The Poppy Desert House was an amazing place to spend the week of Thanksgiving. Borrego Springs is a small town in the middle of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and the house is at the end of one of the roads in town, but it feels like it is right on the far edge with the desert spreading out in front of you.
The house is lovely, designed to take full advantage of the expansive views. There are multiple spots to sit and enjoy the vistas, both outside and inside, where the main rooms seem to have walls of glass.
We took full advantage of the outdoor space, eating all of our meals at the table on the patio. We alternated between the gas grill and the charcoal grill for our meals. We sat by the pool every afternoon after hiking, enjoying the hot tub in the final hour of dusk every day. Each night was built a fire in the stove/fire pit and sat next to it enjoying the dark skies, filled with stars.
There are amazing hikes very close by, including the Palm Canyon Trail and the Hellhole Canyon Trail, both of which we walked to from the house. We had Thanksgiving dinner at Coyote Steak House, just a five minute walk from the house.
Terrie, our host, is absolutely fantastic. She checked in with us a couple of times to assure we had everything we needed and answered every question we had very quickly. She has assured the house is stocked with everything you could need. It is a really warm, comfortable place, and we can't wait to return.