HotelChatter - Palm Springs http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-05-23T09:49:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Kimpton To Bring Their Nightly Wine Hour to Palm Springs http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/5/13/204147/667 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Kimpton_Palm_Springs.jpg" class="top"><p> HotelChatter has long had a crush on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/palm springs hotels">Palm Springs</a> (you can read some of our love letters <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/7/13044/14729/hotels/The_Hard_Rock_Palm_Springs_is_Happening%2C_but_is_It_a_Good_Idea%3F">here</a> and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/31/133433/842/hotels/The_Saguaro_Palm_Springs%3A_Bright_and_Budget_Friendly">here</a>) but now we've got yet another reason to scoot on down to the desert--a brand-new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/kimpton hotels"><b>Kimpton Hotel</b></a>.<p><b>The Kimpton Palm Springs</b> will be an entirely new build hotel on North Palm Canyon Drive with 190 hotel rooms and a rooftop bar and pool, a first for the area. There will also be a "chef-driven restaurant", over 24,000 square feet total of event and meeting space and great views of Mount San Jacinto State Park from all angles. Oh and don't forget about the nightly wine hour and the free WiFi juliana 2013-05-14T09:16:27-05:00 The Coolest Hotel Instagram of the Day Goes To... http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/4/18/122336/769

...Ace Hotel Palm Springs!

We think the ketchup art, while potty-mouth language, does sum up this week in a nutshell, and yet, it makes us smile at the same time because we love the sassy!

This patron's burger from the hotel's King's Highway restaurant (an old Denny's), is accompanied by a tall can of Red Stripe beer, which we don't think we've ever seen before--upping the cool factor even more. The $12 Amigo burger comes with bacon onion marmalade, aged cheddar and butter lettuce. Foul-mouthed ketchup is free.

[Photo: Instagram]]]> Chanize 2013-04-18T12:30:38-05:00 Palm Springs' New Skylark Hotel Is As Gay As It Gets http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/23/14924/9357

If you're familiar with Camp Palm Springs—the clothing-optional resort where guests get super naked for some random meet and greets—then a) shame on you! and b) you should know it's no longer in operation. It's now Skylark Hotel, featuring 28 contemporary rooms, a large pool, shamrock-shaped hot tub and an al fresco bar. Oh, and the cruising is still 24-7 but only clothed (nothing but a jockstrap counts, we think).

You'll notice the gay themes haven't changed much (gay owners, gay clientele, gay staff, gay magazines in rooms) but heteros are welcome. All rooms look out into the central pool area, so whether you're voyeuristic or egotistic, everyone wins. Except uncomfortable heteros. ]]> jimmyim 2013-02-25T15:03:16-05:00 The Hard Rock Palm Springs is Happening, but is It a Good Idea? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/2/7/13044/14729

If you think you've been hearing a lot about Palm Springs lately, the trend is far from over. It was just announced that the 160-room Hotel Zoso in downtown PS will soon be renovated and re-branded as the Hard Rock Palm Springs.

According to TravelPulse, the Hard Rock Palm Springs is due to offer "a VIP rock star suite; Rock Spa; Body Rock workout facility; the Rock Shop featuring Hard Rock merchandise; myriad dining options, a lobby bar, and outdoor spaces for cocktails and lounging." ]]> JetSetCD 2013-02-07T15:50:33-05:00 The Saguaro Palm Springs: Bright and Budget Friendly http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/31/133433/842 <![CDATA[<P><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/1saguaropsstaymain_2.jpg" class="top"> <P>Welcome to Palm Springs. We hope you like bright colors and sunshine, because that's the specialty of the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/4948">The Saguaro Palm Springs</a></b>. This is only the second Saguaro, after the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/15/134641/546">The Saguaro Scottsdale</a>, but it comes from a company with a very large collection of hotels: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/JDV%20Hotels">Joie de Vivre</a>. <P>The Saguaro Palm Springs opened in February 2012 and used to be a Holiday Inn, a fact immediately evident from the classic, motel-style architecture. Still, one can't help but imagine how Holiday Inn execs would think of the place now&#151;they'd probably regret having lost it! The Saguaro is a cheerful hotel that fills a gap in the Palm Springs hotel scene, for new family- and JetSetCD 2013-01-31T16:26:04-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/