The Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage
On a bluff in the Santa Rosa foothills above the Coachella Valley, this Ritz-Carlton pairs balconied rooms and desert views with State Fare Bar + Kitchen, a spa and a valley-view pool.
La Quinta Resort & Club
The desert's original hideaway, opened in 1926 beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains, with Spanish-style casitas, 42 pools and 53 hot spas, five championship golf courses and Spa La Quinta.
L’Horizon Resort & Spa
William F. Cody's 1952 mid-century retreat, now an adults-only Palm Springs hotel with 25 bungalows across three acres, private patios with outdoor showers, SO•PA restaurant and an indoor-outdoor spa.
Korakia Pensione
A 1920s Moroccan and Mediterranean hideaway at the foot of the San Jacinto Mountains, with 28 named villas, two saltwater pools, courtyard breakfasts and classic films screened under the stars.
The Colony Palms Hotel & Bungalows
A 1930s Spanish Colonial hotel with a colorful past near Palm Springs' Uptown Design District, now adults-only with 57 rooms and suites, a palm-lined pool, The Colony Club and a spa.
Avalon Hotel & Bungalows Palm Springs
A 1930s Hollywood hideaway in downtown Palm Springs, with 72 Spanish-style rooms and villas among citrus gardens, three pools with cabanas, Marlowe's restaurant and the Estrella Spa.
Sparrows Lodge
A 20-room rustic-modern lodge on East Palm Canyon Drive, with beamed rooms free of televisions, a pool set in desert gardens and communal farm-to-table meals at the Barn Kitchen.
Thompson Palm Springs
A Thompson hotel opened in 2023 on North Palm Canyon Drive, in downtown Palm Springs, with interiors nodding to desert modernism and a pool deck framed by the San Jacinto Mountains.
Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
A downtown Palm Springs hotel with 153 rooms, a rooftop pool and High Bar facing the San Jacinto Mountains, the 4 Saints restaurant and six pickleball courts reserved for guests.
Sands Hotel & Spa
A boutique hotel on Highway 111 in Indian Wells, reimagined by designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard with Moroccan-inspired color and pattern, a palm-fringed pool and The Pink Cabana restaurant.
