The rooms at the Desert Hills Motel were laid out at an angle to make efficient use of the space available for construction without sacrificing room size.
Desert Hills Trivia
- The Desert Hills Motel was built in 1953.
- There are 50 units.
- The Desert Hills will appear in two upcoming movies: Some scenes from the movie "The Christmas Child" and "Return to Sender," were filmed at the Desert Hills Motel.
- The rooms at the Desert Hills are lined up diagonally, an unusual but efficient architectural design that allowed many large rooms to be constructed on a relatively small tract of land.
- The neon sign out front, which features a glowing green cactus, was refurbished for the 2004 International Tulsa Route 66 Festival.
- The tile floors in the bathrooms at the Desert Hills are always warm, so you never have to worry about cold toes when you step out of the shower.