Hilton Grand Vacations Club Palm Desert

Embarc has been a family trip destination for years! This time I enjoyed it solo! Same great experience :) The service is amazing. Their staff is willing to lend a helping hand in everything and anything. I will continue to come here for years to come. This was my first time coming on a non-holiday week and it was the best ever! It was peaceful and quiet and a nice change of scenery. The people that come to stay at Embarc are always pleasant and friendly as well. Overall, a place to guarantee a pleasant vacation. Everything you need is in your room, and if you need extra kitchen supplies not equipped in the kitchen, it is just a call away to the front desk...easy! They have supplies stored away to keep sanitized due to covid that you can check out at the front desk, which are fun to pass the time. They have pool table supplies, air hockey, pickle ball, basketball and more. You can also choose which movie to show at their theater (a must do)! Highly recommend this place!!!!

園區整體上非常nice，實景震撼程度要高於照片上看到的，房間內部設施其實非常現代，沒有古早陳舊的感覺。

房間寬敞舒適，滿意。

Positives: 1) the grounds and pools are beautiful and beautifully maintained; 2) the unit we stayed in was immaculate and extremely well-stocked; 3) quiet, peaceful setting; 4) easy access to Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, and great hiking areas. Negatives (or just kind of oddities which other guests might be fine with): 1) after check-in, you are totally on your own -- think more Air B and B style rather than hotel style. Seriously. No one checked in to see if we needed fresh towels, more coffee, trash taken out, had questions about how to work anything, were still alive, etc. Not once the entire week we stayed. It was weird and unexpected but not tragic. I have stayed at hotels that cost 1/3 of this place and at least the trash gets taken out and coffee replenished. When we went to the front desk and specifically requested towels or tea bags or how to work something, items and information were cheerily handed over though so there's that; 2) second-floor units do not have elevators so this old lady recovering from knee surgery had to lug suitcases and grocery bags up and down a set of steep stairs the entire week (my bad for not checking ahead on this but now you are forewarned); 3) insane up charges for things like bike rentals; 4) the world's smallest gym, which was actually pretty crowded. It's just a trade-off on what you are looking for in a place to stay and a matter of knowing what to expect.

Booked via Hilton.com. Hilton even confirmed the reservation. Upon arrival was turned away Due that the room not being available and that we would be responsible for finding other accommodations elsewhere. We got no assistance with accommodations that night. We had 3m baby and family in tow.

Over $1700 for 3 nights. Beige tiled room with view of parking lot and a bathtub where the sofa should be. Empty minbar and $10 bottles of evian. Front desk amazingly slow. Poorly equipped fitness room. Amenities— what amenities? The towel? Restaurant/ bar too rowdy to eat in— my cousin’s watch even warned him about the decibel level. We had to leave. What a huge mistake to stay here.

We stayed in a 2-bedroom villa. My husband's sister stayed in the 2nd bedroom with 2 twin beds. The price was nearly $800/night after fees and taxes were added. It was a splurge but we wanted to pay for my sister-in-law's stay and there weren't many other options in the area. We stayed 3 nights. For the price, we expected more. The decor is a bit dated. The linens on the bed were not especially luxurious; there wasn't a thick blanket, duvet or bedspread so the bed wasn't very cozy. The toilet paper was cheap and rough. Housekeeping was by request only. There was a packet of coffee in the room, but there wasn't any complementary bottled water. A box of date treats would have been a nice touch. There weren't any robes or slippers. All of these are minimal cost extras that would have increased the value delivered for the money. The layout of the 2nd bedroom is really weird. There is a large open shower in the same room as the beds, and a step in tub with a shower. The water in the shower was never hot enough. There is no dining on-site, but there is a grocery store and restaurants nearby. We ended up going to El Paseo for dinner every night. The location of the resort may be great for golfers, but it wasn't especially convenient for the activities we did (Aerial tramway, Joshua Tree, Indian Canyon, dining). There are several pools, including pools designated for adults only. The pool near our room was quiet at first, but then filled with screaming children. It was nice to be able to be able to go to another pool that was adults only. The fitness center is fairly small, but there is a Peloton bike, an elliptical and a treadmill along with a pull down weight machine and free weights. There is a laundry room in the building, but no laundry within the unit itself.

We have been visiting this resort for over 20 years and it never disappoints. The amenities are great and the weather never lets you down in the valley. We had the grandkids with us so the pool visits were to the main pool that also has a kids pool that is under 2' deep.

The resort is in excellent condition. The room was a 2nd floor, one bedroom, one bath unit. The only problem we had was a shortage of hot water, which was on-going, but only effected the shower. The manager gave us a generous discount (without being asked) because of this. The grounds are immaculately maintained, in classic desert style. The resort is surrounded by the Desert Willow Golf Course, so is very beautiful. The Terrace restaurant at the country club is nice and we got a discount when dining there. A grocery store, fully stocked, is about a mile away, easily accessed. The weather was fantastic, mid 70's every day and the location is central to almost all of the natural sites available in the area, the botanical gardens/zoo is 15 minutes away, maybe 20. Joshua Tree is fifty miles off and Indian Canyon is maybe 30 minutes away or so. We loved seeing the natural, native palms growing so huge there and the gorgeous rock formations are everywhere, all around. We were very comfortable at this resort, wonderful bedding and a nice, new TV too. DVD Movies are available for free, but we found most of them were pretty old.