
The Vintage Car Bed
A restored 1950s car turned into a bed, with a custom stargazing roof that can be pulled back to open it to the sky.
Airbnb LuxeYucca Valley, California · Joshua Tree
Designed down to the detail
Stargaze Escape packs a restored vintage car bed, a stock-tank pool, a stained-glass phone booth and thousands of landscaped cacti onto one fenced desert lot. One guest called it "curated to perfection." Inside it's a comfortable modern home — two king bedrooms, a full kitchen, one bath — with a backyard unlike anywhere else you'll stay. Much of the custom metalwork is by Emerick's Ironworks.
Airbnb Luxe
Airbnb Luxe is Airbnb's collection of high-end homes, and it makes up less than 1% of all Airbnb listings worldwide. To be part of it, a home has to meet Airbnb's standards for design, amenities and the guest experience, from the quality of the finishes and the privacy of the setting to the kitchen, the bedrooms and the outdoor spaces. It has to keep meeting them to stay in the collection. Booking a Luxe home works the same way as any other stay on Airbnb.
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The signature
Out in the courtyard sits a restored vintage car with a real bed where the seats used to be. Its custom stargazing roof can be pulled back, so the bed opens straight up to the desert sky. On a clear, moonless night the Milky Way stretches overhead, or as one guest put it, "endless stars."

Water & warmth
Cool off in the pool below the vintage Endless Summer sign through the hot hours, then move to the private hot tub as the sun goes down and the desert cools. Both sit under open sky — no roof between you and the stars.
The film
One minute at Stargaze, inside and out: the car bed, the stained-glass phone booth, the fire pit and the hot tub under the Mojave stars. Sound on.
What you get
The lot is fenced, private and meant to be used — indoors and out, from morning coffee at the boulder dining table to a late night around the fire pit.
See every corner
A restored 1950s car turned into a bed, with a custom stargazing roof that can be pulled back to open it to the sky.

Thousands of cacti, agave and Joshua trees, landscaped across a fully fenced desert lot.

A stock-tank pool under the vintage Endless Summer sign, and a private hot tub open all year.

A gas fire pit ringed with boulder seating — no smoke, no sparks, easy stargazing.

A restored telephone booth with stained-glass panels, standing out among the cacti — the most photographed corner of the garden.

A full kitchen with a dining table built around a natural boulder, and desert views through the window.
The grounds
Gravel paths edged with natural boulders wind past thousands of cacti, agave and Joshua trees to the phone booth, the vintage signs and plenty of quiet corners for photos. The whole desert lot is private and fenced — bring the dog.
In their words
An Airbnb Luxe home and a Guest Favourite, hosted by a local Superhost team. Every review below is a real guest, quoted as written.
“Wow! The detail. The size of the space. The amenities. The LIGHTING. Everything was immaculate. Also, the beds were sooo comfortable. A lot of thought went into curating this space, and it shows. Hope to stay here again.”
EmilySanta Monica, California · August 2026“This is a one of a kind stay! my family and I loved it and would stay again.”
BlakeLos Angeles, California · June 2026“Amazing property and beautiful experience overall. The property was curated to perfection.”
KiraEdmonton, Canada · June 2026“We absolutely loved our stay here! Such a peaceful retreat with easy access to multiple great places in Joshua tree. The property was beautiful and the attention to detail was incredible!”
MaraenaSierra Vista, Arizona · May 2026“10/10 experience all around. The place is even more gorgeous than it looks, was perfectly clean, and the host was always super responsive. Would stay here again in a heartbeat!”
LaurenLos Angeles, California · May 2026“Great place, you can tell there was a thought put in and a theme to everything.”
AnishGlenview, Illinois · May 2026The property
Ten frames from the desert lot — the star wall after dark, the fire pit under the stars, the car bed at sunset. All ninety are in the gallery.
View the full galleryWhen to come
Mild winter days and cold nights, the spring wildflower weeks, summer heat that sends everyone to the pool, and the autumn climbing season. Pick a month for its weather, crowds, night sky and events.
All twelve monthsGetting here
The house is in Yucca Valley, a couple of minutes from La Copine on Highway 247, about 25 minutes from the park's west entrance and about 50 minutes from Palm Springs. Here is every route guests take, with the stops worth making on the way.
Every routeEat & drink
Breakfast spots, dinner, saloons, Mexican food, bakeries and the grocery run in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Pioneertown and Twentynine Palms, with drive times from the house.
Eat & drink guide
Breakfast and weekend brunch near Joshua Tree: diners and cafes in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley, with drive times.
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Lunch near Joshua Tree by town: delis that pack food for the park and sit-down lunches in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms and Morongo Valley.
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Dinner near Joshua Tree by town: Yucca Valley, Pioneertown, Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley and Highway 247, with booking tips and drive times.
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Bars and saloons near Joshua Tree, town by town: Old West saloons, a 1950s airport lounge, jazz, breweries and dive bars, with drive times and late-night tips.
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Trails, viewpoints, towns, art, day trips and the darkest skies near the house, each checked against the park service and the places themselves.
All local guides
Barker Dam Trail in Joshua Tree is an easy 1.1-mile loop past a historic ranchers' dam and a rock art site. When there's water, parking, history and dog rules.
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Hidden Valley Nature Trail is an easy one-mile loop through a rock-walled valley in Joshua Tree. Trail details, picnic area, climbing, parking and dog rules.
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Keys View is a drive-up overlook in Joshua Tree at about 5,185 feet, looking over the Coachella Valley and the San Andreas Fault. The drive, haze and crowds.
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Skull Rock and Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree: the roadside rock, a 1.7-mile nature loop, the campground, nearby trails, dog rules and the drive from Yucca Valley.
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Where to stargaze around Joshua Tree — an International Dark Sky Park — from the house itself to park pull-offs, the free Sky's the Limit Observatory and the Night Sky Festival.
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Pioneertown, California: an 1880s movie set built in 1946 that's now a working Old West town. Mane Street, Pappy & Harriet's and how to spend an afternoon, 18 minutes away.
Read →The journal
43 posts on the park, the night sky, the food, the seasons and the house.
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Stargaze Escape is an Airbnb Luxe home. What Luxe is, where it came from, the standards a Luxe home has to meet, and how booking one works.
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Winter is the quiet season in Yucca Valley: cool days, cold clear nights, an early sunset and the hot tub. A two-night plan for December through February.
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The freestanding tub inside the house looks out through a wide opening at the star screen and the evening sky. When to use it and what you see.
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Your desert weekend
Two king bedrooms, four guests, and some of the darkest night skies in California.
Photo credits on this page: Joshua Tree Landscape with Snow (54380704275).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Joshua trees and snow capped mountains (31727726703).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Wildflowers by Keys View Road (26413348342).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Joshua Tree Flowers in Bloom (51915511242).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Beavertail Cactus in the Wonderland of Rocks. (36736804261).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Indian Cove Campground; Twentynine Palms, CA - 12660944675.jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Night sky of Joshua Tree National Park (35211054330).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Afternoon Storm over Cholla Cactus Garden (52397977619).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Sunset at Joshua Tree National Park (21123226221).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Rock Climber at Joshua Tree National Park - 2.jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Campfire at Jumbo Rocks campground (16116721080).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Crescent moon and Joshua tree silhouette at sunset (50733907513).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Wind energy near Palm Springs (30873356400).jpg by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain · Cabazon-Dinosaurs-2.jpg by Jllm06, CC0 · Menifee viewed from Menifee Hills.jpg by Z3lvs, CC0 · CA62sb TwentyninePalmsHwy 1 20170910.jpg by Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · View of I-10 near Desert Center, CA 20110809 1.jpg by DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thermometer Baker California, 2019.jpg by Gayinspandex1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palm Springs International Airport-1.jpg by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · LA Ontario Airport from the Air (ONT) San Bernadino, Cty, California.jpg by Northwalker, CC0 · LAX Cell Phone Parking Lot.jpg by Northwalker, CC0 · Barker Dam Joshua Tree December 2013 003.jpg by King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hidden Valley Trail 01.jpg by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joshua tree keys view pano more vertical.jpg by Matthew Field, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunset from the Skull Rock Trail; Jumbo Rocks (21113045388).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Headstone rock under the Milky Way (22829620378).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain · Pioneertown california saloon and bath house.jpg by Matthew Field, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Joshua Tree Desert with Snow (54380703995).jpg by Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain. More on our photo credits page.