Joshua Tree Oasis is now offering a 10% Summer Discount for months June thru August, 2010!

What was it that caught your eyes? Was it the muted hues of light from walls to ceilings blending into the smooth tiling everywhere? Was it the finely crafted details—the warmth of wood and stone? The massive fireplace which echoed the panorama of craggy landscaping beyond the outside deck?

Or was it the little surprises of art tucked here and there amidst this five-star vacation desert retreat–the multi-colored shards of glass, shells, stones and bullet-ridden cans offering their own kind of rusted, battered beauty?

Did you take in the weathered religious icons and the wall of bottles designed to capture a dazzling show of sunshine and moonlight? This exquisite hideaway of Joshua Tree Oasis is like a living, breathing collage of colors and vibrancy—a tapestry of sensuality and serenity like none other.  But the mastery behind the orchestration of interior and exterior design was created by two artistic geniuses.

Meet Gino Dreese and Troy Williams, Joshua Tree Oasis and Sorriso da Terra designers.

Successful landscape architects, Gino and Troy have been creative business partners for well over 25-years, designing for homes throughout the country. World-travelers, the two artists find that there isn’t one thing but rather many things that capture their imagination when choosing the perfect container for a burst of wild desert cacti—such as a horse trough or an ancient cement mixer.

Their love of life and ability to find humor and whimsy in just about everything they see is what they have integrated into the magic of Joshua Tree Oasis. Old cartoons and magazine ads from the 40s and 50s somehow artistically work in synch with time-worn cowboy hats and ropes. Nothing makes sense and everything works together in this amalgamation of sensory play.

What is their secret? Gino and Troy simply laugh.

“There is no secret. We are open to everything. If we like it, we pick it up and use it. We always collect stuff. Someone else might think it’s junk. We see it as part of a big picture and most of the time it works.”

Gino and Troy help us see the “stones” that time and others have tossed away and these two “collectors” have gathered back for us to appreciate and see as nothing but beauty—with a smile.

TO BE CONTINUED… Next time, Gino and Troy talk about, “The Outside-In and Vice-Versa.”

Cara Wilson-Granat

We recently switched to a new calendar availability system, which we hope will make it easier to see what dates are available and send an inquiry.

We have adjusted our website to accommodate this and make life simpler by removing the old blog-based calendar and combining the Rates and Reservations pages into a new Rates & Payments page.

HomeAway provides a great way for us to easily manage reservations and keep the property fully-booked.

Aside from making our life easier (hey, we have to think of ourselves sometimes), it provides a service which we feel is more in line with what we offer. These days, it’s all about efficiency on the internet; people want to find what they are looking for quickly and easily then perform an action with the least amount of effort.

After all, that’s what the Joshua Tree Oasis is all about, right?

Its hot bubbling waters are a masterfully hand crafted work of art. Diamante Spas are like the Cezanne, Matisse, and Picasso of spas – “The finest in Joshua Tree Lodging!”

The Joshua Tree Oasis spa is designed for eight people, with 46 elite aaahh-inspiring jets massaging here, there and everywhere your body craves.

It also includes two delectable waterfalls.

Photos by Kent Wilson.

Someone was texting her, telling her to check out his latest Twitter. Another left a message, “You haven’t updated your Facebook. Is something wrong? Are you okay?” It had come to that. Her life had gone cyber, the world of words swirling the ethers of madness and all she wanted was OUT.

She checked her iPhone for “Nirvana”… “Heavenly Retreats”…peace and quiet without the cacophony of mental-traffic-jams. And she found it. There was actually an “app” for everything she was looking for near the Mojave Desert. Joshua Tree Oasis lodging.

A vacation that offered resort-like pampering surrounded by soothing everythings—gorgeous lodging, actually two retreats on one exquisite hideaway—filled with five-star accessories—everything from a huge, outdoor jacuzzi for eight, cowboy spa, sumptuous furnishings and so much more.

And the best of all?

Other than an outrageous indoor DVD/TV/music system—the only sound you hear at Joshua Tree Oasis is the sound of the wind blowing through the graceful, surrounding cacti. The only twittering is that of birds taking wing. She had found the “app” for the most appealing place on the planet. She would call it “HerSpace”—and decided to keep it to herself for now…

Cara Wilson-Granat