Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels

Smoke Tree Ranch

About this property

For 80 years, Smoke Tree Ranch has offered simplicity, breathtaking mountain views, genteel hospitality, and an unrivaled guest experience in a historic desert resort setting. Smoke Tree Ranch is located on a gently rising alluvial fan, created and landscaped by nature, and sheltered by the guardian San Jacinto Mountains. The Ranch is blessed with irreplaceable desert shrubs, smoke trees, and breathtaking acreage touched by undisturbed wildflowers. Business meetings and retreats are memorable experiences on the Ranch, as are family reunions and leisure visits. Our staff is efficient and hospitable, prepared and happy to assist you. Our very private location is minutes from the Village of Palm Springs, and a world of exciting activities including horseback riding, golf, shopping, hiking, biking, and a variety of entertainment. The Ranch’s 49 cottages offer a wide selection of accommodations, and each is situated to ensure privacy and to experience spectacular desert and mountain views.

Hotel Amenities

  • Bicycles
  • Business Center
  • Extended Stay
  • Family Friendly
  • Fireplace
  • Fitness Center
  • Hot Tub
  • Internet / Wi-Fi
  • Meeting/Banquet Facilities
  • Pet Friendly
  • Restaurant on Premise
  • Swimming Pool(s)
  • Washer/Dryer
  • Weddings
  • FAQs

    What amenities are available?

    At Smoke Tree Ranch, guests can partake in basketball, birding, croquet, golf, hiking, horseback riding, horseshoes, lawn bowling, pickleball, sand volleyball, swimming, and tennis. There is also a playground, seasonal kids' camp, and bike rentals.

    What type of room can I book?

    Smoke Tree Ranch has 49 cottages — deluxe studio, deluxe one-bedroom, deluxe one-bedroom with kitchenette, classic two-bedroom, deluxe two-bedroom, classic family, and multi-bedroom family.

    Does the hotel have a restaurant on site?

    Smoke Tree Ranch's Ranch House Dining Room and Lounge serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for guests.

    Are there meeting or banquet facilities available at the hotel?

    At Smoke Tree Ranch, there are meeting rooms with beautiful views of the mountains and windows that let in the desert air. Group package rates are all-inclusive, and include a private cottage, three meals per day in the Ranch House Dining Room, use of meeting rooms, use of on-site recreational facilities, and taxes and service charges.

    What types of special events can the hotel accommodate?

    Smoke Tree Ranch can accommodate weddings, meetings, banquets and reunions.