I was in the Indian Wells area for the tennis tournament, and looking for a reasonable place to stay the night. The Royal Plaza Inn Indio appeared to fit my needs, so this is where I booked. We arrived late at the hotel after a full day of tennis spectating.
The first thing we noticed when we got in the room was that the building hallways were not in the best shape. When we entered our room, we did a thorough inspection. A few things we noticed were that the prior occupant's contact lenses were still laying on the nightstand, which was concerning, as that was a giveaway that the room wasn't as thoroughly cleaned. The mattress was old, but had a cover installed. The box spring had a drape over it, but was very dirty and stained. We didn't see any evidence of any bedbugs, but just to be safe we kept our luggage off of the carpeted floor.
The parking area was a little darker than I'd like.