Sixty guest rooms on Nevada Highway 373 just over the California line, the most convenient last-civilization stop before the eastern entrance of the Park and a sensible alternative to Pahrump or Beatty for a Death Valley loop.
"The closest full-service casino hotel to Death Valley, sixty rooms on the Nevada line with a swimming pool, a small casino floor, two restaurants, and the only late-night gas pump for forty miles in any direction."
Longstreet Inn and Casino sits on Nevada Highway 373 just over the California line, 11 miles north of Death Valley Junction and 38 miles east of Furnace Creek. The property is named for Andrew Jackson Longstreet, an early Nevada rancher and gunfighter who ran cattle along this stretch of the Amargosa Valley in the 1890s, and the design pulls from that history without committing to a full theme: log construction in the main building, a covered porch along the front, a stone fireplace in the lobby, and a small casino floor that opens to the right of reception.
The 60 rooms are arranged across a single two-story building behind the casino. Standard rooms run around 300 square feet with two queens or a king, a small bathroom with shower-tub combination, free WiFi, and a flat-screen television; the upper-floor rooms are quieter and hold limited views east across the Amargosa Valley toward the Funeral Mountains. The finish is straightforward roadside-casino rather than resort (carpeted floors, basic linens, hotel-standard furniture) and the rate runs roughly half of comparable Pahrump inventory and a quarter of the Ranch at Death Valley.
The casino is small enough to be navigable rather than overwhelming. Roughly 100 slot machines, three blackjack tables, a small craps pit, and a sports book run by an in-house operator that handles weekend NCAA and NFL action. The two on-property restaurants are the Jack Longstreet Steakhouse (open Thursday through Sunday for dinner, a respectable USD 30 entree price ceiling) and the 24-hour Cafe Longstreet (the only late-night kitchen between Pahrump and Beatty). The full-service gas station and convenience store on the property are the closest pump to the National Park's eastern boundary, a useful detail on a one-tank Death Valley loop.
The pool is open year round and runs at a heated 84 F through the winter; the hot tub is open until 11 PM. Adjacent to the hotel is a 51-site RV park with full hookups and a separate tent area, which means the property reads as a small one-stop community rather than a strict casino hotel. Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, ten minutes north on the same highway, holds the only wild pupfish habitats in the southwest and is the most interesting natural detour on the Nevada side of the Park. The case for Longstreet is convenience and value: it is closer to the Park than Pahrump, cheaper than Beatty, and the only sub-USD 100 room within 35 miles of Furnace Creek.
Longstreet is the solo-traveler answer to a Death Valley loop that wants to avoid the price tag of the Inn and the silence of Stovepipe Wells. The casino is small enough to be friendly rather than overwhelming, the restaurants run late, and the pool is open year round. Book a king room on the second floor for the quietest desert sleep and use the property as a 48 hour base for Devils Hole, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, and a single 70 mile drive into Furnace Creek.
For families with older kids and a tight Death Valley budget, Longstreet is the right base. The pool and hot tub are open until late, the casino has a small arcade adjacent to the slots floor, and a connecting double-queen room runs less than half the Ranch rate. The Ash Meadows boardwalks (a five-minute drive) are one of the better quiet-nature walks in the eastern Mojave and rarely show up on a National Park itinerary.
8570 S. Nevada Highway 373
Amargosa Valley, NV 89020
United States
11 miles north of Death Valley Junction; 38 miles from Furnace Creek; the closest full-service casino hotel to the National Park
60 guest rooms
51 RV sites with full hookups
Standard rooms from USD 57/night
King and double-queen rooms to USD 150/night
Pet-friendly rooms available
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
24-hour reception
Casino open 24 hours
Outdoor swimming pool and hot tub
Small casino floor with slot machines and table games
Two on-site restaurants and a bar
Full-service gas station (the closest pump to the Park's eastern boundary)
RV resort and tent camping on the same property
Free WiFi throughout
From USD 57 / night. Death Valley peak runs late February through mid-April and again in October and November; book three to four months ahead for those weeks and one to two months ahead for the summer shoulder.
View Rates & Dates →The 23-room 1923 Spanish Colonial hotel 11 miles south at the Highway 127/190 junction.
The 60-room Beatty motel on the northern approach to the Park, an hour north of Longstreet.
The larger casino hotel in Pahrump, 50 miles east on Highway 372.
Off peak pricing, suite upgrades, and subscriber only offers, flagged only when the value is real.