Dive Palm Springs

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 got its start in 1954 as the Sunrise Villa, a western-style hotel. Over the years, it changed names and themes, becoming the Alpine Gardens before transforming into Colt’s Lodge in 2015. The current iteration opened in August 2019 after a two-month renovation. The hotel features furnishings by Serena & Lily...

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 got its start in 1954 as the Sunrise Villa, a western-style hotel. Over the years, it changed names and themes, becoming the Alpine Gardens before transforming into Colt’s Lodge in 2015. The current iteration opened in August 2019 after a two-month renovation. The hotel features furnishings by Serena & Lily and Anthropologie, premium linens, and original murals. Most of the King rooms come with an outdoor patio, complete with an oversized daybed, and one has a private hot tub. The most magical room is the La Reve, French for “The Dream.” This room has a custom ceiling mural and wallpaper by Christian Lacroix, a solid brass queen bed with an ultra-comfortable Tuft and Needle mattress, and a red-tiled bathroom with a rainfall shower and smoked glass two-way mirror between the bedroom and shower. Dive is an adults-only property, and can host events for up to 150 people, including weddings, retreats, and reunions. Guests have been raving about the lush grounds, cozy daybeds, the restored original Libott pool, the koi pond, and The Orchard — Dive calls this its “vacation spot within a vacation spot,” as it has a two-person swing chair, waterfall, comfortable couches and loungers, and a vintage neon sign of a diving girl, affectionately nicknamed Lulu.