HotelChatter - Stories about The Colony Palms

Palm Springs: Pool Party Season is Just Beginning at The Colony Palm Springs

ASchechter — 2011-09-06T10:35:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/ColonyColony.jpg" class="top">We had a short but sweet stay at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Colony+Palms/local/513"Colony Palm Springs</a> over Labor Day weekend, which officially marks the beginning of the desert town's peak season. Though bargains are still to be found (on a weeknight, a Standard room here can go for as low as $199), rates are expected to climb higher and higher through the winter monthsby <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/4/11/23131/5370/hotels/Three_Last_Minute_Hotel_Options_for_Coachella">Coachella season</a> (mid-April), the hotel will demand a three-night minimum at $799 per night. Ouch! But a classy joint like the Colony can be enjoyed at any time of the year. And on Saturday afternoon, when we checked in, we had one thing and one thing only on our minds: hotel pool lounging. Nevermind the nearby

Limber Up For Spring With These Five Yoga Packages

pbb — 2011-02-24T11:36:31-05:00

Whether it's because vinyasa is finally a word in common currency or the fact that summer shorts-and-bikinis weather is but three months away, these five hotels are offering yoga packages to get you sweaty and bendy this season.

Palm Springs: The Colony Palms Hotel is putting on a six-day, five-night "Yogatrip" starting May 15 that includes daily classes, breakfasts, hikes, lunches, and, thankfully a Temecula Valley wine tour on one day along with other extras. Rates for the whole package start at $1,195 per person for the week.

Palm Springs: Beyond the Bathrobes: Inside the Colony Palms

juliab — 2011-02-02T09:36:18-05:00

<![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=773867616001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=773867616001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> Apologies for the shaky video. Our camera was obviously as excited by the color palette as we were Yesterday we waxed lyrical over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/31/214722/437/hotels/The_Bathrobes_at_the_Colony_Palms_Will_Put_You_In_the_Mood_For_Morocco">bathrobes</a> at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/513'>The Colony Palms</a>, but toweling doth not make a hotel stay alone, so its time to delve into the rest of the set up. As we said yesterday, we scored a major deal on <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotwire">Hotwire</a> - $66 for a room that normally would cost $199. As we were

Palm Springs: The Bathrobes at the Colony Palms Will Put You In the Mood For Morocco

juliab — 2011-02-01T09:01:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/colonypalmsbathrobe.jpg" class="top"> One of the main things that makes us feel all snuggly in a hotel room, company and merlot aside? A good <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20bathrobes">bathrobe</a>. And, being bathrobe geeks, there are several categories we judge our robes on from texture (not too soft but not too scratchy) and absorbency (should dry without getting wet itself) to length (too short, its cold and indecent, too long its like a shroud) and overall pleasantness of appearance. When all these things converge, its the matrix for toweling heaven. Recently, we stayed at <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/513'>The Colony Palms</a> hotel in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/palm%20springs%20hotels">Palm Springs</a>, and although the bathrobes werent as fancy as some of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/1/26/155613/939/hotels/Wrap_Yourself_Up_in_These_Hotel_Bathrobes">this lot</a>, we were very taken by them. Mainly

Palm Springs: Five Boutique Hotels for Your Palm Springs Getaway

Jennifer Kester — 2010-07-09T10:16:05-05:00

Grounds of the Parker Palm Springs

If you can take the desert heat, Palm Springs is the ultimate retro retreat. It was the playground for Hollywood stars in the 1950s, and remnants of that era can be found in the midcentury-modern hotels that now serve stars like Twighlighter Kellan Lutz and blond sweethearts Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard. We offer five boutique hotels for your consideration when you want to hang in Coachella Valley.

Find out our five Palm Springs picks after the jump.