I love this place. The new management is awesome. Vicky, grace, and Kevin have all been wonderful with our family.My husband and I have been coming for several years. The mineral water is chemical free and the grounds are so beautiful classic and charming. I love the aviaries with peacocks, doves, and baby chickens. The best part it that it’s been just about the same since the 80s! I have photos of my grandparents in front of the office in 1984.Rvs spots are $60 and are full service. Rooms are clean, simple, and very convenient.My husband and I used to come in our RV for vacations, and after wishing we could just live at the spa, we bought a mobile home here so we could!Best idea ever!

My family and I have been coming to Sams for about 5 or 6 years now. We have never had any issues with the place, and as always, the staff is very friendly and welcoming to the spa guests. All amenities are clean, organized, and perfect for someone who needs to wind down after working tirelessly during these past few months. That is why we decided to bring my mom to Sams on her birthday. Upon arrival, Vicky and Grace were extremely courteous to us in allowing my mom to celebrate here. I understand that there is a new management, and so far, my family and I dont have any complaints! (As long as the prices dont go up, my family will continue to come and enjoy Sams family spa. :D )

1. Only family friendly natural hot springs spot2. Nestled in Mobile home and camp site (you can rent rv spot, hotel room or camp pot all on site).3. 3 natural hot pools that vary 102 - 1054. Large kiddy pool to cool off (5.5 feet deep end)5. Hot tub mini pool for the kids as well.

Nice place, but a bit worn out. Lots of full time residents living in shacks. Few sites big enough for us at 44’ mh, but they found one for us. Only real knocks are location is out in the boonies and park WiFi is not useable for anything, including surfing web and reviewing emails. Fortunately a big cell tower is very close, so we used it to stream on hotspot.

This place is great, we had a wonderful time. Was clean, not crowded and well kept. The pools are clean, recently resurfaced and restrooms are clean. A great family atmosphere. I have gone to the other places at Desert Hot springs for years, so far thus one is the best It will be my new favorite spot in the desert now.

Great customer service at the front desk. Pools were clean, $60 per night to camper or RV camp. Tent camping allowed too, not sure of price. Motel rooms are overpriced, and they are old and rundown, been there done that. Great place to bring family or special someone, with birds in sanctuary, you can feed the many fish, ducks, & swan. Volleyball court, picnic tables, BBQs, shade from lots of trees, & waterfalls. It even has a little grocery store in office for munchies, beer, soft serve ice cream, charcoal for grills, etc. A tranquil place to visit.

Ive been coming here since i was a baby. The pools and hot springs are fantastic. The staff and grounds workers are delightful and helpful. I LOVE THIS PLACE.

This place was everything we expected and more! The sites are clean, level, and have concrete pads for shares and gas fire pits.The hot pools are a dream. We swam all 5 days in cold weather. My family and I look forward to our next visit.

Great spot, squeaky clean spa pools, saunas, restrooms, both at the spa and throughout the park, paved streets, concrete sitting pads at each site. Safe, including evening security services, and friendly guests that love the amenities like we do. Surrounded by snow capped mountains, but sunny and 75° most days. Only shortfall is the 10 mile drive to the main restaurant/entertainment boulevard in Palm Springs. Still a great spot though.

A little on the pricey side, but the spa makes it well worth it. They had excellent service, the heated pool was awsome, the spa and jacuzzi were fun. They have cribs for people with babies, which was just really really nice. Had an excellent time and would come back.

Hot water is sooo relaxing along with the garden area. Camping staying or living all recommended. Cell phone service isnt great but its desert.

Poor management the lady rides around in a golf cart just to stop and ask why I was walking my dog. Then she asked if I lived here. I told her I checked in a week ago. She said I need to walk my dog on my own site, very mean. Not customer friendly at all!Plus The same day I was checking in I saw the manager (same lady Debbie )attacks a customer for no reason I saw! To top it off the poor lady had kids present. I should have known at that point go somewhere else!Bad bad place to call a family spa!

This is a great place for families. I would have given 5 stars if the RV sites were paved and the restaurant was open. Clean, well kept, worth the price increase.

Ive been to Sams Family Spa a handful of times now. Great place to start your day or unwind after a long day. Plenty of parking for guests. Good for a solo spa day or with a group. Best time to come is around 10am as that is when the water is more fresh. Enjoy yourself!

Our favorite camping destination in winter... The most family friendly resort in the area. Pool and hot tubs are old but well kept. Very relaxing...

We had stayed here before in 2016. We called ahead to make reservations and they had us in the computer. They said reservations were not needed as there was plenty of room in December. Took time off, drove 2 and a half days from WA state to get here only to be turned away because our Motorcoach is older than 10 years and doesnt have a RVIA sticker (This is a certification program for commercially built RVs, in other words he was telling us that if we dont have a new commercial built RV we are not welcome) Thanks for the heads up and letting us know when we called ahead to make reservations. Grateful there are other businesses in the area that have class and appreciate classic RV restorations and the money Im willing to spend at their establishments. Pic for reference of vehicle turned away.

First time there and wasn’t let down, best tubs at 4 different temps and best of all steam and sauna. No fire pits didn’t bother me either. It’s going to be my winter spot for us from now on. T/u

Cant Wait 2 Go Back....!!!!

A desert dream. We will definitely be back.

Great Hot Spring Spa RV Resort, very clean with fresh hot spring water every morning

Lovely place, relaxing, great staff and awesome activities. Cooks had an activity in one of our days that we stayed to go learn how tamales were made, and we could have hands on to try.

Low key family style hot water resort with a mild kiddy pool & large heated cold water pool. Awesome wet & dry saunas. Popular with snowbirds. Lots of grass & picknik style benches. Bring an ice chest n BBQ up ur lunch. Bring ur own drinks or buy at their store. No alcohol by the pools. Bring a blanket n take a nap on the grass in the shade. Bring a volleyball and play on the top grass area. Lots of caged birds, ducks & egrets on the pond to feed. My family has been going there for 40 years. Go early on the weekend if u wanna get a good spot. Its especially neat after dark.

Everything its fine but some people of the stuff its mug.

Really great family place peaceful great staff lots of fun during Easter weekend

Great desert campground with multiple pools fed by hot springs!

Was truly looking forward to good family time here but couldn’t really enjoy it. First and foremost we never felt welcomed by the office staff. I’ve felt that racist vibe in the past but chose to ignore it and focused on my family instead. Sleeping in the beds was quite challenging. You could feel stuff crawling on the legs and itchy throughout the night. Not to mention the bug bites when you get up in the morning. Horrible. Oh and make sure not to forget to tidy up your rooms before you leave cause they’ll charge you and tell you you trashed the place. Or is it just the Latino people that they fuss about. Oh well first and last time here for us. Never going back again.

Nice place, we come to here every winter. Employees are polite and helpful. If you stay in many RV parks you know thats rare.

Used to be good affordable place for family to go, now they raised their prices, and children 4+ same price as adults. Lots of rules too. I dont think Ill be coming very often, it cost me double of what I used to pay for my family just a year ago. Now week days 18$ per person and weekend 25$ per person. Used to be 14$ adults and 7$ kids.

So good please.and very hospitality

Camped here for 3 months while on assignment. You have GOT to try the hot tubs!

We have had a wonderfull month at Sam’s family spa last winter . The place is great, very clean and well organized. The staff is very helpfull and the lots for the trailer have good dimension. The facilities like the hot tubs and the pool are clean and very nice.The Campground is not too far from the city so it is an easy drive to go shopping or to go to restaurants.

Nice place,managment sucks

This is what was in there bird cage .....wow gross ! they need to attend to the animals cages better ...... so sad someone needs to let p.e.d.a know something!

Wow. How fun! We tent camped here because the hotel we booked in Palm Springs was a monstrosity. Amazing well maintained campground/resort. Natural hot springs on site, restrooms and showers and laundry too. We ended up staying two nights. The people were amazingly nice and everyone was the epitome of what I hope to make of my life when we retire. Thank you to the wonderful woman at the Palm Springs Welcome Center who gave us the tip on this great place.

If you see anybody named Mike working they are guaranteed to be awesome! Shout outs to Mary and the guy with the cool beard for being great too!Overall this place is something you wouldn’t expect. A tropical oasis amongst the barren desert. Best water of any hot springs too

Sams is a great place to spend the day or a weekend. Very nice pool for the kids and 4 big hot tubs with different degrees of water. The RV park is very nice. And the entire place is very clean and quiet. Very good prices. They also offer mobile homes for rent and a few hotel style rooms.

Not what I expected, was expecting a more natural experience but its ok. Relaxing place

This is our first time here and it is great. Love the hot springs. The grounds are very well kept. I can stand and look at the Koi fish all day. The area is very clean. The maintenance crew does a fantastic job. We will be back!

Just went for their delicious ice cream but ive heard nothing but raves about the pools and grounds

The people are nice and its very mellow.

Its a good place to relax and have fun with your family. The grounds are well kept the pools are clean. The reason that I am writing this is because they need to be more kid friendly, their is a guy there that is always harassing the kids on what they can do in the pool. No balls, no diving, no running. Absolutely no playing. Kids need to be kids and they are the reason that we visit this place, so that they can have fun. OR they should just host to seniors and dont have to deal with the kids at all and the families can take there business somewhere else. I bet that there are plenty of places that would love to take our money.

Completely horrible service. They were so prejudice. They suggested we went else where. Apparently we were not the type of people they wanted there.

Great facility. Wish the pool was warmer.

Unexpected find while trying to get out of holiday traffic.

We paid the day rate and had access to hot pools, swimming pool, sauna, steam, showers. The rate was reasonable, place is pretty and clean. Staff super friendly and efficient. So relaxing, a great way to experience the thermal waters!

Love this place! So relaxing.

Absolutely disgusting. There was a rat near the hot tubs running around on the ground and through people’s belongings. The owner came and just stood there not even apologizing to the people. He was just watching how the young children ran back to their parents after being so close to the rat. God knows if that rat had been in the water or not. I found out that it was not only one, but 3 RATS!

We highly recommend Sam’s. We have lived at Sam’s Family Spa for the past 2 1/2 years. We live here year around in our motorhome. The staff is great. Sam’s features a large pool and several mineral spas. The grounds are lovely.

Natural hot water, hot pools not clorinated, friendly staff and super clean. Safe environment for kids and pets. Small dog park. Just a great place to spend the winter as I do, or a day just to enjoy the park. Outstanding grounds. Feed the ducks and fish kids love it.

If the office staff had any people skills this place might be worthwhile. I dont like being treated like they are doing me a favor to have me as a guest. Im not one for dictator style office staff. Will never go back.

Wonderful and relaxing FAMILY spa. Please dont come here thinking this is some fancy pants spa! This is more family oriented and quaint (kinda old, nothing has changed in the past 30 or so years). Its a diamond in the rough. So many bad reviews from people who expected something different. My parents used to bring us here as kids and now Im doing the same with my kids. It was very enjoyable experience, we rented the mobile home for a couple days (way too expensive it was super old) we kinda overlooked the age of the mobile home because all we did was essentially shower, cook and sleep there. We spent our days in the pools and spas or eating in one of the soft grassy areas. The beds were very very comfy better than some upscale resorts Ive stayed in, believe it or not I was pleasantly surprised with how comfy the beds were. If youre looking for upscale please keep on searching if youre more down to earth then this might just be your Oasis in the desert.

I came here to celebrate my graduation and was welcomed BY A RAT near the hot tubs. I felt so bad in front of my family and friends because we had to leave after seeing that disgusting rodent. I felt even more bad when children were playing near the rat and had to run back to their parents and on top of that, the owner was just standing in the back watching everything. How sad.

Clean and refreshed/refilled hor spring water every morning

Great pool, not too deep, there are some rules for the pool, your not allowed to have floaties, except life-jackets, but all the five times we have been there, the staff were super friendly, and they had no problem with our goggles and snorkels. The hot-tubs are entirely non-chemical, and they drain them every night to prevent mold from forming.Also there are 5 hot tubs and there heat sorted. One is kind of too hot for the kids, but the last one is about body temperature! I highly recommend this!!

The Sam’s Family Spa was a complete disappointment. Our family stopped for two nights on our way to beach. Let me just say that this was the absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. The manager did not know how to deal with guests and was extremely rude. The pool is not family friendly as my kids could not even use a snorkel and goggles because of the rules. My children were not be disruptive or loud, but simply snorkeling and they were made to feel like they had called the managers momma fat. We asked to check out early (before check-out time) and get our money back for the second night and the manager said no because we did not want to follow the rules. We simply wanted to find a resort in which our children could play in the pool and not be harassed, and find a place where we felt welcome. We have traveled and stayed at multiple hot springs in the southwest and never had any problems. Save your time and money and find a place that truly cares and is thankful you chose them to visit.What a joke!!!

Late night, looks great. Ill go visit friends in daytime n tell you all about it.

Had a great family vacation very clean friendly staff

It was awesome clean relaxing experience. Will diffently go back. Loved it

Super quaint and cozy! the pools are unchlorinated and pretty hot except for the big pool. The steam rooms are pretty grimy but the sauna is nice. Rooms are simplistic but comfortable

A beautiful place and great to take the family.

Nice park if all you like to do is lay around the pool. The worst management, the rec room I closed all the time only1 movie a week they must be on a tight budget when they sell bag of popcorn for a $1 that Ace hardware gives free. Been on the road for 15 years and never seen a place ran like this will never go back.

Nice place for camping. Great pool

Very clean and family oriented, very relaxing and played back.

February 4, 2018 First time visit and we will be back soon! We enjoyed the staff, amenities, mineral spa without chlorine, very peaceful and met other campers too. The entire place is well-maintained and clean! If you are looking for a place to relax, come here it is worth the drive. Also, no reservations needed and courtesy check in/out times, plus too many other details to post.

We have spent several winters here with no issues, (other than the managers, and how rude they are towards other guests) usually things are fine. But?.. this year,.. there were half a dozen thefts in the park. & our space #169 was susceptible to prying-eyes! All my brand new tools were stolen, my neighbors generator, bikes, and patio furniture as well! BE THAT AS IT MAY- When I filed a police report, I promptly asked for video surveillance of the entrance during the time(s) of the thefts. (THEY DIDNT HELP ONE BIT) OUTDATED BLACK AND WHITE LOW DEF VIDEO,...And? you know? They raise rent every year, and still havent upgraded there security cameras, (500 bucks!!!-TOPS!) & THERE RESPONSE WAS GET YOUR OWN CAMERAS!....OK!!!!!!!..I DID!... AND IF I CATCH THOSE THEIVES , MAYBE THEYLL STEP UP THEIR SURVEILLANCE GAME, OR HAVE A HOMICIDE IN THE PARK, YOUR CHOICE DEBBIE/ MIKE/ VIKKIE?...Sams continues to lose business due to these managerial errors, year -in&year -out!

Sams is one of my favorite places to stay in the Southern California desert. They have one large pool for swimming, a wading pool for kids, and four hot pools for soaking. The hot pools are naturally heated and are not chlorinated. The grounds around the pools are lovely, with lots of palm trees, picnic tables, grills, and mountain views. Sams is in a good location with several desert parks and palm oases nearby.

Pools were nice and clean. Has a minor farm zoo with roosters, pigeons and peacocks. I love the sauna and the variety of jcuazzies it offered. I wished it would have literacy on what the 4 differnt jcauzzies have to offer one with the different water temperatures? Other than that it was very relaxing.

Unfortunately, I cant really recommend this place. They dont put their policies on their website, and they have inconsistent policies on website versus at the actual site (at the spa its 8 people per site, but online its 6 people per site). So, there were all these issues with how many people we had at our sites. They wanted us to book more sites so that we would spend more money. I just felt like they were trying to take advantage of us while being intentionally deceptive. Not especially transparent business practices. Crooks.

Really special spot in the middle of the desert, you have an amazing oasis with ducks, pool, wonderful hot springs, very clean. Great getaway if you have an RV, you can camp there as well. Highly recommend!

We stayed in the RV Park which was very spacious and enjoy the pool and hot tubs. The area was part way between Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park

Gorgeous getaway

Its a perfect get away for relaxing and disconnect from routine life. Enjoy the nature of minerals waters and the hot desert.

We were excited to stay here, but have been greatly disappointed by the horrible customer service. We set up two tents the first night and slept comfortably. The next day, staff treated us like we were deceptively trying to break the rules. They rudely informed us that only one “sleeping unit” is allowed per site. They treated us like we knew the rule and were intentionally trying to get away with something. We are a family of six and don’t have a tent big enough fo all of us. As they were completely empty, we tried to reason with them that there may be no harm in making an exception. I feel they could have been polite, but that was never their plan.The rules about the pool are also anything but family friendly. No toys, and our kids got yelled at for having goggles and a snorkel. Overall, we just walk away with a bad taste in our mouth following this visit.

Had a great time

A great little place, a gem of funky retro facilities. Clean and well maintained. A bit far off the beaten path, but I like it that way. Lots of facilities that families can enjoy yogether - a rare find surrounded by age-limited facilities.

We use to love Sams but, now its horrible. The place is no longer kept clean. The manager is rude. So sad to see things change. Our family came here religiously for 15 years but wont ever return.

My family has been here many times and it is as good as ever

AWESOME CLEAN AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL well manicured

A great relaxing hot mineral spa

My family and I always come here for Easter Sunday. Its a great place to spend with your family. Area is great for picnics. The pools are kept clean. The spas are thermical which are great for your body. The staff is very friendly. We will definitely keep going every year.

We went as day guests. The hot pools are a good variety of temperatures to suit all tastes and, at least in November, the main pool temperature is nice. There are some food options there, but its basically what youd find available in a gas station. If you want something substantial to eat, bring it yourself.

Racist vibe for sure...office and management need training and not act like ghetto. This place has to be shut down!

Quiet dessert outpost. Nice pool. CleanFriendly helpful staff.

Liked it pretty well but they are really weird about many things. I thought I would stay here a month and they refused unless I filled out an application, had proof of my income, and had my credit run. Insane. Its an rv space. Im not buying a house.

The place is ok, but the people who work here made us feel as if they were doing us a favor to have us. Kindness and good attitudes go a long way and we saw neither here. The staff at KOA next door was very different and we chose to go there instead.

We booked this place online so we didn’t really know what we were getting into. When we arrived, the neon sign with the charicature of pot-bellied “Sam” at the entrance made us think the place is kitschy. But as we saw more we realized it’s a well run facility with a lot to offer. It’s very quiet, the landscaping is lovely (though a little dated) and the entire property is immaculate. The pool and five large hot tubs are wonderful. And just a 15-minute drive to downtown Palm Springs. I would definitely recommend Sam’s to even my fanciest friends.

Its an amazing all day get away. With a little zoo and the option to feed the ducks its pretty cool. Along with picnic tables and open areas its absolutely the perfect all day get away for locals or anyone passing through

Great family place. Hot pools are awesome. Newly renovated check in/store area. Nice picnic areas, even has volleyball court. Rechall has pool table, books, couch, TV. They do movies nights in there sometimes also.

Sam was truly a pioneer. He created a family friendly park that is both fun and relaxing. The mineral spas and showers did wonders on our skin. The pool was situated in their courtyard and surrounded by beautiful palm trees and landscaping. The small store offered a variety of cold drinks and a small wine secrion. We enjoyed a soft serve that was a delicious treat. They have well manicured level sites with flexible check out. Allowing us to enjoy one last trip to the pool & spa before leaving about 1:30. We would highly recommend Sams and look forward to visiting again. *We stayed here for Stagecoach 2018* Our Uber driver took us the back way an we were never stuck in traffic.

Our go-to park in this area for several decades. Four chlorine- free hot pools with various temperatures, plus wading and large swimming pools, plus sauna. Clean park with family-friendly atmosphere.

Been going to the pools@Sams for the past 40 years. Water is drained every night and the pools are scrubbed, cleaned, and refilled every morning. No chlorine is used as the water is constantly replaced by the flow of the water itself.

The pool and hot springs are a beautiful oasis. We have a 43 foot rig. Without them taking reservations or knowing about their different sites it was difficult to find a place to camp (you pick a site, pull in and tell the office where you are). We were in a small site which wasnt ideal. Its a popular resort. It has a motel, so on a holiday weekend the pool area is very crowded.

This RV park has very nice hot spring pools and swimming pool in Palm surrounded Gardens

Unfortunately there was a miscommunication and they are holding us responsible for it... super LAME customer service!!!!!! I asked what time Hot Springs closed when we made the reservations and she said 11 PM. She did not tell us that we could not check in after 11 PM and they would not give us a refund. We arrived at 11:15PM. Since no one was there, we had to Google the nearest hotel and stay at the Aqua. This is most unfortunate because we were very much looking forward to the experience. As you know life happens and doesn’t always go as planned. I’m also a yoga studio owner and know this more than anyone. It’s unfortunate that he felt we were trying to take advantage and wouldn’t even let us reschedule with an open date. Anyway, the man on the phone was more interested in being right and entitled so I will not recommend this place to anyone. Greed is so destructive....

I will always think of this place as my second home. I just love it here. When ever I am stressed out, or need an internal virtual vacation, I will close my eyes and visualize myself to be right here. Peace, quiet, happy and grateful :)

This place was kind of a joke. We wanted to come use it as a day spa, which over the phone they assured us was ok, but then when we got there, they said they did not provide towels for non hotel guests. They would not make an exception, so they lost our business. Wound up going to the Sandpiper Motel down the street, which was cheaper and had towels!

Very nice place to relax and enjoy the hot springs. Guess arent too intrusive and are easy to get along with. Atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable. Would return in a minute and enjoyed our stay.

Great place for families. Parking lot located near pool area. Very nice shaded childrens pool. Large swimming pool. Covered hot mineral pools with various degrees in temperature ( hot, hotter, hottest etc). Large restroom areas and dressing areas that are close in proximity to pools. Nice picnic and barbeque areas that are shaded. On site store. On site laundry room. Day use or camping area with hookups. On site motel. Family movie night. Water yoga class. Nice, quiet residential mobile home community located within park.

Sams Family Spa is a nice quite place to go to tucked of to the side on Dillon Road. It has 4 hot material spa and two pools. Friendly office staff and decent people.

So very clean and well kept. Very friendly staff too.