The LOST HIGHWAY Hitcher Hotel | The movie locations of The Amargosa Hotel Death Valley

Stay the night with me in the room they filmed Lost Highway & tour the town of Death Valley Junction while we find other movie locations.
I also give a pretty extensive run down of what it is like to stay at the Amargosa Hotel in Death Valley Junction. A lot of folks are surprised when they book a room there for the price & then find out there is quite a lack of amenities. No food, no tv's, and apparently now no coffee or tea unless someone is there, that can be a shock to folks who don't read the reviews before booking.
AFTER FILMING THIS: Since the recent flooding also I would recommend NOT staying on the collande if you are sensitive to smells & chemicals. They have replaced the carpet with industrial carpet & it is gassing off all the chemicals, I had to leave the door open in order to even be in a room & didn't stay the whole night actually.
Only looking for the movie scenes:
LOST HIGHWAY HOTEL in the Amargosa Hotel
Filmed in 1997
6:15 6:59 & 15:10
ROBERT PLANT VIDEO : BIG LOG
Filmed in 1983
12:58
13:35
17:24
22:12
THE HITCHER filmed outside & in the garage at Death Valley Junction.
Filmed in 1985, released 1986
15:20
16:30
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[@rosemariereade131]

Wow Jenni ! What a fun creative video ! You put a lot of time & creativity & heart into this video ! And It shows ! I loved how you juxtaposed the movies with the current locations, so very cool. Your are the 'star' in this one ! So interesting, and your own commentary & personal touches, made this a true gem ! You hit this one way out-of-the-park ! ! xxxooo

[@JenniGives]

Thank you so much! Hope you have a wonderful week!! 💛🐝🌵🏜

[@StanFarleyMusic]

Jenni, thanks for the *GREAT* video!!! I ❤ the Robert Plant song, and I paused your video to watch the "Big Log" music video -- what a deal!! Thank you so much for the wonderful Amargosa Hotel video!!

[@JenniGives]

Love that! You are so welcome!

[@tastiger91]

Very cool to stay there, looks quite peaceful.

[@JenniGives]

It is super quiet usually, just the wind & birds when you get a good day.

[@hestheMaster]

Great job editing the clips of the movie in where you visit each part of the hotel Jenni.

[@JenniGives]

Thank you! I was really hoping it translated well!

[@noname-nd8ec]

You always find better quality people at old hotels, thanks for letting me tag along.

[@JenniGives]

You bet. That or cranky folks who are surprised at where they are LOL

[@SierraJohn]

Enjoyed the video. That's a great place--we're lucky it's still around. My first time there I got to see Marta perform. Unforgetable. Didn't know about it's movie history, but I had the feeling I'd seen it before.

[@JenniGives]

That is super sweet. I wish I could of met Marta. Autumn my niece got to meet her in the audience of a performance right before she passed.

[@LotharKolb-n6m]

I have seen many videos about this place, but this is the first time someone shows it from the inside. Very interesting, thank you.

[@JenniGives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Tiffany.1621]

Loved this 🫶👍

[@JenniGives]

Thanks Tiffany It was fun to make.

[@scottreasons4746]

I just recently bought the Hitcher on VHS original copy unopened. I played it for the very first time a few months ago.

[@JenniGives]

The movie looks hella scary... like get in your mind scary. I was reading that the original screenplay had many more murders & they had to tone it down LOL

[@timkellysr1102]

I envy you. I know i've 22:50 freaked out when I can't get to coffee especially at a hotel. How funny I remember watching the hitcher. Now I know where i've seen that hotel. Thats so cool, Jenni ❤ This is why I like to travel down there you meet such cool people. O and Red Skelton. He was one of the most genuine people you could ever meet. I'm not surprised that he had his furniture move there. Jenni, this is an awesome video.❤😎✌️

[@JenniGives]

Oh wow! I haven’t watched the Hitcher actually… too scary for me 😆

[@JenniGives]

Also there used to be coffee for guests and hot water. Plus they advertise it as such but I guess no one working there cares about it when they aren’t there…🤷🏻‍♀️

[@kenp9469]

That is a very special place. Wish they could find the funds, to truly bring it all the way back.

[@JenniGives]

me too Ken. Each year that passes, it just get a little bit more like Marta's mural in the main lobby.

[@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

Hey Jenni - what a great stay and what a great video. Loved that you walked around in your pyjamas! ❤

[@JenniGives]

Glad you enjoyed! me too LOL

[@casedoumasr656]

Hello Jenni boy you did lots of research good seeing the part of what movies were filmed in area.Sounds like Red Skelton was a regular at the hotel wonder what years those were .1st time for me was around 2000 with a buddy are destination was Scotty's Castle any way we came a cross the hotel you are at along the way so much history thank you Jenni 😀p.s. Every week we all learn more and more .thanks again

[@JenniGives]

I will find out about Red. have you seen the movie Amargosa? I know they talk about it in that movie. & thanks for the appreciation. I went inside many rooms there to find the right ones, even IMDB doesn't say it was filmed there (lost highway) but obviously it was...

[@Jake-yx7ct]

Jenni a great video of that historic Hotel. Good editing of the film clips. Nice ink you're wearing. Have a great vacay lady.

[@JenniGives]

Thank you! I had a lot of fun editing this one with all the movie clips.

[@jumpinjack1156]

Thanks for the tour Jenni !

[@JenniGives]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobtruck1594]

Awesome! I will stay there one day too. Last time i just drove by and looked around!

[@JenniGives]

Fun! 😀

[@carenmccreary-smith743]

What a fun tourist vacation right at home!!

[@JenniGives]

so close to home, I usually just go home LOL

[@janblake9468]

The last time I visited the Amargosa Hotel, many years ago, the care takers were the same people that had been caretaking Zzyzx. The "Lost Highway" garage was an operating gas station in the late 1950's. We bought gas there.

[@JenniGives]

oh WOW that was long ago. I never heard that before today, the Zzyzx connection. That is neat. I got the envelope and my book comes today... :D

[@johnclements6614]

They could half solve the coffee situation by providing an electric kettle and a water jug. Plus some instant coffee packets (not as good as real coffee but better than none), tea bags, drinking chocolate etc. I assume that the peculators have been left to go dry in the past.

[@JenniGives]

Right?? Mainly if they are going to provide what they advertise they have, they should change the website info, is my opinion. No one working there right now seems to even go into Death Valley, so they don’t even let you fill water bottle for hiking if you are staying there 😭

[@johnclements6614]

@@JenniGivesIt seems a bit sad if they want to keep the place running to pay to maintain the building.

[@JenniGives]

@@johnclements6614 I fully agree. There is a mural that Marta painted in the lobby, that is coming true. That place has a history of people running it into the ground because they don't care... super sad.

[@SoonerGirlTravels]

It’s fun to be a tourist. Fun video.

[@JenniGives]

I must do it more. Did you get a pass for Epcot & Disney? I notice you get to go more...

[@SoonerGirlTravels]

@@JenniGives yes. My husband is a cast member.

[@pamelag2223]

I LOVED Red Skelton! Thanks Jenni!

[@JenniGives]

He was such an interesting guy. Have you seen the room at the Hotel that Marta painted for him? Maybe I should make a short about that...

[@pamelag2223]

I can't recall if I have seen it on a video? For sure not in person though.....yet! LOL Take care.@@JenniGives

[@patcaribou]

i love that building. i always stop there if I happen to be going that way to or from D.V. If you're ever in Las Vegas, NM, its worth the $100 a night to stay at the Plaza Hotel. Lotta movies have been filmed there, too, most notably No Country For Old Men. And a lot of the doors to the rooms have blurbs on the front, describing the famous people who stayed there over the years and for what projects they were filming.

[@JenniGives]

Ooohhh that sounds totally worth it! Neat they actually embrace the filming aspect of it. I actually was the one who researched and went inside each room at the junction to determine what room they stayed in. They don’t even acknowledge the Red Skelton room we have, unless someone happens to tell you…

[@JenniGives]

Also that movie No Country for Old Men was sooooooo good. Super good villain too

[@solonwoodall1330]

Jenni you know you get a freckle every time you’ve been good.

[@JenniGives]

😆 first I’ve heard of it 😀

[@marygrace1968]

Hey Jenni, Very cool video ...we didn't realize so many music videos and movies were filmed there. We enjoyed our visit there when we were in Pahrump last time we took a nice drive. Have you been to Taco Fiesta new location yet? Tell the owners his IL customers will be in to visit next trip to Pahrump.

[@JenniGives]

Hi Mary! Yes, I go regularly. The inside is so fun 🎉 I might should do an update

[@JenniGives]

I will tell him 😀 when I see him

[@marygrace1968]

@@JenniGives Sounds good,Thanks! 🙂

[@davidcoronado7021]

Thank You Jenni for the very interesting tour and information on the Armargosa Hotel. Great shots and great work!

[@JenniGives]

Thank you so much! It's been a long time coming that I have wanted to document the inside shots of Lost Highway. Everyone always has the garage, but not the rooms. Also folks could use a little heads up for staying there for sure... :D

[@66route]

It was nice meeting you. I think you are a fun person. You be you. Love your videos. ❤❤

[@JenniGives]

Claudia! So nice to have met you guys. 😍 Is this your husbands channel or is there another one, I forgot the name 🥴

[@prophetmargin7497]

Is this where the 1997 version of "Lost Highway" was filmed with Bill Pullman?

[@JenniGives]

Yes. Just the hotel scene tho… I stay in the room that is marked 26. The room 25 is room 14 and is no longer available to rent.

[@bobkerr8887]

The pickup truck in the Lost Highway garage is around a 1948 Hudson pickup which is basically a car front end and interior and a pick up box in back. The Big Log is one of my favorite songs. I might go see Robert Plant and Alison Krauss as I they are on tour right now.

[@JenniGives]

I saw that they were on tour, I bet that is gonna be worth it. Man I wonder if it is still in the garage, I do know every refrigerator the junction has ever owned is in there LOL

[@bobkerr8887]

@@JenniGivesIf they keep all the refrigerators in there it HAS to be a cool place!

[@herbertbell9438]

My favorite place to relax is Ludlow Ca. It has an old hotel also but much newer than this one.

[@JenniGives]

Ludlow is a neat town. Too bad it kinda went sideways once the railroad left & the new highway passed them by....

[@herbertbell9438]

@@JenniGives I guess if it hadn't it would be just any other modern town. I love the hotel, the cafe with it's patch work window. If you go north from Ludlow across the dry lake there is a lot of stuff to see back there as well.

[@northernbackwoodsman263]

What a cool place. Old hotels may have their flaws, but sure have character. I saw The Hitcher in high school. I never saw the video for Big log until tonight. Have been lucky enough to see Robert Plant twice. Now I just need to see Lost Highway. Really excellent video. Take care. :)

[@JenniGives]

Very cool. Be ware of Lost Highway though... it's kinda a mindF mixed with horror. Not sure what your limits are for movies. :D David Lynch has a few that are way out there.

[@northernbackwoodsman263]

@@JenniGives Thanks for the heads up. :)

[@Loucamp802]

Awesome video,thank you for bringing us along Jenni 🙂😀

[@JenniGives]

My pleasure 😃🐝🌵🏜

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

This was a great video, loved how you just did your thing and we got to come along for adventure. Love those types of showers lol. They keep you on your toes!

[@JenniGives]

Thanks so much!

[@BlueSky-ff4oy]

Fun!

[@JenniGives]

😀

[@ekim1302]

Luv it or Hate it ??? 🤔 I’d Hate it… Cold water… No coffee… In room insects… 😮 I DON’T think so !!! 😅 Very Good video…

[@JenniGives]

hahaha don't blame ya. I usually car camp across the street LOL

[@chrisblack8390]

Cool place! So strange! I like it. Saw Robert Plant 5 times. Love him! Wish someone would make a movie there now to help them fix it back up. Great video. Happy vacation thank you

[@JenniGives]

That would be cool! Did you see him with Led Zepplin or on his own?

[@chrisblack8390]

@@JenniGives 4 times with Led Zeppelin and 1 by himself . Once the ticket line got so wide i could pick up my feet an just hang there. Horse cops walked into the crowd all the way to me an stopped to separate the people. I was in the original line. We had to roll people over our heads to get them out of line because they were closterfobic.

[@JenniGives]

@@chrisblack8390 That is AWESOMEsauce! Love this story Chris!

[@JenniGives]

I wish I would of been able to see Led Zepplin, I bet they were really good in concert!

[@GlenCannon239]

I wouldn't usually stay in a place like this but if you were there to point out all the great things and how to discount the bad things as normal then I would stay here. Thanks for the shower scene. I love that you say Pa-Jamma's. You are so much fun to watch.

[@JenniGives]

Good point! Too bad the actual Hotel isn't quite honest with folks hence why I made the video pointing things out. Current manager thinks not telling folks up front about the hot water situation is fine. The people staying in the room next to me literally drove to Longstreet for a shower...

[@StanFarleyMusic]

Jenni, the "Glass Pool Inn" filming location for "Big Log" is pretty much out at this point, but I'm thinking the Calico Ghost Town in Yermo CA might still be perfectly intact. 🤔 A bit of a drive from Pahrump, though. Just my $0.02...... 😘

[@JenniGives]

Thanks for the info! I LOVE Calico! I grew up going there ALL the time. I’m planning a trip to Cali this year if my brothers health gets solve… BUT I just went down the Glass Pool Inn info 😆 that looked so cool

[@bobtruck1594]

Cute pejamas Jenny! ❤❤

[@JenniGives]

Thanks!

[@goldfieldgary]

Hi Jenni! Nice episode, I've never stayed there but I love to stop and walk around on the way to Death Valley. About coffee, I was going to suggest you get an Aeropress, that's what I take camping with me, but I just looked them up and they're 40 bucks! I think when I bought mine it was only around $15. So maybe a little plastic filter cone and a pack of #2 filter papers, you can be in charge of your own coffee, make it strong enough to wake the Zombies!

[@JenniGives]

Thanks! thats what I use with my small tea kettle, cone and filters… I just discovered these coffee “in a tea bag” & those are pretty handy. I love my black water 😍

[@goldfieldgary]

@@JenniGives Hi Jenni! Was watching your livestream yesterday (after the fact, not live anymore 😟), so I didn't realize you're Greek. How about take along a cevze and do your coffee the right way just like they still do in Greece! I used to make it that way but got lazy and have an electric Cuisinart coffee maker that uses Number 2 paper cone filters, it does a great job but there's nothing like doing it the original old-fashioned way!

[@JenniGives]

@@goldfieldgarythat is actually a really cool idea!!!

[@goldfieldgary]

@@JenniGives no more wandering around looking to buy a third-rate cup of coffee! 😃

[@goldfieldgary]

@@JenniGives Also I'd bet your other viewers would love watching you make coffee that way!

[@Britcarjunkie]

OMG!!! At 15:54 - the bathroom sink: the house I grew up in had a bathroom sink EXACTLY like that, same faucets, too!!! I've driven a few trucks through there...driven my car through there many times, too. Didn't know Robert Plant did a video there! Btw, didja get that envelope that you mailed to yourself??? 🤪🤣

[@JenniGives]

yes I did! I was trying to plan a live-stream to open it up on that but haven't figured out a time & then poof* it is March!

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@JenniGives I was tired when I was at the post office that evening. The kiosk was acting up & I had to put in your name and mailing address 2 or 3 times: wasn't until the label printed and I was sticking it to the envelope that I realized what I did! It was already paid for, so what the heck. 🤣 Patiently waiting for a live stream.

[@JenniGives]

@@Britcarjunkie LOL I did think hey I got a package from myself

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@JenniGives 🤣

[@PinInTheAtlas]

It looks such a wonderful place. A shame it’s looking so run down. Hopefully someone will want to bring it back to its former glory.

[@JenniGives]

We can only hope. LOL I found footage from when we went out there together... I forgot about that!

[@chrisfimple973]

To cute😂

[@JenniGives]

Thanks!

[@mobiltec]

Very informative Jenni...

[@JenniGives]

Glad you think so! I tried to pack it in on this one. 😎 I almost made it be two different videos but that hallway walk convinced me to combine 🎉

[@LesMorrisracing]

Hi Jen Jen At least it's not raining out, it's coming

[@JenniGives]

Hi Les Ikr? I was supposed to be hiking today but its 60+moh winds and rain 😭

[@davec9244]

Felt like an urban decay video. That being said the place looks a little ran down. I would stay three, just for the nostalgia. She is not the Riz for sure but having ambience that counts. Reminds me of the song Hotel California you can never leave. thank you, Jenni please stay safe

[@JenniGives]

that for sure is a Hotel California 100% truth be told, it is slowly getting worse each year. super sad. I recommend for everyone to at least stop by and visit. But when I was working there, having the customer service skills to deal with folks who had no idea where they booked & their shock of the place, took some talent.

[@davec9244]

@@JenniGives Good people skills anyone looked in to getting historical site status, may get some Fed. moneys. building not restorable but can be maintained roof and paint slows deterioration down thank you.

[@JenniGives]

Technically it has has historical status since the 80's and also been a non-profit since then too. It's a dinner conversation as to how it got this way...

[@davec9244]

@@JenniGives thank you

[@TravelsWithKris]

Wish I’d had a good experience. Got ignored 100%.

[@JenniGives]

ahhh sorry about that. yeah since they re-opened after Covid, new inexperienced manager, shady board & its slowly been going not in a good direction. I left working there because of that tbh. I still love Marta & what she did, so I try to focus on the good.

[@simonagree4070]

I was similarly disappointed by the bathrooms in the teepee motel in southern California.

[@JenniGives]

Oh no 😕 I’ve always wanted to stay at those. They are the ones that are on the route 66?

[@simonagree4070]

Yes, those are the ones. They are much better from the outside. Be happy that they are still there.

[@JenniGives]

@@simonagree4070 I am, but good info. I will expect wonky & maybe just visit.

[@mohawkmikemotorcycles9077]

👀

[@Jazzlobotomy]

Lost highway robert blake as mystery man was originally cast for Christopher Walken

[@JenniGives]

oooooo that could of cool too. Christopher Walken is a great actor.

[@EverythingRVbyPat]

Love this video. I was watching this with a google map open on the second screen just so I could check out where you were and how far away from Pahrump it is. One of these times when I go to Pahrump I need to go over Ash Meadows Road to Bell Vista Road. How is that road? We actually love Pahrump and are thinking about moving there in a year or so. Hopefully we can meet up someday and maybe do a collab on a video? Loving the channel, Pat

[@JenniGives]

the road is great. It floods on small parts IF we get flash floods, but that is far & few between. yes it is only maybe a half hour from the Northside of Pahrump to Ash meadows. Ash Meadows is a for sure visit, there are two roads into it, the road in from The longstreet side is more paved, if that is an issue, but the other side is graded. Collab could be fun!

[@cheycasters]

🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@JenniGives]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🥳

[@cheycasters]

😂😇@@JenniGives

[@simonagree4070]

I have no idea about the movie you seem to be referring to, so I'll just say that you remind me very much of a girl I knew in the 9th grade -- we were singled (or doubled) out in one of those statistical surveys because we had the same birthday -- July 14th.

[@JenniGives]

There are 3. Lost Highway, The Hitcher and a music video from Robert Plant :D That is an odd statistic esp for another kid in class... mine was last week ;D

[@simonagree4070]

It turns out that statistically, in a class of thirty something students, two of them will have the same birthday. I knew you didn't share mine when I heard you, but you do look like that girl. 😉