Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews of Sandpiper Springs Spa & Retreat

2.5 out of 5
Sandpiper Springs Spa & Retreat
12800 Foxdale Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 149 reviews" "

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Ashley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ths size of the room was fantastic for working every day. There was also an outdoor area and afew pools and spas. Customer service was fantastic. The room and cutlery/crockery was unclean and property out of date with old/broken items.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Sandra, Rathdrum

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no dining 1 hotbtub outside was cold like the pool it did have 1 hot inside some closed door but all the other things were shut down , sream sauna , showers , nothing but 1 HOT tub it was cold when i arrived i asked the owner to make sure it was hot upon my 30 minute wait to get a room !! It was hot when i went back ! My room smelled like piss and lysol it was horrible, cold tile floors beds were uncomfortable, very different from the pictures and description there was a 1 inch gap in my window in the kitchen that was taped and had blown off allowingthe 80 mph winds to blow theu .yes they fixed it by cutting a 1 inch slich from a Payneof glass and taped it together i have great pictures, go to Miracle springs. Bout 5 minutes away at leats 5-7 hot tubs hot tubs clean mineral water, nice rooms , friendly staff , food!! Everything you pay for and more!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Hyoheum

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Randy Scott

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really surprised this property is on Expedia. I thought it was a mistake when I pulled up. It looks abandoned from the outside. Junk left outside, weeds growing in landscape beds, etc. I couldn't cancel because I had made the reservation that day, but there was no way I was going to stay, especially for the listed price. Not even close to worth $125. The lady working there was very nice and seemed genuinely embarrassed when I told her I wouldn't be staying. She wasn't part of the ownership, so I won't criticize her. She was just trying to do her job.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dwight

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The facilities agent was very professional and courteous. The place is clean and organized, but aged. As long as that’s not an issue, it’s a fine place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

HYUN JOON

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They are unfriendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Laurian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was nice and larger than expected. All rooms are poolside. Liked the setup at the resort. The pool and jacuzzis were wonderful. The water was amszing. Staff was friendly and very accommodating!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hye Jin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hidden gem. Nice pool for family. Clean pools and nice staff. Kitchen need some improvement but its ok for family simple short vacation.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Seoyoung

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
온천하면서 간단히 식사도 해서 먹을수 있는 곳이라 좋았다.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owner is very kind and friendly. The housekeeper DeeDee is beyond great. The pool and spas are very clean. Overall we had a great stay and will be returning.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Kyong

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting
This hotel is a diamond in the ruff. The property needs work. The hot tubs and pool are beautiful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Wendy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Refused service because of a scorn manager
The manager is a ride grudge holding female who was overly friendly the first time I was there and the when I tried to go back she said she couldnt rent me a room because some dude dissed her cause she keep bugging him and wanted to kick it with me and human are never a reason to trip I told her nobody was worth acting rude and unprofessional the owner made a mistake with making this
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great time great price
Stay was great ..great price..the lady in the lobby had great customer service .super helpful with everything ..the security guard at night was a plus ...all the bad reviews are from the previous management ..new management has maintain this place well..
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Leilani

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A decent bang for your buck.
The sand piper was a quick trip, last minute, it was inexpensive, close to what we were up to for the day. Nothing fancy, but we were there just to sleep. For the price it was safe, decent and good people.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gladys

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
When I wanted to check in, my room was unavailable because the shower in my bathroom was not fixed. And they had no more rooms to accommodate me. And their credit card chip wasn’t working either.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sandpiper on 30 May 2023
I am truly sorry that we could not accommodate this reservation but i did contact Expedia and have the guest relocated. The Square for our credit cards is back up and working I was able to contact support Tuesday morning to resolve our problem

2/10 Terrible

Russ

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never, ever stay here
Landlord did not honor valid reservation, which was acknowledged, in a high season with no other availability discoverable within 15 miles of desert resort. Would drop them from system
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from sandpiper on 23 May 2023
I'm not sure who you spoke with here at The Sandpiper Inn but I handle all the check ins myself and I have not had anyone come to check in with a reservation and not honor it

2/10 Terrible

Shravan

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Response from sandpiper on 23 May 2023
This guest did not even show up for their reservation

6/10 Okay

Bladimir

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
decent
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from sandpiper on 27 Apr 2023
Thank you for choosing the Sandpiper it was a pleasure having you and hope to see you back again

2/10 Terrible

Ronit

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The photos make the place look quirky, as if it has character. Unfortunately its that the building and the property is run down, very unkept, dirty and broken. For $275 average a night, we were unable to shower due to broken plumbing, broken door to the patio, broken curtains that were not even staying on the windows, blood stained sheets with cigarette burns in it, drawers filled with trash and body hairs, the bathrooms had trash in the shower, drawers, and body hairs everywhere. the rooms are over all run down with kitchens that do not work. they switched us to another room but it had most of the same problems and even added a fridge that was not working. the pools were dirty with run down furniture and trash everywhere. The owner Les could not have cared less. he made every excuse for tge building he inherited a year ago, but the condition and cleanliness are easy fix. Pipes take time, but tge conditions of tge property and cleanliness are easy fixes as long as you care enough to do it. Even if it was entirely out of his control, at least do your best to make amends for the terrible customer experience. I have been in customer service management for many years and have made more positive reviews than bad 10 times over. There is nothing good to say about this place, especially the owner. I just pray there are no bed bugs here 😞
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from sandpiper on 8 May 2023
I first spoke with this guest on April 8th 2023 confirming their reservation and granting their request of an early check-in on the 21st at no additional cost. When the customer arrived the day of their reservation, after quickly checking them in, I showed them their room and made sure everything was okay before handing them the key at almost 3:00 am. Saturday the 22 I received a text message from the guest saying that when she arrived back at the hotel she tried to shower and had no cold water in her room. At which point she gave a list of things she found wrong with her room. When I awoke in the morning and saw her message I did speak with her at which point I offered her another room and apologized for the previous night. After she was in another room I received a message from her that said and I quote, "thank you the water sort of works it's warm enough but there's still no cold water". She said that the slider and the curtain both worked in the room and that the room met her basic needs and served its purpose. She then said thank you and told me she wanted to speak with my boss before she departed. On Monday morning, during her stay here, she used both the outside pool and the inside Spa and had no further contact with me about any complaints on the room. Monday morning before checking out she spoke with my boss and told him she wanted 275 returned because that's what she paid on average a night for the hotel room. My boss apologized to her and offered her a complimentary night stay at the hotel but did not feel that she was owed a refund. After speaking with him she came and said goodbye to me. I had a cup of coffee and some complimentary donuts and they were on their way. The next Monday, I then, received a phone call from Expedia where she had contacted them and asked for a complete refund.

2/10 Terrible

Wildo

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very dirty room
No hot water no lights in bathroom No one in front desk everything by phone messages never reply our request
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mitzi

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stephanie at the front desk was very nice, as was the plumber who came up to inspect the leaky pipes in the bathroom and kitchenette. That said, this place is truly a dump. It honestly looks like it hasn’t been kept up in decades. Multiple decades. Someone either needs to buy the property, tear down the entire building and just start from scratch, or invest god knows how much into renovating what’s already here. If it were me, I’d tear it down and start from scratch. It’s really that bad. The staff is doing the best they can under the circumstances, and I don’t fault them at all, unless they are also the owners, in which case they should know better than to charge $140 for the night. This is more like $40 for a night, just so that the lights can be kept on. I’ve never left a review like this before.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Soeun

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There lived long term resident. Living with dog. Pop around facility. Bathroom facet was broken . Steam spa room doesn’t work .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sandpiper on 8 May 2023
We are sorry to hear this but thank you for bringing it to our attention. We have worked on some of those problems, we no longer have long term customers. And there is a new policy when it comes to pets.

2/10 Terrible

Edith

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is not being maintained. I complained to Expedia about it as I expect good hotels from your listings. The photo given did not reflect the true state of the building. I had to spend rest of my vacation day searching for anoth
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Sandpiper on 8 May 2023
We are sorry to hear this. We are working on updating our photos. As well as the rooms and overall experience.

10/10 Excellent

Keva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Sandpiper on 8 May 2023
Thank you for the positive response! We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Come back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Joseph

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A horror! No one was at the office to check in, so we left and drove on to another hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Alejandro

Travelled with group
The website said all rooms have a kitchen, ours did not and did not even have a microwave, no room service, no cable. Outdated design. The room was clean and served its purpose since we were thier for hiking in JTNP. But lacked luster.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Esperanza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Luciano a

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

PONG

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
It's a spa, but the water is too cold
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The outside areas are cluttered and seem in disrepair and disheveled. The front desk clerk was eager and helpful. We were disappointed in the room and wish the property owners good luck in improving the property for future customer visits.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Nathan A

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owner was friendly but property needs some major remodeling. There was not WiFi as described that was advertised. Water did not get cold and was only hot water. The shower head was shorter than a 5 foot 11 inch man so I had to bend down to wash my hair. In order to get clean linens to have to chase down an employee that lives or stays on site so you have to walk the other side. So inconvenient.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jon

Travelled with family
Over booked
Our reservation was cancelled by the hotel because they over booked. There were no more hotels within our budget so we had to drive 3 hours back home at 9pm. Not happy. The outside of the hotel looked like a makeshift prison so maybe it was a good thing.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Mary Grace

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property was an excellent choice for convenience between Joshua Tree & Palm Springs. Staff was WONDERFUL. Room was clean. Cabinet door was off a hinge, the room door was hard to lock ... small things that represent an overall need to fix stuff. Would have liked a better tour of facility and amenities but checked in late in the evening.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

izzy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Expertia the worst app to use for planning. I will not recommend it to anyone. They have unethical and savage business pro. They have cancelled my reservation without any explanation on the very day i was suppose to spend my night after a long trip at Palm Spring . They did have a courtesy to offer any reasonable accommodation. i had to spend the night sleeping in my car. i have the email if you don’t believe it .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

DUCKJUNG

2/10 Terrible

Min Ji

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Scariest hotel I’ve ever stayed in. This hotel is nothing like the description. People standing outside all night. Adjourning rooms where you hear the other room’s tv all night. Absolutely don’t stay here

2/10 Terrible

Maria

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Building is full of homeless and it’s broken down
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness
was treated well. place is old and funky, otherwise had a good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sumira, BENSENVILLE

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Arrived at 9:30 and could not find the lobby as it was not labeled. Eventually asked someone who was walking around and they let us know the owner was staying in one of the rooms. The individual who answered that door had a bloody wound on his face, stank of drugs, and told us he had no idea how to handle travelocity reservations. He had no idea what was going on at all and could not speak in complete sentences or remember anything. After 45 minutes we were given a room. Completely inaccurate listing for the property. The photos were nothing like what it looked like in person. Most of the amenities listed did not exist. Most of the units were used as long term apartment rentals. Those tenants included someone who tried to sell us drugs. A woman dressed like a street walker arrived and knocked on four different doors before someone let her in. Many tenants had loud barking dogs, including one who walked their dog within the pool area where law prohibits pets altogether. The hot spring pools were not clean and far too cold to use anyway. The entire property was in ruins and looked more like a dumping ground for random junk. There were about 12 broken grills along with piles of outdoor furniture pieces littering the exterior. Our room contained two mini fridges (one was broken), an open and used bar of soap, and one towel covered with brown stains for a 4 person room with two queen beds. Several rounds of gun shots from at least four different firearms were disch
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Miriam

10/10 Excellent

jaeok

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022