Ridgecrest Hotels

Free hot breakfast is served each morning at Hampton Inn Ridgecrest, and a take-out version is available for guests departing early. The inn has a quiet location in town, 400 feet from China Lake Boulevard, bordering undeveloped land to the east. The three floor building is surrounded by gardens and a god sized parking lot, with a sheltered outdoor pool/sundeck/hot tub on one side. All guest rooms contain a microwave & refrigerator, while the studio suites offer extra living space and a sofa bed. A fitness center, business center, meeting space and coin-operated laundry are also provided.

The SpringHill Suites by Marriott brings economically priced, all suite accommodation to Ridgecrest - the clean, modern property has 93 oversized rooms that all contain a microwave, sink and refrigerator, plus a large work desk and a full size pull-out sofa bed. Free breakfast buffet is served each morning and there are many restaurants along the main road - China Lakes Boulevard. The hotel is located on the north side of Ridgecrest, a short distance from the main entrance to China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.

Most of the large stores in Ridgecrest are a short walk from the Clarion Inn, including Home Depot and K-Mart - the hotel is quite centrally positioned at the Drummond Avenue - China Lake Boulevard intersection, adjacent to Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. There is one restaurant/lounge onsite and many more within half a mile. Guest rooms are in several blocks around an outdoor pool and garden, all surrounded by ample parking space. A selection of meeting rooms can accommodate events of up to 360 people. Wi-fi is complimentary though breakfast is not.

Ridgecrest's Clarion Pointe is a basic, low-priced, exterior corridor establishment, enclosed by similar properties on three sides, and located near the south edge of the city along China Lake Boulevard. There are several restaurants close by to the north and a few more half a mile south, together with three large stores (Walmart, Staples, Albertson's). An outdoor pool is the principal amenity, overlooked by half of the rooms, while other facilities are wi-fi, guest laundry and free continental breakfast. Pets are allowed.

New for summer 2022, the 103 room/suite Holiday Inn Express is the latest addition to hotels along China Lake Blvd on the northeast side of the city, close to various restaurants and shops, and just across the street from the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. Wi-fi and daily hot breakfast buffet are complimentary. Recreation amenities are a fitness center and an outdoor pool. Guest rooms overlook undeveloped desert land to the east; all are equipped with a microwave and a refrigerator.

The Best Western China Lake Inn has a south central location in Ridgecrest, along China Lake Boulevard (CA 178) in a mostly residential district though close to various shops and half a dozen restaurants. The inn occupies a 52 room building on two exterior corridor floors, with parking at the front and a small outdoor pool, hot tub & bbq area at the rear; all guest accommodations contain a microwave, refrigerator, ironing facilities & coffee maker. China Lake, and the entrance to the huge Naval Weapons Center, is 2 miles north along the main road.

One of a group of hotels along China Lake Boulevard a few blocks south of the center of Ridgecrest, the Quality Inn is a quite a large property with 86 microwave/refrigerator-equipped rooms, some with views southwards towards the edge of town and the start of the desert. The main amenities are guest laundry, wireless internet access and an outdoor pool (seasonal) at the front, next to the main road. The inn provides free continental breakfast and is close to at least five restaurants.

Along Hwy 178 near the city center, the Suburban Studios provides affordable, long stay accommodations; the apartment-style rooms all include a full kitchen. Free wi-fi and guest laundry are the main amenities. The rooms are distributed in several exterior corridor blocks, around the central parking area. There are plenty of restaurants and shops close by, to the west.

The Howard Johnson is one of the many similar, budget-priced, exterior corridor motels along China Lake Boulevard - on the west side, a few blocks north of the city center. Most guest rooms are on the ground floor, on three sides of the central parking lot. Facilities are limited to free wi-fi, free coffee & breakfast item, and a microwave/refrigerator in all accommodations. Right opposite is a shopping center, including supermarket and a good selection of restaurants.

Accommodations at Baymont Ridgecrest are in two exterior corridor, two story blocks, either side of the central parking lot, backing on to the Ridgecrest Civic Center, and just south of the major intersection of China Lake Blvd with Ridgecrest Blvd. All guest rooms contain a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker, and they have distant views of the Sierra Nevada to the west. Wi-fi and breakfast are complimentary.

At the northeast corner of Ridgecrest along Hwy 178, opposite the entrance to China Lake Naval Weapons Center, the Days Inn offers an outdoor pool, free breakfast, and all rooms with microwave & refrigerator. To the east, the main road passes the side road to the strange Trona Pinnacles after 20 miles and enters Death Valley National Park after 70 miles. There are three restaurants adjacent to the hotel and many more within a mile southwards, towards the town center.

The refrigerator/microwave-equipped guest rooms at the exterior corridor Super 8 Ridgecrest face north, looking over the parking lot towards an adjacent building. This is a small, limited-facility motel, reflected in the low rates, offering only free wi-fi and free continental breakfast. The location is relatively quiet; at the edge of a residential area on the south side of town, 0.4 miles from Ridgecrest City Hall. Two restaurants are adjacent.