Caliente Springs Resort

I just left Caliente Springs Resort Early was book for Feb2016 left 2 weeks early I got a extreme itchy full body rash from the pools, they would not give any refund.
There was a putrid smell at night from sewer in the rv park. The floors in the mens change room were filthy .If you go there don’t book long term.

I was fortunate enough to win a three-​day/​two-​night stay and visited in April of 2015. It was quite warm while I was there, which is a bit strange for April. There were not a great number of people around but the park itself is very nice. Issues that matter to us include ease of hookups and these were great. Electrical power was steady the whole time I was there. I was able to get a clear TV picture with only my digital antenna as I don’t have cable/​satellite. It was quiet in the evenings and so pretty. The wind in the trees sounded like the ocean, a nice perk when parked in the desert!

The roads are in fair condition and not so big rig friendly as most is narrow. There are a few in the back row that are so narrow that it is blocked off to traffic. As you navigate these narrow roads you have to be careful not to scrape rock walls and the few stop signs they have. Trees are close to the roads and makes backing in your site more difficult. Once into your site you only have soft sand to level your RV on. The sand gets tracked everywhere especially when it gets wet from the rain. This can soil your RV carpet in short order. I also had to deal with bad 50 amp service that JC quickly got repaired more on that later.
The road has many expansion cracks with a few of them spider webbed. The spider webbed roads are beyond repair and should be replaced. The roads with large expansion cracks can be patched and a good chipped seal on top to make it last. The RV sites should at least have a layer of stone rolled into it. That will give a good base for RV’s to sit upon as with many of coaches values half million or more deserve a good base to park their coaches on. Most value RV parks give you at least stone on your site as most resorts give concrete or blacktop. The few roads in the rear need to be widening to make access for big rigs better without detours.
There should be a setback rule for rock walls and stop signs. The reason is at the corner on narrow streets is to prevent scraping of the RV near the rear area on tight turns. There should be more actual stop signs to replace the painted on the street stops. These painted on the stops signs are the word stop are mostly ignored by many as they don’t either see them (faded or worn out) or just don’t think it applies as a legal stop sign. I see few cars and golf carts run through them and almost got hit once while walking and another time on my bike.
The problem with the trees with lower branches as they can scratch the top and side of the coaches. I recommend trimming branches lower than 14 feet as needed to take care of this problem. Getting scratches repaired cost thousands. The palm trees are no problem except for being to close the road has you be aware to navigate around them.
Electric and Other Hook Ups.
The electric problem is lack of maintenance as connection at the pedestal is going bad causing ground leak. In my case the electrician had to run a jumper ground inside the pedestal. They claim they are going to do some maintenance but I don’t know when. If I plugged in this pedestal without the surge guard tester I could of blew out two new smart TV’s and possible the board in the refrigerator. Cable for the TV’s work fine and has needed channels for everyday use.
The internet is Wi-​Fi and you have to have a code for each device and don’t work very well for $ 10 each. Also it is public unsecure connection and not recommended for banking or other personal information. I use Verizon Jet Pack for the first month here and learned that I could get a Time Warner cable modem while I am here. Cost $ 52 a month and provides secure connection for my many devices and runs up to 15 mbps. Turn in the modem the day before you leave and get a refund for the time you don’t use at your home address. If you stay here a few weeks or more go to the Time Warner Palm Springs office as they cater to snow birds in the area. Time Warner had to upgrade the wire in the ground from r56 to r6 for the best performance. They give you the rest of the wiring from the pedestal to inside the RV. I slipped mine in the bottom corner of the seal to the inside of the coach very easily.
The water coming in is fine except for the taste. The water has lots of minerals in it and even with the filters I use on my coach it taste salty. They have a machine here that dispenses drinking water at 35 cents a gallon. Seems to be a common problem in the area as I see many of these machines around at 25 cents per gallon. Problem solved.
Recommendation
At the state of the resort meeting I noticed that the management is catering more to park models owners than RV snow birds. I know that park models owners have to pay monthly rates base on yearly rate. RV’s monthly rates are higher as they stay the winter seasons up to 6 months out of the year. Quoted from a park model owner that only about 80 residents out of about 675 stay throughout the year at Caliente. For some reason unfair to the snow birds they have more of a voice than us RVer because of the year round rent. So management is replacing a few dead bushes and putting up fences and building a dog park in the entrance to make things better for the year round park owners. I heard no mention of improvement beyond the office into the RV area that would make our stay more enjoyable.
I believe this to be a problem area as at any giving moment I can see a few empty spaces around my spot as it is disturbing to lose neighbors as fast as they come. I don’t know if it is management of spaces but

We have stayed there a couple of times recently. This is truly a great place to get away from it all. The staff is very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable The pool and spa area is second to none. There is a lot to do at the resort and the surrounding area. We will be back again soon. We do love this place.

I can’t say enough good things about the staff, starting with reservations, then checkin, and our friendly camp host. Everyone went out of their way to make us feel welcome and explain the amenities.
We only stayed 3 nights but the numerous activities and amenities can keep you busy for weeks. The highlights include four different temoerature spas and a free form pool that spans the length of the clubhouse/​activity rooms. They also have seasonal concerts and dances.
Our site #202 was easy to back into, wide with an ample concrete pad, easily accommodating our 38′ fifth wheel. Full hookups w/​excellent water pressure, 50 amp, and park cable with at least a hundred channels!
We will definitely return soon!

This is our second visit and we have found this a wonderful community with lots of things to do and the entire community is involved!
Some volunteer to oversee and take care of dog poop and others teach yoga or line dancing.
These are free! No one expects to be paid in cash, only in relationships.
What a great place. Smiles always, very rarely a grumpy word.

I visited Caliente Springs the winter of 2013. I liked it! It was quaint, and I liked the layout of the mineral pools, and that all the building surrounded the pool so that everything was convenient. They have an array of activities and pool volleyball which we liked. The grounds are manicured and very attractive. The only reason Iam giving 4 stars instead of 5 is the RV site that I had, had a broken cement pad and the landscaping was lacking in that area as it was just sand and a palm tree and no real boundaries between you and your neighbor. The café was closed I would have liked to stop in and relax with a java. But other than that. It was good.

I gave it 2 stars because the people working there were very very nice. At first appearance the RV park looked very enticing. After staying for a while (four months) stop looking so good. Although the toilet were clean the showers were filthy. There was slime on the floor on the walls, spiderwebs were everywhere. The showers looked like they weren’t cleaned in ages. The pool water was not clean. As you walk through the park you could smell sewerage. I stayed because I had signed up and paid for four months, there was no refund.