The Ingleside Estate went back to its roots. In the 1920s, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style property was owned by a wealthy automaker, but it was transformed in the 1930s by Palm Springs pioneer Ruth Hardy, who turned it into an invitation-only private club, where everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Ava Gardner to Marlon Brando stayed and Carole Lombard and Clark Gable honeymooned. In the 1970s, new owner Melvyn Haber put his own spin on things, with Frank Sinatra becoming a regular at the iconic Melvyn’s Restaurant. Haber died in 2016, and the Ingleside Estate is now under the ownership of...

The Ingleside Estate went back to its roots. In the 1920s, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style property was owned by a wealthy automaker, but it was transformed in the 1930s by Palm Springs pioneer Ruth Hardy, who turned it into an invitation-only private club, where everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Ava Gardner to Marlon Brando stayed and Carole Lombard and Clark Gable honeymooned. In the 1970s, new owner Melvyn Haber put his own spin on things, with Frank Sinatra becoming a regular at the iconic Melvyn’s Restaurant. Haber died in 2016, and the Ingleside Estate is now under the ownership of Proper Hospitality. The 30-room Ingleside Estate embraces its glamorous roots, with new flatscreen TVs, glass shower doors, and Keurig coffee makers the only things that remind you it’s not the 1930s. One thing remains untouched — Melvyn’s Restaurant. The cocktail napkins still have Haber’s likeness while the booth where he used to sit and have dinner every night continues to have his picture above it. Melvyn’s also still offers the “lost art” of table-side service, with diners enjoying menu standouts like the steak Diane — Sinatra’s favorite dish.