Joshua Tree is otherworldly. At this new hotel, you'll feel like you're sleeping on Mars

"Designer and DIY influencer Ben Uyeda is one of the visionaries behind Reset Hotel, the first new hotel to be built from the ground up in the Joshua Tree area in 15 years. Building a minimalist, modular compound on commercially zoned land was a way to help accommodate the influx of desert vacationers without impacting local housing supply."

"Dressed in torn cargo pants and beat up Vans, architectural designer and DIY influencer Ben Uyeda was stretched out poolside in a rare moment of repose on a recent Tuesday evening at Reset, his new hotel in 29 Palms. "This is the best time to watch the mountains," he said, looking south toward the direction of Joshua Tree National Park. "Right now they look really jagged, but they'll turn soft and orange as the sun sets.""

"Reset, which opened to the public this summer, is a new kind of hotel for the high desert: Modern. Minimal. Modular. While the pool area with its hot tub, sauna and thoughtful landscaping is pure desert luxury, the rest of the hotel consists of 65 rectangular-shaped, free-standing rooms laid out in neat rows. Each sparsely furnished room is outfitted with carefully selected amenities that suggest a highly curated camping trip - a stylish solar lantern, in-room pour-over coffee, an outdoor fire pit and, most importantly, a sturdy cushion on the private outdoor patio for stargazing."

Reset Hotel opened in 29 Palms as the first ground-up hotel in the Joshua Tree area in 15 years, placed on commercially zoned land to avoid affecting local housing. The property emphasizes modern, minimal, modular design with 65 rectangular, free-standing rooms arranged in neat rows and boxy, corrugated exteriors. Public amenities include a pool, hot tub, sauna and desert-conscious landscaping. Rooms include curated, camping-inspired touches such as a solar lantern, in-room pour-over coffee, outdoor fire pit and a sturdy patio cushion for stargazing. Interior design was led by Gry Space collaborators Emi Kitawaki and Jen Whitaker alongside Ben Uyeda.

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