Boyntons’ Hacienda Del Sol Resort

Hacienda del Sol is a hidden gem in San Diego County! It’s the perfect little hideaway! Smack dab in the middle of the desert town of Borrego Springs, it screams rustic, quirky kitchiness. Even the sign out front is perfect! The owners are super nice, the grounds are well kept, the pool is relaxing, and the rooms are very clean. There are places to grill, picnic, and play games outside. There are also tons of books, magazines, and DVDs that you can borrow from the lobby (free wi-​fi in lobby, too). From the hacienda grounds, you can walk to Carlee’s, Red Ocotillo, and all the other shops and restaurants near Christmas Circle. Hellhole Canyon, Palm Canyon, the Breceda sculptures, and the Anza-​Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center are just a short drive away. This place is just so charming and comfortable. I am definitely coming back!

Hacienda Del Sol is a wonderful little hidden gem in the desert of San Diego County. If you’re looking for a weekend away from it all, this is the place.
The managers Mike and Cathy have been here for 20+ years and do everything to keep their patrons happy. Mike is always on the grounds keeping things running and personally shows up on your door step if you need anything.
There are three options for rooms here. The motels, the duplexes, or the cottages. The motel rooms are simple and good for a night or two. If you’re looking for the comforts of home, the duplexes and cottages are for you. Both have full kitchenettes stocked with all the utensils you may need, bedrooms, living rooms with flat screens and pull out couches, as well as newly tiled bathrooms.
The pool area has plenty of shade as well as sun bathing area. It’s well kept, heated, and has both a shallow end as well as a deep end. There are places to barbecue as well as places to sit and stargaze. The office also has a full case of DVDs you can borrow.
Within walking distance, there are two coffee shops, a grocery store, a bank, and plenty of restaurants. There are plenty of places nearby to ride a bike as well. Only a couple miles away there are art sculptures displayed in the desert, they make for a wonderful adventure.
All and all Hacienda Del Sol is the place to stay. It is a unique gem in the little quirky town of Borrego Springs in the beautiful Anza-​Borrego state park. Check it out.

Great bargain hotel in very convenient location. Easy walk to restaurants, ice cream, bike rental shop and fruit stand. Lovely pool. Very clean although a bit worn. Friendly manager with free lending library of books, videos and magazines. Free tv and DVD player in room.

Been coming here for years! Simple, rustic rooms but really friendly staff who will do their best to meet your needs. They also really know the area. Just expect clean sheets and hot water in this desert getaway! If you want more than a simple room, get one of their free standing units…

Loved the duplex. Stayed with my grown kids and it felt like I had my own little getaway in the desert. There were 6 of us. Togetherness!
Basic but authentic. Nice private porch.

I’ve stayed here a couple of times now, in standard rooms and duplex cottages. The beds are quite uncomfortable, otherwise the operators and atmosphere are great. If they invest in some new mattresses, the place would have a 5-​star rating from me. I’ll look elsewhere for lodging until they upgrade the beds… a good night’s sleep is important.

This is a great little motel for the price. I stayed in one of the motel rooms. It’s kind of kitschy and definitely worn around the edges, but it’s clean, the owners are very pleasant and helpful and the grounds are desert cacti beautiful. It was a wonderful base to explore Anza Borrego State Park and I really liked being able to walk to dinner from there. Lots of DVDs and new magazines to borrow from the front office too. If you need Wi-​Fi you can hang out in the front office to access it. This motel is very quiet and peaceful and an ideal spot to recharge.

We booked this hotel a month in advance by stopping by and checking out the rooms. We stayed here on March 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd during the Tierra Del Sol Desert Safari. The rooms were just what we expected. The room rates were priced right knowing how expensive Palm Canyon Resort charges for a night stay. The linens were clean and changed daily. No Wi-​Fi but Mike provided books and free DVD movies to check out. It’s a very peaceful hotel along the main street as Borrego is a sleepy town during the evenings. Very much like Poway after 9pm at night. I would highly recommend this hotel for someone that is into hiking, off roading and or someone just passing through that is on a tight budget but still wants to get a good nights rest. It’s close to all the restaraunts. It met my needs and the people that run it are very friendly and helpful.

This review is for their $ 75.00 basic room. It sucks. The bed is very hard and produced a lot of back aches for me. No Wi-​Fi. The walls are thin and you can hear your neighbors TV (and other stuff they’re doing). The furniture inside is all mismatched, rickety, and looking more like used patio chairs.
The pros is that the shower produces good pressure and gets very hot. It’s also located within walking distance to most of the restaurants and shops.

I suppose it all depends upon what you’re looking for.
If you’re in the market for a luxury suite, this ain’t it.
Rustic, desert hideaway? You’ve found it. Emphasis on the «rustic».
Don’t expect much and you’ll like it here. The only complaint I have is the bed is very uncomfortable. I can feel the springs popping through and it makes for a crappy night’s sleep. The rest of it; old carpet, mismatched, cheap furniture (there’s a patio chair in my room), 5 wire hangers, etc., well, I’m really fine with all of that. As long as a place is clean, has clean sheets and towels, and a comfy bed. This place fails on the comfy bed part.
I love the grounds and the pool. You have to like desert to like that though. I love the location to this tiny, nothing town too. I can walk to get everything I want.
It was pricey for what we got. $ 75 a night in January for a room that would be priced $ 45 a night any where else. But I’m told the whole town is priced like that, so.. .
We wanted to disappear for 3 days. This is the place to do it!

Old place with rad grounds. The best central location in Anza

Bed was really lousy: sank and I could even feel the springs. The room had potential of midcentury modern architecture but looked unrenovated since construction 60 years ago. Location is good: next door to supermarket. Upside of the duplex we stayed in was the full kitchen and full size fridge, so we could eat in. Still if I came again I would probably pay more for a more attractive and comfortable surroundings.
Overall ok as a substitute for camping on a cold winter visit but not exactly a relaxing desert vacation hideaway.

$ 160 for a casita here is more then a little, how do you say… ridonculous? Has a convienient location in the «downtown» borrego springs area and has a decent modernist pedigree with some updating of the inventory done fairly recently, but not particularly well. Air conditioning in our room was ably provided by a «swamp cooler.» Pool looked presentable, but we didn’t try it. Bed was a three star experience at best. Owners are low key and stay out of your way. Unlike my wife I would not recommend saving the $$$ by getting a motel room– I think the privacy is worth the money, and the hotel room costs, relatively speaking, the same ridiculous amount for what you get.
Might stay here again, but would probably try the chi-​chi looking «resort» down a few blocks before coming back.

This was the first hotel in borrego springs, constructed in 1947, with later additions completed by a noted mid-​century local architect Richard Zerbe in 1956 — our mid-​century cottage (with full kitchen) was inexplicably $ 160 a night — the post beam construction and full floor to ceiling windows were somewhat offset by late ’80’s thrift store vintage furniture and rose-​patterned window coverings and décor — that said, our cottage was very clean and the bathroom as brand new — except for the salton sea-​like smell emanating from the shower and sink drains, no major complaints.
There was also a large heated pool in the middle of the very cool natural desert landscaping, which looked pretty inviting. The Hacienda de Sol has a regulation size foosball table in the lobby, and a wide selection of DVD’s– with DVD players in the rooms. The motel has regular motel rooms for $ 70 or so a night, little duplexes and stand alone cottages. The Haceinda is located in «downtown» borrego springs, walking distance from Carlee’s, the Mall and the ice cream place.
would stay here again, but would maybe get a motel room to save some $$.