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If you love the charm and character of independently owned small hotels, you’ll fall for Boutiquely Palm Springs. This vibrant newsletter and blog from Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels is your personal concierge to all things stylish and local. For local insights on where to eat, play, and explore, to behind-the-scenes interviews with the hoteliers who make Palm Springs so special, Boutiquely Palm Springs delivers the curated scoop on desert cool—one boutique stay at a time.

How Modernist Architect Albert Frey Blazed A Trail In Palm Springs

The Movie Colony Hotel doesn’t follow the usual Palm Springs script. There’s no central pool organizing the experience, no single arrival point where the whole property snaps into view. Instead, it unfolds in parts: three...

Which Palm Springs Architecture Tour Is Right For You?

There are cities you can understand perfectly well on your own. You walk around, take a few photos, check Google maps, and eventually arrive at the conclusion that there is a Starbucks where you expected...

Basking in a Desert Modernism Paradise

Empty Nesters Enjoy Mid-Century Modern Explorations in Palm Springs By Kathy McMahon Taking the scenic route from Encinitas—through avocado and...

Empty Nesters Enjoy Mid-Century Modern Explorations in Palm Springs By Kathy McMahon Taking the scenic route from Encinitas—through avocado and olive groves, the wine country of Temecula, and the San Jacinto Mountains—the Coachella Valley opened up before us. We smiled as we set our sights on Palm Springs, the genesis...

The Perfect Day in Palm Springs

THREE DIFFERENT WAYS In a city like Palm Springs, there are many different perfect days. While these stories only highlight...

THREE DIFFERENT WAYS In a city like Palm Springs, there are many different perfect days. While these stories only highlight three days, there are still 362 left each year for you to experience for yourself. With so many amazing places to stay and such a varied assortment of fantastic things...

Adventure & Architecture

A solo getaway in Palm Springs satisfies the need to explore By Heather Wuelpern Wanderlust must be in my...

A solo getaway in Palm Springs satisfies the need to explore By Heather Wuelpern Wanderlust must be in my DNA. There are times when my innate desire to travel and explore wells up like hot lava that’s about to burst from a volcano, and I have no choice but...

Apply Sunscreen(Everywhere)

Big changes at work had me feeling stressed and I needed some relaxation. While gossiping around the water cooler, a...

Big changes at work had me feeling stressed and I needed some relaxation. While gossiping around the water cooler, a co-worker suggested doing something I’d never considered before: staying at a gay, all-male, clothing-optional resort in Palm Springs. I, being a guy who likes putting on pants in the morning,...

Steps in the Right Direction

I’m not an outdoorsy guy. I’m in my element when I’m lounging on the couch binging something on Netflix. But,...

I’m not an outdoorsy guy. I’m in my element when I’m lounging on the couch binging something on Netflix. But, I needed to change that habit and get out and get moving—and what better way to do so than by going somewhere with plenty of outdoor activities? I still had...