We stumbled into Indio late on the next to last day of our trip from Florida to LA, and we were not looking forward to bouncing from place to place looking for a room. We stopped at the Date Tree first and from the moment I walked into the lobby, I was sold. It was clean, spacious, the staff was friendly and helpful. I received an unbelievably fare rate for a really nice room. One huge plus was the DVD player in the room (why this hasn't become standard, I don't know). There are DVD's to rent at the front desk. The town was beautiful. It was like being in a movie from the 30's. The town, and the hotel, had this old Hollywood feel that was great. Plus, we found the local In'N'Out, which is a must in California. Top-notch staff. About 30 minutes into our stay, I received a call making sure our room was adequate. There was just such pride in the service. It was wonderful really.