Palms Desert Natural Park Holidays from £234

Location, staff

Clean and pleasant property, a stone's throw from the beach. Great air con and easy-to-reach hosts.

We were mislead. The first photo on your website was the view of the roof garden, which was a huge draw- especially with the backdrop of the beach. However when we arrived we read the note that the roof garden was private. "No access"! The two flats were interchangeable on your web page. The photos were mixed up and we had no knowledge which flat was ours until we arrived. Also they are both described as suitable for 8 people. We are a family of 8. Only 6 beds were made up, and no spare bedding for the sofa beds. The kitchen was poorly equipped, with only 7 cups in the cupboard and no tea towels or oven gloves. The lack of sockets in the kitchen area made it difficult to use the appliances. I suggest a large cafetière (needing no plug) would be more suitable than the small electric coffee maker which had small capacity. Also the wall cupboard is far too high making it impossible to reach to the second shelf (unless you were 6 feet tall) However, we loved the position of the flat - it was very suitable for access to the beach, and also to watch the marathon!

It was an unpleasant experience; the bed linens were dirty, the breakfast was meager, and the staff were inattentive.

Building spelled like there was a sewer leak. M