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Pioneertown, CA · Joshua Tree

Pioneertown Motel

The 1946 movie-set hotel where Roy Rogers stayed — 20 rooms, Pappy & Harriet's next door.

Rustic AmericanaRetro Motor LodgeHistoric InnPlayful · RetroStone & Timber

Pioneertown Motel is a rustic americana hotel in Pioneertown, CA, part of the Joshua Tree. The 1946 movie-set hotel where Roy Rogers stayed — 20 rooms, Pappy & Harriet's next door.

It sits in our Rustic Americana category, occupying a historic inn, with a playful · retro mood and a material palette that leans stone & timber. 20 rooms. Independently owned and operated. The restaurant is notable on its own merits.

A full review is still ahead

We haven’t published our first-person write-up of Pioneertown Motelyet. When we do, it’ll land in the same voice as our Piaule, Troutbeck, and Inness reviews. In the meantime, the facts on the right and the tags above will tell you most of what we know.

See similar hotels: more Rustic Americana hotels · every Joshua Tree hotel · more historic inn conversions

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