El Rancho Robles

Our experience at this hotel was extremely average. On the positive side our room was clean but for the price point we were very disappointed. For starters, even though we arrived exactly when we told them when we would when they reached out to us and asked I still had to call twice to get someone to show up at the office to check us in. Once we finally got to our room we realized that it was well past its prime but we were charged a premium price. I’m not saying anything was terrible but you should be warned to temper your expectations. I’m not exactly sure where we will stay on our next visit to Oracle but it definitely won’t be here.

My stay at El Rancho Robles was wonderful! The rooms were clean and felt like home. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The food served there was top notch. The property is beautiful and peaceful. I have no complaints and would stay there again in a heartbeat.

Our son chose this location for his wedding and reception. The ranch is very pretty. The Casitas and rooms are being remodeled. It was nice that everyone staying at the ranch was a wedding guest. They only rent rooms to those attending the wedding on weekends with events. This is nice. Any other time anyone can rent a room. We stayed in Stable room 12. Our room was very clean and nicely furnished. The room was small. Perfect size for a couple and one child. It was crowded with 3 adults. It was difficult to store luggage. There was no place to sit except outside on the porch or the bed. We were traveling with my 85-year-old mother-in-law. I was told the main room had a king-size bed and kitchenette. The small bedroom had a twin bed. The bathroom could be entered from the bedroom or the main room. It was small but had minimal stairs and was close to parking. The Casitas are bigger but have stairs into the rooms. The room was conveniently close to the reception site and had a fire pit out in front of the room. The only negative I could see was the wall between the small bedroom and the main room was open above the door so privacy was minimal. It also would be nice if the rooms had TVs. I know they emphasize coming to enjoy the outdoors and relax but traveling with an 85-year-old with Alzhiemers who loves TV was a bit stressful. She thought I hid the TV and I was punishing her. So a room with TV would be a nice option. If she was not with us not having a TV would not have been an issue. We also would have used the small bedroom to store our luggage and change clothes. That room was the size of a walk-in closet. Overall the place was lovely. I would stay again for another wedding or family reunion.

This place was a huge disappointment. What could have been a lovely ranch resort 50 years ago, has sadly not been maintained. The casita my friend and I stayed in was quite shabby. The carpet is old, worn and dirty. The porch and outdoor furnishings were very dirty, the window screen was hanging, the door sticks and you have to shove it to get inside. The air conditioning is a very small wall unit that doesn’t cool the room at all. The whole resort is in need of a total re-do. There is no restaurant or food at the inn, and no decent restaurants anywhere near. We even considered trying to find another place and just losing our night’s fare, but couldn’t find anything suitable in or near Oracle. Do yourself a favor and skip this entire area.

To start - this review is based on the fact the hotel was closing the week after we were there. Something we did not know beforehand. To say this is rustic is an under statement. There are NO, TV's, radio or clocks in the room. The A/C for each room is a portable roll-around floor model that you find at Wal-Mart. And they are noisy. There is, however, good Wi-Fi in the rooms. The grounds are fairly nice - but this is the desert so there are limitations. All this for $140 per night. Ridiculous.

Interesting place. It is old but is well maintained. Certainly no high-priced resort, but comfortable and a bit rustic. No more "dudes", no more horses, just the ranch. We found the room adequate and the price not overly high for what we got. On weekends it fills up with various special events -- we did a Sunday night to Wednesday night (4-night) stay and found the place almost empty and very quiet. There is not much to do other than day-trips around the area (including Biosphere II and Tucson). But we wanted quiet and relaxation, and we got it. Staff was very friendly and helpful. This is a place we would return to.