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The New Spa at The Parker Palm Springs Believes in a Good Stiff Drink
Heading down to the Parker Palm Springs for a relaxing weekend in the desert? It turns out there's more to do there than just lay by the pool and sip on cocktails. The hotel has just finished renovating their Palm Springs Yacht Club spa (PSYC) and it's not exactly what you would expect. Take a look at the spa's mission statement:
We believe in the American country club experience: mixed doubles, a long steam, and a stiff cocktail.
And indeed the new spa space makes access to a cocktail just as important as access to a heavy-handed masseuse.
The spa has created a new lounge with dark leather chairs, coffee tables and lit by candlelight with real treats available to guests (not a bowl of apples, they promise) and even shots of whiskey will be passed around. Well, that will certainly bring a "glow" to your face fast.
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Get Into Levi Strauss' Pants At Ace Hotel Palm Springs' Suite 501
Need an outfit to compliment your new Ace Hotel Palm Springs sneakers? Levi Strauss has partnered up with the desert property to transform one of the hotel's rooms into Suite 501, an environment that evokes the Levi's denim-filled lifestyle.
According to the LA Times, the result is a space with a lived-in, rustic look:
The room featured a denim upholstered headboard, Levi’s pillowcases and artwork from Levi’s most recent campaign, shot by Ryan McGinley. The Walt Whitman poem “Go Forth,” the focus of Levi's recent marketing campaign, is painted on a denim tapestry. The curated ephemera vibe matches the hotel's rustic chic campground aesthetic; canvas covered walls, salvaged furniture, Native America throws and portable record player in every suite.
The stay in the suite, in which case we hope you love Levi's, guests can request the Suite 501 at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs. We're going to guess that it's tagged with nightly standard suite prices, which run between $209 - $369. It's just too bad that it doesn't come with a closet full of Levi's clothing; we love not having to worry about dirty laundry.
[Photo: LA Times/Levi Strauss]
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Ace Palm Springs to Host Arts and Crafts Parties with Potato Prints
In case you didn’t notice, it’s practically mid-July already! Which means if you’re not spending your weekends relaxing poolside and trying your hand at summer camp-style crafts, you might as well chalk up summer ’09 as a waste.
OK, so maybe that’s a tad overly dramatic. Our point is: Pools plus craftytime equals awesome (maybe not as amazing as boozy sno-cones, but still pretty great). Don’t believe us? Check out The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs this weekend. July 11th and 12th, the Ace is hosting an “all-inclusive art making weekend” at the hotel’s Swim Club, hosted by L.A. artists Karen Kimmel and Apple Via.
Arts & Crafts will run poolside from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., including handmade projects that include cardboard looms, macramé, mosaics, potato prints, potholders, sprouted gardens, stencils, and more.
Package bookers can craft to their heart’s content, plus enjoy family-style breakfast and a hotel room for two nights. Rates start at $557 for the two-day package; book using code ARTACE 09. Ten percent of proceeds benefit Children in the Arts.
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Chicks Who Likes Yoga and Fruity Drinks Can Be 'Parker Princesses'
The firepit: gossip and s'mores central.
We will never stop making fun of these silly girlfriend getaway hotel packages. In fact, we'd like to take this opportunity to encourage Sarah Haskins, the brilliantly funny lady behind the hilarious Target Women videos, to do a "Target Women" segment on hotel packages. That is, make fun of those silly girlfriend getaway packagey-things that are made up of what some hotel believes will appeal to women (gossip magazines! Manicures! Shopping!)
Um, that's not to say we wouldn't secretly go and book these packages ourselves if they happened to appeal to us. What? Some of us like manicures and Us Weekly. Whatever.
So, here's another from the vast and varied collection of girly getaway packages: The Parker Palm Springs encourages you to leave the dudes at home and hit up the famous-from-TV resort. That is, if you're willing to call yourself a "Parker Princess."
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Ace Palm Springs Dubs Their Pool Party 'Sundays at the Short Bus'
The recently opened Ace Palm Springs has already partied it up for Coachella, and now it’s inviting you to spend "Sundays at the Short Bus."
That’s what they’re calling their new Sunday afternoon pool parties, replete with homemade margaritas, alcoholic sno cones, food from the hotel’s Kings Highway restaurant, and groovy DJ spins and indie bands. There's a deal that goes along with the party that includes 20% off room rates and 15% off spa treatments when you stay Sunday, Monday and/or Tuesday nights.
If you want to book, go to their reservation site or call (760) 325-9900, and be sure you enter the Promo Code SHORT20. With just a preliminary search, we found an “Ace Double” room for just $89 next week!
You might have to brave soaring temperatures that would make the surface of the sun seem temperate, but hey, at least you can drink and dance while you work on your tan. And try to keep the tacky "short bus" jokes to a minimum.
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Enjoy Booze Sno-Cones and DJ Sets All Summer at Ace Palm Springs
With all the delays and sadness surrounding its allegedly-finally-open NYC sibling, it was easy to forget how utterly enchanted we were by the scene at Ace Palm Springs during Coachella this year. Most notably, we were quite dazzled by the booze sno-cones by the pool. So imagine our sweet, sweet surprise when we were reminded that the party continues all summer long on Sunday afternoons, with food, DJs, booze sno-cones for all — likely a slightly classier and accessible affair than, say, those pool parties thrown by the other hotels in the country on Sundays (*cough*Hard Rock*cough*).
Every Sunday afternoon, the Ace will be hosting a pool party from 2-7 pm with live shows, fresh drinks, and food. Throughout the summer, the resident DJ (Oscar Sanin) with be teaming up with different guest DJ's each week. The sched so far:
· May 24: Chris Douridas, former music director of KCRW and host of the Santa Monica station's Morning Becomes Eclectic show, joins DJ Beyonda, host of Portland, Ore.'s most popular soul night and one of the city's favorite DJs
· May 31: Michael Antonia, eclectic DJ of LA's Flashdance
· June 7: DJ Rescue, aka Zia McCabe - the Dandy Warhols' keyboard player and DJ on WK Radio
If you want to make a whole weekend out of it, you can stay overnight on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday and get 20% off standard rooms rates (which are not so bad anyway; they start at $89) and 15% off spa treatments; just use code SHORT20 when booking.
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Ace Hotel Palm Springs Partied With Booze Sno-Cones for Coachella
Aw, did you miss out on Coachella? Or maybe you did make it out to the middle of nowhere for the music festival, but found yourself stuck in a less trendy hotel than the Ace Hotel & Swim Club. Either way, we've got the scoop on what went down over last weekend at Ace Hotels' Palm Springs property: a pop-up shop, ping pong and poolside music, of course.
Partnering with Levi's to transform a space at the Ace into a "Desert Gold" boutique, which featured limited edition Ace x Levi's T-shirts as well as Coachella must-haves like turquoise skinny jeans and vinyl records, the hotel became a hotspot for hipsterdom. As if this weren't enough, they livened up the pool area by hosting live bands and revealing the new Sonic Youth album, "The Eternal," on Saturday, all the while serving up booze sno-cones and special "morning cocktails."
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Get Your Desert Kicks From The Ace Hotel Palm Springs
It's no longer enough for a hotel to have its loyalty card in your wallet or a branded robe in your closet; the newest trend seems to be hotels claiming space on on your feet through shoe collaborations. Standard Hotels have had branded flip flops in their mini bars for lord knows how long, W Hotels literally stepped up in 2007 with their "Mongolian Shoe BBQ" Puma collaboration, and The Hotel on Rivington continues to outfit their staff in the latest kicks. So who's next to join the ranks of hotels with trendy togs? It's the Ace Hotel Palm Springs, of course!
Available July 1, but up for pre-order now, the $85 set of shoes and a tote are a partnership between the hotel, Generic Surplus and Arkitip Magazine, the periodical which brought us the Andre Balazs feature earlier this year. In addition to awesome new material, it sounds as if the hotel staff will be sporting them along with fans of the Ace, says Arkitip: "We developed a new mesh material that's breathable for the desert heat, quick-drying and non-slip for the pool side servers." Take that, Standard flip flops!
Put your own Ace Hotel Palm Springs sneaks on reserve now at Arkitip.
[Image: Hypebeast via Arkitip]
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The Ace Hotel Palm Springs Will Open Tomorrow
An outdoor fireplace/meet-up area with an installation from artist Stan Bitters at Ace Hotel Palm Springs.
On Monday, we braved the rain (and later, a hail storm) to drive on down to Palm Springs to check out the Ace Hotel Palm Springs and Swim Club which will be opening to guests tomorrow. It wasn't an ideal day to check the place out as rain is not what you usually find in Palm Springs. Also, the hotel's check-in area and restaurant and bar were still undergoing some light construction.
But the good news is most of the rooms are finished and they are very cool.
The Ace Hotel has sprung from the loins of an old Howard Johnson. The motel's layout was retained--three separate, two-story concrete buildings--but the rooms were extensively remodeled. The hotel did away with the carports attached to the ground floor rooms and put in small patios (some with their fireplaces). Walls were knocked down in some rooms to adjoin two rooms together, essentially creating suite space for The Ace.
More good news on the rooms? Free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, Rudy's Barbershop toiletries, and fully-stocked minibars.
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Ace Hotel Palm Springs To Open on February 12th
Looks like there will be two Ace Hotels opening next month. It's not just the Ace Hotel New York that's opening soon. The Ace Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs is all set to open on February 12th. And the hotel has just begun taking reservations online. From the press release:
Embracing the laid-back feel of Palm Springs, L.A.-based design team Commune worked with Ace to create interiors that evoke an indulgent camping experience. Walls are covered with tent-like drapes and include slats that encourage guests to personalize rooms with photos or artwork. Vintage furnishings make each room feel hand-crafted and utterly unique. Rich natural materials used in the rooms include bleached canvas, wormy butternut wood, denim, and hemp—all in line with Ace’s hybrid goal of comfort and sustainability.
Bohemian, authentic details like an old ranch hand bar (The Amigo Room) and individual outdoor patios complete with outdoor fireplaces embody Ace Hotels' philosophy: thoughtful design, cultural authenticity, and rich experience.
Read more on the Ace Hotel Palm Springs after the jump.
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HotelChatter Reader Deals :: The Parker Palm Springs' Drunk Girl's Package
Lushette at The Parker Palm Springs
$199 per person
The swanky Parker Palm Springs has received its fair share of flack from us because of that horrendous reality television slip-up of which we will no longer speak, but we're pretty sure they've redeemed themselves in our eyes with the Lushette package.
Instead of wasting our time with some Girlfriend Getaway mess, they're keeping it real by offering us $200 of on-property alcohol credit plus an estate room for just $199 per night Sunday-Thursday (on weekends, the same package is $299).
You can book the package online here. Dudes are welcome too, we suppose.
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The Parker Palm Springs is Giving Stuff Away
We have to admit, we're kind of in love with the funky Parker Palm Springs, despite last year's Bravo Reality Show which showed the hotel in a very unflattering light. But now the hotel is winning our affection with some super sweet, nearly FREE deals. You heard us right, we said FREE.
The deets: You stay in a room, you get a $200 voucher. With rates starting at $199 on week nights, they are literally paying you $1. Score! The hotel has three ways for you to take advantage of them:
Spa Junkie gets you $200 worth of goods at the PSYC (Palms Springs Yacht Club) spa. In fact, their "Motley Mix" spa package rings up at $210 and includes a 30-minute Quintessential Rubdown, 30-minute Nuts and Bolts Facial, and a 30-minute Classic Manicure.
Glutton's Delight So maybe the spa isn't your thing. Parker still wants to give you free stuff, so dine anywhere on site. Yes, this even includes room service and by the pool.
Lushette's Okay, we saved the best for last. There's nothing worse than budgeting a certain amount for a vacation, throwing it out the window when you've had too much to drink, and then trying to pay the bill at checkout. Ouch. The Parker's got you covered. $200 of free booze should show you a good time and make checkout painless.
Can't make it out on a weekday? Offer is still good on weekends, with rooms starting at $299 a night.
[Photo: Jslander]
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