A pool for the day, a hot tub for the night.

There are three ways to get in the water here, and each one belongs to a different part of the day. This is also the corner of the lot with the star wall, the perforated steel screen that glows after dark.

The stock-tank pool

Set below a vintage Endless Summer sign, the stock-tank pool is where the hot hours go. It's the right size to cool off, float and reset between adventures — dip in after a morning in the park, then dry off on the gravel with the sun on your back. It sits under open sky, so there's nothing between you and the desert blue.

The hot tub

As the sun drops and the desert cools, the night moves to the private hot tub. It's open all year — and a soak out here after dark, with the stars filling in overhead, is one of the things guests write home about. "The hot tub was the star of the show," one review put it.

The courtyard soaking tub

Inside, an indoor soaking tub opens onto its own private courtyard — pull the curtains back and you get the calm of a bath with a slice of desert sky. It's the quiet third option when you don't feel like the pool or the tub.

Keeping it good for everyone

A couple of small courtesies keep the water lovely: no glass anywhere near the pool or hot tub, a quick rinse before you get in, and the hot-tub lid back on when you're done. See the full house rules — there aren't many.