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Our top choices for California Desert motels

A coffee machine on a counter with a window view, a door, and a wall-mounted sign.

1. Bakersfield Inn

Bakersfield

Marisa

AED 204 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Nov - 16 Nov

A modern kitchen with a built-in microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker.

2. Value Stay Inn Extended Stay Bakersfield

Bakersfield

Jamie

AED 233 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Nov - 30 Nov

A vending machine with a water dispenser and a refrigerator stocked with beverages.

3. Motel 6 Bakersfield, CA - Convention Center

West Park Community

David

AED 206 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Nov - 16 Nov

A kitchen area with a central island, orange chairs, and a white table.

4. Vagabond Inn Buttonwillow North I-5

Buttonwillow

Marco

AED 212 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Dec - 15 Dec

A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand with a lamp, and a wall with three landscape paintings.

5. Days Inn by Wyndham Lost Hills

Lost Hills

Monica

AED 261 total

includes taxes & fees

22 Nov - 23 Nov

A rustic outdoor area with a wooden fence, a large wheel, and a hanging planter with flowers.

6. Sequoia Lodge

Kernville

Gregg

AED 352 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Nov - 16 Nov

A rustic wooden building with a staircase leading to a second level, surrounded by trees.

7. Sierra Vista Motel

Wofford Heights

Dag

AED 370 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Nov - 17 Nov

A modern two-story house with a stone facade, a large front porch, and a metal railing.

8. Studio 6 Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield

matthew

AED 280 total

includes taxes & fees

4 Dec - 5 Dec

A corridor with doors, a staircase, and a small garden area with plants.

9. Western Inn & Suites

Taft

Jose

AED 303 total

includes taxes & fees

17 Nov - 18 Nov

A reception desk with a blue wall, two HP computers, a clock, and signs for 'VALUE STAY INN' and 'Great Value. Exceptional Stay. Every Time.'

10. Value Stay Inn Lost Hills

Lost Hills

Javier

AED 245 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Nov - 15 Nov

A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside lamps, a desk with a lamp, a telephone, and a painting on the wall.

11. A Nights Inn

Ridgecrest

Daron

AED 226 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Dec - 15 Dec

A compact bathroom with a sink, mirror, towel rack, coffee maker, microwave, and trash bin.

12. Topper Motel

Taft

Nichole

AED 305 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Dec - 15 Dec

A hotel room with two beds, a desk with a chair, a flat-screen TV, and a bathroom visible through an open door.

13. Motel 6 Buttonwillow, CA Central

Buttonwillow

Lucas

AED 242 total

includes taxes & fees

19 Nov - 20 Nov

A reception area with a reception desk, two patterned chairs, a large window with blinds, and a view of the outside.

14. Vagabond Inn Bakersfield South

Bakersfield

Janet

AED 200 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Nov - 15 Nov

A wooden cabin with a balcony, outdoor seating, and a grill area.

15. Whispering Pines Lodge

Kernville

Jeffrey Scott

AED 416 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Nov - 17 Nov

A tree with lights, a lantern, and a building with a porch.

16. Lakeview Motel

Lake Isabella

Daniel

AED 285 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Nov - 17 Nov

A row of motel rooms with a sign for 'The Oaks Inn' and a white car parked in the lot.

17. Santa Fe Motel Tehachapi by Hotel O

Tehachapi

Nicholas

AED 325 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Nov - 16 Nov

A building with a large glass door, a wooden sculpture, and a sign for Barewood Inn & Suites.

18. Barewood Inn and Suites

Wofford Heights

Brian

AED 338 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Nov - 15 Nov

A hotel with a red sign, palm trees, and a paved walkway.

19. Best Economy Inn n Suites

Bakersfield

Marisa

AED 218 total

includes taxes & fees

15 Nov - 16 Nov

A reception area with a black counter, a plant, framed pictures, and a 'No Pets Allowed' sign.

20. Motel 8

Maricopa

donald

AED 279 total

includes taxes & fees

14 Dec - 15 Dec

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A desert landscape with Joshua trees and large rock formations under a clear blue sky.

Top reviews in California Desert

A coastal scene with a sunset, buildings, and a person surfing.

West Coast Surf and Stay

San Clemente

10/10 Excellent

Milagros Roxana De Leon

Sequoia Lodge

Kernville

10/10 Excellent

We visited for four days during July 2017. Had a great stay at this location!! Sarge and Debbie, the owners, do a fantastic job of making you feel at home and welcomed!! The rooms are clean with working AC and Cable TV, not that you'll spend much time in your room with all of the outdoor activities in the area!! The property has direct access down to Kern River, with great places to sit back and enjoy the views and meditate by the water. There is a General Store right across the street,...

Patrick

A poolside area with a pool, outdoor seating, and a building with a balcony.

Piazza's Pine Cone Inn

Kernville

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Alpine Inn

Anaheim Resort

10/10 Excellent

We like to stay close enough to Disneyland to walk so we can avoid the outrageous parking fees. The Alpine Inn literally backs up to California Adventure - the back side of Cars Land is the boundary. And although you have to walk around the outside California Adventure to get to the entrance gate, it's still an easy 13 minute walk and you don't have to cross any major streets (just one small one). Another perk is that my daughter and I drove down early in the morning from Southern Utah and we...

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