Western Sands Motel

2.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Exterior
Reception
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Private kitchen
Property grounds

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $96
$85 nightly
$96 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 19 - Jun 20

Explore the area

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80900 US Highway 111, Indio, CA, 92201
  • Place, Shields Date Garden
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Prestige Nails & Spa
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Rancho La Quinta Golf Club
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bermuda Dunes, CA (UDD)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 301 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

Standard Room, 4 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Indio

With a stay at Western Sands Motel in Indio, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Empire Polo Club and Indian Wells Tennis Garden. .This motel is 28.6 mi (46 km) from Joshua Tree National Park and 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from Fantasy Springs Casino.

What's nearby

  • Shields Date Garden - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Prestige Nails & Spa - 3 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Rancho La Quinta Golf Club - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Empire Polo Club - 11 min drive - 4.2 miles
  • Coachella Music Festival - 11 min drive - 4.2 miles

Getting around

  • Bermuda Dunes, CA (UDD) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dutch Bros Coffee - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪In-N-Out Burger - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Thai Hot Restaurant - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Western Sands Motel

Western Sands Motel offers 37 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Indio motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 37 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Western Sands Motel Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 200 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 200 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 42 out of 200 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 200 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 60 out of 200 reviews

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Jim

Ac was adequate
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Manoj

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic highway motel. Don't expect much for what you pay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

ignatius Philip

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was dirty, no water in shower, no parking space available
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

ADRIANA

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was not clean. Shower didn’t drain. Overall the room was very dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is an older motel. In my opinion, it is more than a 2 star motel. All rooms are first floor, guaranteed no climbing stairs to a room (-: My room was very clean. The building trim could use some paint to enhance the exterior. Shower was a smaller stall, but was fine for me. I plan to go back again this year for relaxation and exploring. It is very close to Shields Date Farm, where there is a restaurant, date-related gift shop, and The Garden Walk, a free, beautifully done meandering walkway with sculptures and scriptures depicting the entire life of Jesus Christ The Village Coffee Shop is a great place for breakfast; it is located in Citrus Plaza, which is about a mile southwest. You can Google it.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

4/10 Poor

Sonny

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was okay responding to our needs but the place itself was not worth placing on Hotels.com lust!!! There was no hot water in the taps until a staff discovered the faucets are all backwards and takes about 10 minutes to warm up. It has full kitchen amenities but no utensils or pots and pans. The microwave barely functions but the ref can cool foods down to freezing. There were no trash bins in the room except for a small one by the toilet. In short, the amenities needed for a restful stay are lacking!!! Will not go back and Hotels.com should remove from their list. Definitely a 1 star place only because my parking spot was directly in front of our unit!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Sabrina

Nice
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Gregory

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kitchen light didn't work. Lights by bed didn't work, didn't have bulbs. Main switch also turned off plugs--most places this is an electrical code violation. Had to charge devices in the kitchen, if I could find the plug in the dark. Parking was isolated and not secure, had to park at another building. TV controller had dead, damaged batteries and was unusable. Pool was dirty, leaf filled. Staff had to be asked four times to provide an ironing board. One of the worst hotels I've ever stayed at, including several in third world countries. Told clerk about problems but she didn't write anything down so doubt they will fix anything. I've seen far better in third world countries. Property should be delisted from Expedia until they prove it is usable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Joe

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible

Don’t come here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Sierra

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Booked this for Coachella neighbors seemed to be living there and just made me and a female friend feel very very unsafe
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Ridvan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Megan

Disliked: Cleanliness
Very outdated, run-down, unprepared, unsafe. Cannot open the shower door fully or it would break off the rusted hinge. There was a large gap under the door which let in grasshoppers so I had to stuff a rolled towel under the door to block them. The tv never connected to signal. My door wouldn’t unlock with the key, had to walk back to the secured window at night with my luggage, in the dark. The key didn’t work for either, but finally did when rested on top of the sensor for one minute. The shower water had low pressure and was not even warm, I decided to wash my hair in the sink instead, while I was shivering from the cold shower. The packets of complimentary shampoo were empty, all 4. Only air inside. The second bed did not have pillow cases, only stained pillows, but I did not want to walk to the front desk again, so we just didn’t use that bed. The kitchen had a locked door to some type of room that had bright lights on all night, so that made my room bright all night. It was the worst motel experience ever and I am writing this so others don’t stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Luisa

Disliked: Staff & service
They asked for deposit $20 dls .. but they lady in the office she gives me chance to get deposit later.. that was asme
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mario

Found 3 small roaches going around the water faucet by the sink area in the bathroom. Tv remote control did not work, a/c controls were very loose, hard to adjust the temprature. This place sucks, trash outside most rooms!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Coleman

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was told 3-4 different prices higher each time, when I called the property later in the day but per my departure at 12pm the same day the room was $70, as well as Expedia. Then it said suddenly "no rooms available for chosen date" so I called, told they had room for $96. Called back, told it was $150-180. I had traveled after a VERY long day just to patronize again as this hotel is HORRIBLE: dirty room, dirty bed, dirty and damp towels, no water pressure, dirty floors, and frighteningly deceptive as it was quite vacant per my 11:15pm arrival, which I am expecting the same greeting as the 1st evening, but told a different price by 3 different agents at front desk. It was not just "as if they were" but they DID PRICE GOUGE ME AND LIE ONLINE REGARDING VACANY AND PRICE. The younger man, assuming the son, saw (and I do understand many languages- it's smart to be kind to everyone, especially Valentine's day near midnight.) I explained several times my problem with converting Euro at the moment, so had only enough for the $96 quote. He glanced at my phone and saw the complete anount in my USD account and literally told the other representative out of sight how much I had, used a calculator in front of me and adjusted taxes and all to make it every $ I had for a gross, one damp dingey towel, no TV, gross shower, and just, deceptive/cruel treatment to a ret guest who'd just've stayed in Palm Springs for Valentine's day, decided I'd like some rest. REFUND PLEASE?!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebeca

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Dirty bathroom

It was only for one day but the shower was dirty with someone else's hair in it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Blake

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Poorly staffed. Family that owns the place converted the first room behind the front desk into a living room off of their own living quarters. So when you look behind the front desk you can see discreet into the theater living quarters dream. Super unprofessional
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gentleman at front was kind but the whole place was a disaster. Rooms were unclean (dead roaches, no toilet paper, no towels). It was an unsanitary place. The sofa bed was unusable because it was so dirty. The man at the front gladly gave us our money back. Also, the room that we had reserved was out of order because of a clogged or leaky shower. They never called to let us know and they accommodated us with a poor replacement. The bathrooms also had electrical wires exposed with only see-through yellow tape covering them. My overall experience was terrible. We left to a Super 8 motel around the corner.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is disgusting. Torn furniture, carpet stains, tv didn't work.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Jaime

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worse place to stay

I was given a room that was still occupied. Not happy about that. And then I was given another room where the bed was horrible, I should have slept on the floor. I definitely don’t recommend this location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
STAY AWAY!!! We only booked here because every other place in the area was sold out! The place is absolutely DISGUSTING. Room was extremely filthy, stains on the walls and all the furniture, pubic hairs on the towels, hair in the bed, clogged sink, kitchen so dirty there’s no way you’d want to use it. Room smelled very bad (weed and god knows what else). I don’t mind staying in simple motels as long as they are somewhat clean. This is place is the worst of the worst. Never gets cleaned and owners clearly don’t care. You’re better off sleeping in your car.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Customer service was lacking and they gave a key to someone that accessed our room in the middle of the night!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was dirty towels were dirty only 1 towel trash left from previous people not good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019