Eating & Sleeping
Tecopa 2
4 Cynthia’s Hostel, B&B $
(%760-852-4580; http://www.discovercynthias.
com; 2001 Old Spanish Trail Hwy; dm $22-25,
r $75-140, tepee $165; W) Match your budget
to the bed: an eclectically decorated room
or dormitory in a vintage trailer, or a canvas
tepee with fire pits and a comfy king-size bed.
Reservations essential.
Shoshone
5 Cafe C’est Si Bon Coffee Shop $
(Hwy 127; mains $6-8; husually 8am-4pm Wed-
Mon; Wc) At this solar-powered coffee and
teahouse with a world-music beat, the genial
chef-owner cooks ‘flexitarian’ breakfasts and
lunches like sweet crêpes and savory quiche.
Furnace Creek 4
5 19th Hole Bar & Grill American $
(www.furnacecreekresort.com; Furnace Creek
Golf Course, off Hwy 190; mains $8-12; hkitchen
10:30am-3:30pm Oct-May, bar till 4pm Mon-Fri,
5pm Sat & Sun) By the golf pro shop, this
verandah grill with views of the Panamint Range
has the juiciest burgers around.
5 49’er Cafe American $$
(www.furnacecreekresort.com; Ranch at Furnace
Creek, Hwy 190; mains $8-25; h7am-10:45am
& 11:30am-9pm Oct-May, 4-9pm only Jun-Sep;
Wc) Be prepared for long waits and crowded
tables, but surprisingly decent California fare,
at this Old West family-style restaurant next to
the general store.
4 Inn at Furnace Creek Hotel $$$
(%760-786-2345, 800-236-7916; http://www.
furnacecreekresort.com; Hwy 190; r $340-455;
hmid-Oct–mid-May; aWs) At this hilltop
adobe hotel with an elegant cocktail bar, the
1920s Mission-style buildings lie among palm-
shaded garden terraces with panoramic valley
views and a natural spring-fed swimming pool.
Stripped-down rooms are hardly sumptuous.4 NPS Campgrounds Campground $
(reservations %877-444-6777; http://www.nps.gov/
deva, http://www.recreation.gov; campsites free-$18;
hsome campgrounds year-round;^ c#) Of
the park’s nine campgrounds, only Furnace
Creek accepts reservations (from mid-October
through mid-April only). At peak times, like
during the spring wildflower bloom, all park
campsites fill by mid-morning.4 Ranch at
Furnace Creek Motel, Cabin $$
(%760-786-2345, 800-236-7916; http://www.
furnacecreekresort.com; Hwy 190; r $135-215;
aWsc) When sunset makes Death Valley
look aflame, check into the rustic motel rooms
and cabins at the ranch, which also has a natural
hot-springs swimming pool, horseback-riding
stables and the world’s lowest-elevation golf
course.Mesquite Flat 5
54 Stovepipe Wells Village Motel $$
(%760-786-2387; http://www.escapetodeathvalley.
com; Hwy 190; r $100-160, mains $8-25;
aWsc#) Newly spruced-up rooms
feature quality linens beneath cheerful Native
American–patterned bedspreads. The small
pool is cool, while the cowboy-style Toll Rd
Restaurant delivers three square all-American
meals a day.Beatty
4 Stagecoach Hotel Motel $
(%775-553-2419, 800-424-4946; http://www.
bestdeathvalleyhotels.com; 900 E Hwy 95 N,
Beatty; r $60-110; asWc#) Rooms are
bland but comfy enough for an overnight stay
in the podunk casino town of Beatty, just a few
miles east of the Rhyolite site.SOUTHERN.CALIFORNIA..32
.LIFE IN DEATH VALLEY