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Marriott Shadow Ridge, Palm Desert California

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 The one bedroom unit that we had was very comfortable and large.  The kitchen was well equipped. The units are fairly large at Shadow Ridge The bedroom was large but the bed was extremely soft and caved in when you sat on it.  The bed sheet kept slipping off the mattress and I believe the king sized bottom fitted sheet was just too small.  It kept slipping off every corner of the bed which was frustrating. We had two completely separate sinks in the Master The other sink was with the toilet and shower.  This was a really great layout and use of space. The balcony was very large and we really enjoyed that and it looked onto the golf course where we could watch the Canada Geese. Very large balcony with shade. The grounds were not well looked after compared to other Marriott and Westin properties.  There are many weeds everywhere some as high as 4 feet tall along the road to the fitness center especially.  We even saw weeds in the huge fire table by the ...

Westin Desert Willow, Palm Desert,California

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 We stayed in the Premium one bedroom unit with a full kitchen.  It was lovely and large and super comfortable. The sectional was very comfortable. We had a bit of a golf course view and some parking lot in the distance.  We were entertained by Hummingbirds every day off of our balcony which were feeding off of a flowering shrub. The kitchen was spacious along with the dining room and living room with the chaise lounger on the couch.   We enjoyed the large bathtub and super large bathroom and bedroom.  The bed was too soft much like all timeshare mattresses, which was disappointing because Westin beds usually are comfortable. The well lit mirrors were lovely. I like the touches like the Housecoat in there if you need to borrow it. Westin timeshare units are lovely and I have yet to find one that I did not like. Phone charging station in the bedroom.  Perhaps two are needed? In room washing machine and dryer. The staff was great and we did sign on to he...