Furnace Creek Ranch

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224-room hotel set along Highway 190 next to the National Park Service Visitor Center. Amenities include a classic town square with towering date palms and mission California architecture, a new restaurant, ice cream and coffee bar, general store with souvenirs as well as groceries, and you can have drinks and dinner in the must-see Last Kind. There is also a lovely pool with views of the mountains,