A 1970s A-frame, restored. Big sky, hot tub, dark stars — booked direct.
Pick your dates to see live availability, the nightly rate, and your all-in total — no fees added at checkout.
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Two bedrooms, a glazed great room under the gable, a chef’s kitchen, and five fenced acres with a hot tub, a cowboy pool, and a fire pit ringed by boulders.
The peak of the A-frame, glazed gable to gable — a low sectional, a wood stove, a record player, and a wall of glass framing the boulders.
A full chef’s kitchen in warm oak and unlacquered brass — gas range, espresso, and everything you need to skip the drive into town.
King bed
A king bed beneath a skylight cut straight at the night sky. Pull the linen shade or leave it open and fall asleep under the stars.
The big platforms add a ~14% guest service fee at checkout. Book straight with me and that fee simply isn’t there. Here’s a 3-night stay, side by side.
The apps add ~14% at checkout. Booking here, that fee never appears — same house, ~15% less.
Your message comes straight to me, Della. I answer usually within the hour, before and during your stay.
Full refund up to 14 days out. Life happens — message me and we’ll figure it out.
Book direct and you’re on the list: early access to dates, a returning-guest rate, and the off-menu local tips.
Pick check-in, check-out, and your party size right here. You’ll see live availability, the nightly rate, and your all-in total — no fees hidden for checkout.
Send the request straight to me. I confirm fast — usually within the hour — and you pay securely, direct, with no app service fee added.
Once you’re booked I send the exact address, the smart-lock plan, and my private local guide — the dark-sky calendar, the taco truck, the trailheads.
Your door code is texted the morning you arrive. Let yourself in any time after 4pm, run the hot tub, and disappear into the desert.
The photos don’t oversell it — if anything they undersell the quiet. We did the hot tub under the stars every single night. Della texted us a sky chart and a taco-truck tip. We booked direct next time and saved a chunk.
Brought two kids and our lab. Fully fenced, so the dog ran free; the cowboy pool saved the afternoons. Self check-in was seamless. Della even left crayons for the kids. Felt like staying at a friend’s far cooler house.
Came to write for a week. The workspace and the Starlink were genuinely fast, the record player was a gift, and I’ve never slept better than under that star-skylight. The kind of place that ruins you for normal hotels.
The park, the honky-tonk, the dark sky in your own backyard — my real picks, with the tips you won’t get from the app.
SeeThe reason you came. 800,000 acres of boulders, twisted Joshua trees, and the kind of quiet that resets you.
Della’s tipGo at golden hour. Park entry is reserved-timed in spring — I’ll text you the link to grab a slot before you arrive.
EatThe legendary high-desert honky-tonk — mesquite BBQ, stiff drinks, and surprise sets from very famous people.
Della’s tipTuesday open-mic is a sleeper. Reservations book out weeks ahead; walk in at the bar around 4pm.
SeeWe’re in a Bortle 3 sky. On a new moon you’ll see the Milky Way’s dust lanes with your naked eye from the hot tub.
Della’s tipThere’s a sky chart and a red-light flashlight by the door. New-moon weekends are the darkest — ask me when they fall.
Google reviews, dark-sky updates on X, and a few frames from Instagram — clipped to the board.
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1.7kSame A-frame, same host — about 15% less than the apps charge at checkout, with a flexible cancellation policy and me on the other end of every message. Check your dates and request to book in under a minute.
