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Quartzsite Yacht Club Motel

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" The least expensive rooms go first but I think they are likely all the same in cleanliness. "

" All rooms are good. Rooms without kitchen are cheaper. "

" Choose a room somewhere else. "

" Stay somewhere else! "

" Yes, the motel down the street. "

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“ Honestly, you can't ask for much in Quartzite , Arizona... ” in 2 reviews

“ Had a little glitch with my order and Omar was immediately attentive to fixing it. ” in 2 reviews

“ It's easy and human nature nearly guarantees it so it's truly a delight to find yourself vulnerable and not getting hosed. ” in 2 reviews

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1070 W Main

Quartzsite, AZ 85346

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Popped in after being in Q so Many times. Walking in our first impressions were is is so big inside and relatively clean. Omar the bartender is crazy friendly and welcoming! BTW- They we're packed and every employee in there was busting their asses. Great to see. Great drink selections for specialty' cocktails. We Loved it! Thank you a Omar and Mimi Cold beer and the food was really good. Our food was taking long so they brought our chips and salsa which was super nice to do! Once we got our food it was delicious. Great experience at the QYC!!

When you've found yourself enough in places where your options are limited you just begin to assume you're going to be taken advantage of. It's easy and human nature nearly guarantees it so it's truly a delight to find yourself vulnerable and not getting hosed. The Yacht Club is giant, goofy joke. The rooms are NOT fancy or elegant but they're clean and safe and offered at a reasonable price. I'm not a "club" kind of guy so I don't expect I'll ever splurge for the membership or try to work any reciprocity deals but the Yacht Club was a welcome sight to this weary traveler.

We ended up stopping in Quartzsite on our way back from Sedona when it was too late to make it all the way home. We always look for places with character, so we figured we'd give the Yacht Club a try. Each motel room was a famous "ship" located in a "slip" that was actually a portion of a mobile home. We stayed in the SS Minnow. It was fun to walk into a Gilligan's Island themed room, and we enjoyed all the posters and reading fun facts about the boat and the show. The room wasn't fancy, but it was clean and had all we needed. It was also great to be able to walk over to the Yacht Club restaurant and watch some karaoke. There sure are some characters over there! For the price and the experience, it was a good choice for us.

Tonight I am leaving a review for this sweetheart little spot in Quartzsite Arizona. Quartzsite is Quartzsite if you've ever been there. There's not much in the way of fancy around but I really enjoyed staying here. The staff we're kind and very friendly. Our what we called a boat in the sand was very clean and quaint. The five stars are because of the staff and the only thing I think would have made it better would be warmer blankets and more pillows. I appreciate the comfortable conversation with the kind lady behind the desk and I would like to think that her name is Daisy. And there was another lady who kept me up-to-date through text messages. We were checking in very late and there were special circumstances and I didn't want to bother her on Thanksgiving Eve at 1 in the morning. So we made arrangements for my check in. I can't help it that my mother lives there LOL but when I go back to visit and the house is pretty full we will stay here again. Thanks guys.

We were a little dubious of staying here when we first saw it. But we stopped in to the bar / restaurant had a couple drinks and got a real good vibe off the place. We're really glad that we took the chance it's a bit strange but man we had a great time. We ended up staying a couple nights. And we will be back.

It may get better than the Quartzsite Yacht Club Motel - OK, yeah, MOST accommodations are better - but it doesn't get delighfully quirkier. Even in Quartzsite, which is about the quirkiest place south of bizarre. For the uninitated (such as I was a mere week ago), Quartzsite is a combination rock collector's heaven, beading delight, and RV mecca surrounded by 13 gigazillion "swap meet" booths, plus a few other places. Yes, I guess there ARE over 100,000 visitors during the Gem Show to this town of 1,800, and yes, there are swap meet booths for every kind of antique (yes, you can get a restored John Deere 'dozer; who knew?), junk (8 track tapes galore), and food (great Oklahoma fry bread...in Arizona?). So there must be a gazillion rooms in motels great and small, right? Wrongo, Jerky Face: There's two. A sorry ass looking Super 8 on the wrong side of I-10, and then there is the Yacht Club complex, including the Clubhouse, the Hi Jolly (yeah, look it up) Internet Cafe and, of course, the Land Yachts. Them are the "motel." And other than Mountain Moma's (no typo!) in the Smoky Mountains, this is the only lodging I've ever seen made out of 80' trailers. But before you sneer, for $89, where else (especially in Quartzsite!) can you get two bedrooms, comfortable beds (with ancient, but clean, bed spreads), full shower bath, a rocker lounger, a full kitchen (no utensils) with dining table (right out of the 50s, but no dings!), air conditioning (you'll need it in the summer) and a space heater as well as the "furnace" which keep you pretty warm in the winter, once they get going. You get free coffee (actually darn good!), a huge cup of orange juice, free WiFi in the Cafe (about 50 feet from your "room") and access to the Quartzsite Yacht Club (a great bar/grill!). And you're staying in the "Queen Mary" Suite in one of the "land yacht" trailers. Totally cool. Not every room may be as good as the "Mary", but these trailers are all old, well maintained, painted, with a cute nautical theme that is part of the fun of staying there. There's no handicapped access to the room, but they'll find a way to help if you need it. But it is totally fun, dog friendly, and the staff are helpful and glad to talk about what to see and where to buy things. If you're into quirky towns, go to Quartzsite; if you're into quirky but nice places to stay, go to the Yacht Club. And when you do, ask who "Hi Jolly" is. A real person and a wonderful piece of American history. Even Jefferson Davis would agree! And you can join the Yacht Club, even!

I was right! The manager/owner doesn't care! I've waited a day and a half and still no return call! But I've said my side and they don't seem to care!! We won't attempt to give them our meal or motel business!

So far I'd only give this place 1/4 of a star! I had been working with this woman who works there - starting about 2 months ago. Asked for a reservation, but was told the dates I wanted were already booked. She offered to put me on a cancellation list. I checked with her a couple of weeks ago to find I was at the top of the list. I was told the captains quarters were under renovation and if they would be ready, we would be given that room, a discussion she had with someone else in the office while we were on the phone. I called today to find out that the woman I had been working with was no longer there, the new woman had no idea what I was talking about regarding the cancellation list, and the room had already been given to someone else. She also told me the owner or manager (a man I've never dealt with) gave that open room to the manager of the bar/grill! I will never attempt to stay here again nor will I be patronizing the bar/grill. I had already been told the food wasn't good, so this has saved me $$!! To be fair, I did ask that the owner or manager, who released that room, call me. I'd like to know just what happened. I was told he was still on the premises and would probably call me before going home - that was 4 hours ago.

After reading the comments on this place and tired after hours of driving, we decided to pull into this town and stay overnight. What a mistake! Overpriced for staying in a old run down trailer. Our beds were made up with sheets that had cigarette burns on them. We walked over and got something to eat. I got a raw burger when I asked for well done and it was served with uncooked french fries. My wife had uncooked cold chicken wings. To top all of this off we then had a encounter with a employee named "Jamie" that kept going outside to smoke and then would come back inside and immediately start back serving food to her customers without washing her hands. ( Hummm...wonder what the health dept. would say about that? ) then she would complain to the other workers about her lousy tips. I wonder why? The best thing about this whole place is meeting "Miss Helen". She and her husband started the Yacht Club. This little lady at 90 years old had more energy than ANY of the younger employees. As much as we enjoyed Miss Helen, please keep going to the next town or go to McDonalds.

Honestly, you can't ask for much in Quartzite, Arizona... But it was cheap, it was decently sized, and the people that run it are nice. You'll get the service you need, and you can't ask for much more than that.

Fabulous place! Omar & Mimi are the coolest, most attentive folks! Had a little glitch with my order and Omar was immediately attentive to fixing it. Had a fabulous cheese burger! Played some pool and had a great time. If you're in Quartzsite, be sure to stop in and have a bite, play some pool, & do a little dancing!

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• Excellent 7
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• All languages ( 28 )
• English ( 26 )
• German ( 1 )
• Italian ( 1 )

" The least expensive rooms go first but I think they are likely all the same in cleanliness. "

" All rooms are good. Rooms without kitchen are cheaper. "

" Choose a room somewhere else. "

" Stay somewhere else! "

" Yes, the motel down the street. "

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Quartzsite Yacht Club

1090 W Main St, Quartzsite , Arizona 85346 USA

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“Join the largest yacht club in the world!”

Come enjoy a night in the Quartzsite Yacht Club Motel, a nautically themed motel, adjacent to the restaurant and bar, the Quartzsite Yacht Club.

Reviewed by LD H.

I had the calamari appetizer. The cocktail sauce was excellent tasting and had a nice little kick! I was pleased to see the XX sign out front because that's my favorite Mexican beer. The service... Read more

Reviewed by Dawn R.

In all honesty this is more a bar with bar food. Not a bar and grill and not a restaurant with a bar. Just a bar with bar food. The prices are too high for what they offer. If you're looking to... Read more

Reviewed by Richard B.

An oasis in the desert, serving amazing fish and chips and ribs! Came with the least of expectations and thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. Rocking band my night, 4 stars all the way! Read more

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While you might not peg Quartzsite, AZ as sailor’s paradise, its home to a yacht club that boasts the largest membership in the world, even though it’s located hundreds of miles from a body of water.

So how does a yacht club wind up in the middle of the desert.

A great sense of humor, basically.

Back in the 70s, a man by the name of Al Madden bought Quartzsite’s old beer bar “The JIGSAW”, and jokingly renamed it The Yacht Club, even coming up a rather snappy motto: “long time so sea”.

Before long, the business had taken off, and Madden was selling memberships to the Yacht Club to   ANYONE   who qualifies.

How do you qualify for membership?

Membership at the Quartzsite Yacht Club only costs $49.99 plus tax a person.

Can you fill out the form and send payment for your membership? …then you qualify !!! … or if you apply online using the button to the right your membership will be shipped to you (additional $15 S&H)

There is one particular perk, though, that ends up being the best of the bunch: reciprocity.

You see, a good majority of Yacht Clubs around the country offer reciprocal memberships, which means that those belonging to another club can present their card and gain access without a fee.

It Seems members of the Quartzsite Yacht Club began to notice that their joke membership was being taken seriously at other clubs around the country … (the one-time fee allowing them to enter much swankier, actually-real yacht clubs.)

Membership fee is $49.99 plus tax.

Online price will have a $15 S&H charge added during order. International shipping please contact the restaurant for shipping fees.

Any visitor to the club has the option of joining; and with their membership they receive a signed membership certificate and an official membership card.

Quartzsite Yacht Club Restaurant, Bar & Grill 1090 W Main St, Quartzsite, AZ, 85346, Ph: ( 928) 927-6331