The Desert Rose: Cheerful 3 Bedroom in Great Location!

The host was very accommodating. We appreciated that she allowed us to use a different unit the first night when the power went out so we could finish preparing our dinner. However, we were a little disappointed in the actual unit we stayed in. The pictures indicated it was newer and in better shape. We had to remove the pneumatic door closure on back door due to noise. It wasn't as clean as we expected, and the fresh wax on the artificial wood floors was a slip hazard until we wiped much of it off. We still had a great time; just wish the bats had arrived at the Carlsbad Cavern so we could have viewed their nightly flight out of the cave.

We stayed here to visit Carlsbad caverns. It was sufficient but there was an ant problem in the kitchen. We slept cozy. It was a comfortable place. We cooked in but the dishes were dirty and there were crumbs in all the drawers. We cleaned up before we left. Overall it was a good stay.

The property is located in a great neighborhood and is very clean. We were surprised at how large it was and it was very cute. The beds were very comfortable. We enjoyed the location as it was easy to get to our day trip locations. I highly recommend staying here!

Overall, the home was very cute and cozy, but we had a few things that are worth noting.#1 and most concerning: 3 smoke detectors are missing in the two back bedrooms and the hallway. The other bedroom, kitchen, and living room smoke detectors are intact. Unfortunately, I didn't notice until the morning when I saw the base of the detector on the wall with the rest missing. If an electrical fire had started in one of the rooms while we were sleeping, it could have gone really badly, especially in the room that my young children slept in.#2 There were very sticky stripes around the rug in the living room. I assume it was some sort of adhesive to keep the previous rug that was bigger in size than the current one. If we stepped on it, it stayed stuck to shoes or socks and then transferred to anywhere else we walked.#3 There was dirt in the shower and the nightstand in the kids' room. I assume it came through the windows from the dust storm. Not sure if there's a way to fix windows so that doesn't happen if dust storms happen frequently.