts 180 acres within the town of Twentynine Palms. It’s a five-minute drive to Joshua Tree National Park’s north entrance.
- The hotel features 65 guest rooms, each with a private patio, firepit, and outdoor seating.
- The hotel offers an on-site restaurant, a saltwater pool, as well as a Club House that includes a co-working space, a boutique, and a communal firepit.
Reset Hotel, a minimalist desert escape just outside Joshua Tree National Park’s north entrance, opened on July 21 as the area’s first new-build hotel in 15 years. Situated on 180 acres within the town of Twentynine Palms, the boutique hotel is the second high-profile opening in town this year.
The project is the result of the partnership between Adam Wininger and architect and product designer Ben Uyeda, who has a popular how-to YouTube series about shipping container houses. Wininger was sold on the potential of steel-frame modular construction after visiting Uyeda in the home he designed and built. The duo was also aligned on why introducing a hotel made sense in a community negatively impacted by the short-term vacation rental boom.
“We like to feel that we’re helping not only people stay at the park, but it takes some pressure off the housing supply,” says Wininger.
Reset features 65 guest rooms with discreet fold-down desks (but no TVs), patios, firepits, and outdoor seating. Moonlight Queen rooms—measuring 160 square feet and 320 square feet of patio space—are grouped in pairs within each modular unit. Larger 320-square-foot Mountain King Suites occupy the entire module and boast 500-square-foot patios, complete with outdoor soaking tubs. All accommodations are stocked with Flamingo Estate toiletries and Fellow pour-over coffee stations. The interiors, created in collaboration with branding and design studio Gry Space, are a study in kaleidoscopic neutrals, with rich, earthy textures against the sand and rock-strewn backdrop.
Sliding doors open up to private patios in each room, which Wininger says are “designed to be more like the outdoor living room.” Stargazing is serious business out here, so guests can pick from either a dedicated platform or lie-flat daybeds.
Gry Space/Reset Hotel
“Once you get to Reset, you’re forced into this moment of pause and to feel the surroundings,” adds Whitaker.
The on-site restaurant, Split Rock Bistro, is still in the works. When it opens, it will offer all-day food and beverage service with a focus on seasonal fare of locally inspired flavors. Until then, guests can enjoy the expansive scenery from the 1,600-square-foot saltwater pool and Jacuzzi, flanked by cabanas and lounge chairs. Other wellness highlights include a five-person sauna, cold plunge, and yoga classes. The 3,000-square-foot Club House features a co-working space, a boutique, and a communal firepit.
“I don’t think it’s our place to overly dictate what people do. We want to create platforms and opportunities to choose your own relaxation adventure,” Uyeda says.
Beyond the footprint of Reset, the hotel’s grounds encompass over 100 acres of desert to explore and experience rotating art installations.
Nightly rates at Reset start from $250, and you can book your stay at stayreset.com.
