This condo is situated in the Ram's Hill neighborhood/golf club area. The golf club has a nice restaurant, with a great outdoor patio. It is a quiet area that felt safe.

No breakfast

Was a little far from town, but setting was lovely.

The desert views, although not as expansive as I expected. The cosy community feel. The laundry machines. it was lovely to relax in the hot tub watching the stars in the evening, although it wasn’t in top-notch condition. The kitchen was well equipped and had some basic supplies. The landscaping in this golf resort community was attractive and although it’s out of town, we did not not feel alone in the desert. My husband really enjoyed his round of golf at his highly rated course. There were guidebooks and useful resources, games, etc. and it didn’t have a cold vacation rental feel. This is a plus or a minus - It is very close to a helicopter pad. If you enjoy watching it come and go that would be a plus. If you didn’t want to be kept awake by 10:30 p.m. arrival, it would be a minus. At first I rated at seven, then on reflection I thought that despite the minor issues, we enjoyed our time there. The layout had been difficult for me to understand in advance so I will explain it. You walk into the living room dining room with no particular entrance area. The kitchen is in the far corner and somewhat open to those social rooms. The stairs beside the dining room lead up to a loft style bedroom with bath. It is open to the social areas. It is above the other bedroom and thus you hear people moving around upstairs. The main floor bedroom’s bathroom is down a short hallway in which the washer dryer are stacked. This would also serve as the bathroom for people on the main floor. It is divided into two areas: a long counter space with two sinks and door, a toilet and large oval bathtub with showerhead. The toilet is in a fairly tight space. It feels a bit precarious to step into the large bath for a shower and the first time I did so, it was slippery, probably from improperly, rinsed cleaning products. That bathroom fan is extremely loud and probably ineffective. The views may be had from the living room and patio, and to some extent the bedrooms.

The barbeque was unuseable due to vermin traces. The outdoor table was wobbly and difficult to eat on. There were about 16 stairs between the parking and the windy path to the casita, making it difficult for us with lots of luggage. It may have been possible to roll in from the other direction, but it would’ve been longer. The dishwasher did not really get dishes clean, and I found dirty pots and dishes in the cupboard and that I had to put of our used items through twice. I emailed the host as per instructions given and had no response whatsoever. We never figured out the lighting. It did not seem possible to flick a switch in bedrooms or living room and have a lamp come on there were some lamps I never successfully turned on even at source. Overhead lighting only in kitchen, dining and bathrooms. The other rooms relied on lamps. Main Bathroom fan needs attention.

Overall space was okay.

Cleaners were present in the casita when we arrived- they had not been informed that the place was rented for our first night. We had to wait for them to finish cleaning before we could fully move in. Power had gone out for part of Borrego Springs and the air conditioner never fully recovered a reasonable inside temperature until night time. Overall the air conditioner was marginal taking a long time to reduce the temperature. The "view" from the patio was of the nearby road and some distant mountains.