The Holiday Inn Express hotel in Indio is quite close to the north side of the Coachella Valley, with some of its 125 rooms looking out over the San Bernadino Mountains that mark the edge of Joshua Tree National Park; others overlook the central courtyard/parking area with outdoor pool. The hotel is next to interstate 10, just east of exit 144 (Golf Center Pkwy), along Indio Springs Drive - on the east side of Indio, close to the Rancho Casa Blanca Country Club and next door to the Fantasy Springs Casino & Landmark Golf Course. The hotel provides free continental breakfast, while other dining is available at the casino down the road.

Towards the northwest side of Indio, the Best Western Date Tree Hotel is along Indio Blvd but set back a little from the road and has a relatively quiet location with houses on one side and a little patch of undeveloped land on the other. I-10 is half a mile north along Monroe St (exit 142), making the hotel an easy drive from the attractions in this part of California including the south entrance to Joshua Tree National Park just 28 miles away. The 118 rooms are divided into 3 blocks, surrounded by landscaped gardens containing many palm and date trees, with a hot tub and Olympic-size pool. Other amenities are free deluxe continental breakfast, DVD players in each room and a fitness center.

Indio's Quality Inn hotel at 43505 Monroe St is 2 blocks south of I-10 (exit 142), 2 blocks north of Indio Blvd and about a mile from the town center. This is a medium-sized property of 63 rooms and an outdoor pool, in a mixed residential/business district with 4 restaurants nearby and countless golf courses a short drive away. The motel has a newsstand and serves free full breakfast.