With a small airport right in town, this quick trip begins as your plane descends. Arriving into Palm Springs is beautiful with the mountainous scenery. Grab a window seat and try spotting the famous pools littered amongst a sea of golf courses. Upon landing you walk off the plane and you’re immediately hit with crisp mountain air. #InstantVacationMode.
Just about every hotel has a pool, as do most Air B&B homes. We stayed at this homefor a girls weekend and then at a friends personal home for a couples weekend. Bonus – the hotel pools are available for public use so you can spend a day trying out the pool scene at a hotel you may not have wanted to spend the whole weekend in. (perfect solution for those of you indecisive like me).
- WALK! – The remainder of my recommendations are going to be about eating and drinking, so you are going to want to plan time for exercise. I can easily suggest getting your steps in via shopping the estate sales, frolicking down the historic Palm Canyon Drive, walking the museums and trying to hunt down some of the homes that make this city eclectic. And I suppose a round of golf on one of the 124 pristine golf courses could also spur on your appetite. NOTE: Both of my visits to this city I have arrived saying I would absolutely hike one of the perfect trails. Spoiler: My tennis shoes never left my luggage either trip.
- The Nest– it’s a bit outside of Palm Springs proper (Indian Wells) but the nightlife is hilarious, fun and I recommend you make a dinner reservation so that you are sure to get inside and grab a front row seat for the late night elderly love fights.
- Parker Palm Springs– If you’re a baller stay here. If you just want to play like one, then eat and drink here. The lounge and bar area is just perfect. You can ‘parker’ there for a while.
- Ace Hotel Swim Club– If you’re a people watcher like me, then you may enjoy the crazy pool scene at Ace.
- Ritz-Carlton – and if you also love to set your eyes on beautiful scenery, then you will absolutely love grabbing a cliffside beverage at this chic hotel high in the hills. Put this on your ‘right when we land’ list. Seriously – we went straight from the airport.
- Copley’s– this is my favorite dinner spot! Reserve a table outside, order wine. Let the menu take you where it will. It is ALL so good!
You can spend quite a bit of time googling or asking around for Palm Springs suggestions. You will literally have to move to Palm Springs to see, do and eat at all the recommendations available. Even my friends with homes in this flawless city can’t see and do it all. But a long weekend in this city is perfect, because you CAN get a taste of what makes this city so wonderful. That is why I have included it as #2 on the ‘Quick Trip List’ (catch #1 here)
If you saw this Before and After post where I referenced Saved by the Bell, then you may be surprised that in two visits to Palm Springs I still haven’t made my way to the famous hotel where Jessie’s dad was getting married and where Screech reminded us that he gets sea sick on a ferry in 3 feet of water. But that is another reason to love this city – you leave with more new ideas for your return.
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This makes me so happy!!!
Yoga at the Ritz!! But not how they would probably advertise 🙂
I can’t get over the spider woman pose at the Parker. I freaking love it more and more each time I see it.
It really is great – did we know it would be or are we just that awesome…lol!
Hitting the slopes in Grindelwald, Switzerland has to be my “need to go back and check that box”!!.
I know someone who would absolutely help you go ‘check that box’ (insert that blonde emoji chick raising her hand = ME!!)