Town & Desert Hospitality grew from Dave Dean’s interest in preserving Palm Springs architecture while making historic properties comfortable and relevant for today’s guests. With a background in hospitality design and engineering, Dean approaches each hotel with an eye toward what made it distinctive in the first place—and what it...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated, Part of a Collection
370 W. Arenas Rd Palm Springs CA 92262
Step foot on the Dive Palm Springs property, and you’ll immediately be transported to the French Riviera of the 1960s. The 11-room boutique hotel “just has a cool, chill vibe to it,” says April Smith, vice president of Mariners Companies, the private equity investment that recently purchased Dive. The property...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated, Part of a Collection
1586 E Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs CA 92264
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...
Accommodation type:
Part of a Collection
200 W Ramon Rd Palm Springs CA 92264
George Cebra brought his love of Japan to Palm Springs. Sakura, the Japanese-style bed and breakfast, offers a unique experience. At Sakura — which means “cherry blossom” in Japanese — guests can wear kimonos and slippers, and sliding shoji doors lead to the garden and swimming pool. Shiatsu acupressure massage...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated
1677 N Vía Miraleste Palm Springs CA 92262
LGBTQ
Accommodation type:
LGBTQ+, Locally Owned and Operated
574 S Warm Sands Dr Palm Springs CA 92264
Paul Kurdian and Sam McDermott started their married life off with a bang. While they were dating, the couple imagined one day starting a business together, and the opportunity arrived on the morning after their wedding. “On our way to Sunday brunch at my brother’s house, Paul received a call...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated
2525 N Palm Canyon Dr Palm Springs CA 92262
Town & Desert Hospitality grew from Dave Dean’s interest in preserving Palm Springs architecture while making historic properties comfortable and relevant for today’s guests. With a background in hospitality design and engineering, Dean approaches each hotel with an eye toward what made it distinctive in the first place—and what it...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated, Part of a Collection
562 W Arenas Rd Palm Springs CA 92262
As soon as guests step on property at Holiday House, they can’t help but smile. It’s a fun hotel, reimagined in 2017 by interior designer Mark D. Sikes. Built in 1951 by Herbert W. Burns, Holiday House has 28 guest rooms, all completely remodeled with oversized showers, Waterworks bath hardware,...
Accommodation type:
Locally Owned and Operated, Part of a Collection
200 W Arenas Rd Palm Springs CA 92262
L’Horizon Resort and Spa, a part of Herman Luxury Resorts, started as a private getaway for Hollywood stars, and today, it’s been restored to its Golden Age glory. Designer Steve Hermann had his eyes on Palm Springs, and turned the 25-bungalow property into a resort known around the world. L’Horizon...
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LGBTQ
The name says it all. At INNdulge, guests take full advantage of being on vacation, relaxing in the saltwater pool and 12-man jacuzzi and reveling in the property’s gardens. This clothing optional gay men’s resort in the Warm Sands neighborhood is a mid-century modern hotel built in 1958, with 24...
Accommodation type:
LGBTQ+, Locally Owned and Operated
601 S Grenfall Rd Palm Springs CA 92264
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