Small Hotels Listing

Palm Springs is home to almost 80 extraordinary small boutique hotels of exceptional architectural & cultural diversity. From quaint inns and quietly secluded bungalows to hip and modern poolside-hangouts, they cater to the spectrum of Palm Springs travelers’ tastes.

Whether you want to disappear for a couple of days, or dive into the Palm Springs adventure of a lifetime, our visionary hoteliers make it their mission to get to know you and create a memorable stay in this distinctly fashionable desert oasis.

And as Palm Springs locals, they have dedicated themselves to creating a home away from home for you, infused with a sense of community.

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The Marley Palm Springs

The Marley Palm Springs

The Marley Palm Springs isn’t like every other hotel. In fact, it isn’t like any other hotel. After all, we designed it to meet the specific needs of one select group at a time, so you and your friends can relax like Hollywood royalty — without a stranger in sight. Built in the late 1950s by the renowned Alexander Company, The Marley offers nine bedrooms and nine full baths, with sleeping accommodations for up to 22 guests. You’ll find amenities… Read More


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Korakia Pensione

Korakia Pensione

Located at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains, in Downtown Palm Springs, Korakia offers a unique and seductive retreat from day to day reality. Comprised of a 1918 adobe, a 1924 bungalow and a 1930s villa, the property blends the charm of Southern European luxury with North African accents. Korakia (Greek for “crow”) has been crafted after a Mediterranean-style pensione, forgoing technology such as TVs, phones and clocks in favor of vintage books, board games and al fresco film… Read More


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Desert Paradise Resort Hotel

Desert Paradise Resort Hotel

The award winning, clothing optional gay men’s resort in the very center of gay Warm Sands. Desert Paradise Resort has 14 poolside rooms and suites, a great continental breakfast, large saltwater pool and spa, new steam and sauna rooms, and magnificently maintained garden. There’s also a romantic fire pit and outdoor shower garden for special times. Fall in love again and again in paradise, your home away from home. True Paradise in the desert, Desert Paradise of Warm Sands. Read More


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Alcazar Palm Springs

Alcazar Palm Springs

Bring: your pajamas. Don’t miss: the complimentary espresso, coffee, and pastries from Cheeky’s. Alcazar Palm Springs opened in 2011, just north of downtown Palm Springs in the Uptown Design District. We’re a 34-room boutique hotel and we manage to stay cool, modern, and sleek despite Palm Springs’ often upwards of 90-degree heat. Sleep in with us and luxuriate in imported Italian linens. Enjoy private patios, mountain views, wireless internet, Townie Bikes, complimentary coffee and espresso, and fresh pastries from Cheeky’s.… Read More


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Canyon Club Hotel

Canyon Club Hotel

A Clothing optional gay men’s resort. Within walking distance to the many shops and restaurants on Palm Canyon Drive. 32 rooms surround the sun-drenched courtyard. Eight of the suites have fully-equipped kitchens, eight have private patios. Bask in the sun around our 50 ft. diving pool or soak in our 16-man spa. There is also a sauna, steam room, and indoor gym for your convenience. Read More


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Mahala

Mahala

Introducing a unique micro-resort concept in the heart of Palm Springs. The hotel is a living canvas of art and design, with the chief motive being to provide a redolent setting, comfy accommodations, and a chill vibe from check-in to check out. Our guest experience starts with comfy quarters. Unique, custom-designed furnishings, ample platform beds, high-end electronics, large, luxurious rain showers, and original art are featured in every room. Read More


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Santiago Resort

Santiago Resort

Santiago Resort is considered by many to be one of the premier gay boutique hotels in Palm Springs. At this swimsuit-optional paradise, guests enjoy an outdoor spa and shower, the largest pool of any gay resort in Palm Springs, meticulously landscaped grounds with two-man rope hammocks, a mist cooling system, fast Wi-Fi, and breathtaking mountain views. Santiago Resort also offers free breakfast, poolside lunch, and all-day refreshments served in the cantina. Santiago’s 24 rooms feature flat-screen TVs, luxury bath products,… Read More


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Lucille Palm Springs

Lucille Palm Springs

Lucille Palm Springs was reimagined and rebranded in 2023, but its history stretches back over 100 years. Originally built in 1921, the hotel has been welcoming guests for a century, including Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, who once frequented the hotel with their family. The original Spanish Revival-style bones of the hotel have been lovingly maintained, though the recent facelift has updated all of the hotel’s amenities. Lucille Palm Springs now features nine self-catered luxury suites with modern appliances and locally-sourced… Read More


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The Hacienda at Warm Sands

The Hacienda at Warm Sands

The Hacienda at Warm Sands is the longstanding favorite Palm Springs gay resort selected by discerning, ‘in the know’, experienced travelers, from all over the world.  The Hacienda has been consistently recognized in prominent mainstream and gay travel publications as the ‘best-of-the-best’, characterized by its distinguished facilities, beautifully lush tropical landscaped grounds, impressive physical setting with ever-changing 180 degree unobstructed views of the San Jacinto Mountains, and its market-leading reputation for uncompromised legendary personal services. The Hacienda at Warm Sands… Read More


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Amin Casa

Amin Casa

Amin Casa Palm Springs is an iconic hotel brilliantly reinvented for the 21st century, where the glamour of nine decades of history sparkles with a new luster. Welcome to the exclusive and private world of Amin Casa. Embodying the luxury of life in Palm Springs, this impressive property originally included the main residence and guest house. The garden compound dated to the 1920s and ’30s and was once the Palm Springs home of Hollywood screen legend and award-winning actress Gloria… Read More


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