Indian Palms Vacation Club

First time at this resort. Overall we enjoyed our stay. It's a gated facility, with key-card entry gates. On the positive side, the staff is very friendly and helpful. Housekeeping was outstanding (our unit was spotless). The Pool areas are nice. Our 2-bedroom unit was large and roomy (except for bathrooms and kitchen) and adequately stocked with kitchen items, towels, pillows, blankets. The grounds are generally in good condition. The furniture was very nice (recently upgraded), and beds/bedding were comfortable. TVs worked very well. Location is great for golf (Indian Palms golf course is on site...it's fine for any golfer, but needs some maintenance work in a number of areas). Facility is close to just about anywhere in Indio, but is a 20-30 minute drive to the west end of the valley. On the down side the unit is very dated. Cabinets have been painted over too many times, some of the hardware is broken, and the bathrooms are small (especially the 1/2 bath). Counters in baths and kitchen don't appear to have been remodeled or repaired since the unit was built. That being said, everything (including hot water and plumbing) worked very well. Our Unit was a 2-story (living/dining downstairs, bedrooms upstairs). So it you don't care for stairs or have trouble getting up/down (it was hard to haul luggage up them), then this is not the place for you. Facility is part of the Indian Palms residential community. It has 18 (yes, 18) HOAs, and it's a kind of odd looking in many ways. There are beautiful homes, with nicely manicured yards. Then across the street are units that are very "under-maintained" for lack of a better description. Consequently the Registration Office can be hard to find as it's mixed in with some of the units and the sign is small. We didn't use the laundry facilities, but we were not impressed with them. Many washers/dryers were out of order, and they work off an app on your phone (not coin operated). Most the working units were very beat up. Supposedly they are all being replaced (which would be a good thing). If your unit is close to one of the, then lucky you...otherwise it could be a hike, and you'll likely be driving to the laundry room. All in all, for the price we paid for the week, it was a reasonable stay. However, we likely wouldn't return as we just can't do stairs as well as we used too. If it were on one level, then we'd consider returning.

We traded our timeshare with GPX from SanJuan Capistrano and were unimpressed with the condo. Although it was recently painted and made over, it was old and dated in many ways. Old cabinets, old countertops, old bathroom shower and tub. The kitchen lights would dim and flicker when using the microwave. Mattress was comfortable but the one side had no support and a sunken spot from apparently a very large person. Internet was spotty and would cut out at times in addition to being slow. No gym, laundry area quite a distance from the condo. Location in Indio is less than ideal as most of the restaurants and shopping are in Palm Desert or La Quinta.

It has a bit of age to it, but that was part of the charm. Driving by LadyBird Johnson Street was quite the keen time. We got to see a roadrunner roaming down the street, and hanging out with pro golfers was quite the treat. They have 3 gold courses in the timeshare. So if you like Old Hollywood, hanging out with the PGA, or even going to Joshua Tree National Park (30 minutes away), this is the place for you.

We were looking forward to a restful time in Indio. We had issues from the start. The unit was very run down and needs a major upgrade. The Wi-Fi is atrocious. The gate access was a joke. First it was there is a camera system that recognizes your license plate, Wrong, then it is, here is a key card that will work at any gate, wrong. The unit was to be cleaned twice that week. Well if we hadn't gone down to ask about it, that wouldn't happen. So I totally recommend not ever staying at Indian Palms.

Booked this spot through RCI for a friend’s wedding and it was decently situation. This would be a really good spot for Coachella. The way in was a little confusing, but essentially, once you put in the address on Google maps you’re taken to the entrance with a guard station. From there, you can put in directions for the Indian Palms Vacation Club main office, and that’s where you’ll check in/can navigate how to get to your unit from there. I was in a space that could hold up to 6 people and the 5 of us fit okay. There was one king bed, two twins, and a pullout couch that was a full size. They didn’t clean our rooms during the 3 days we were there as they only come on certain days during the week. Free parking but you’re limited to two passes. Limit one for the transponder and if you lose it, it’s a $250 fee. There is a kitchen and it has a fridge/microwave/dishwasher. There is a hairdryer in the cabinet. All the bedrooms were located upstairs. The gated community it’s located in is very quiet. We couldn’t quite figure out how to work the coffee machine and there’s no water filter but there were supermarkets/a target close by. There’s only one bathroom with a shower; the downstairs one didn’t have one. There is a pool and hot tub nearby. Overall, it’s a decent place to sleep.

Not what I was expecting. I am staying here for a week and am not impressed. $25 per day resort fee yet this is NO resort. No private balcony, the outside area from the back of the room is shared with the residents and other guests. Pool is small. No fitness center, no rec room, no sauna. Internet doesn't reach our room and we can't connect any devices. Nothing that really equates this to a resort except for the little signs in the room saying you're at a hotel. Otherwise it feels like an airbnb. Office is only open til 5pm and they don't forward their phones so if you call after hours it just rings and rings. (My check in information didn't show their other on call number) Upon arrival the front gate security said there's no hotel here and to just drive around to the back and hope i find it. Sounds good. So what are we paying an additional $175 for??? You can't even order supplies for your room after 3pm. After that it's "emergencies only". THE RESORT FEE IS A JOKE BC WHAT AM I EVEN GETTING THAT IS ANYTHING RESORT LIKE?????? NEVER COMING BACK.