Guidebook for Palm Springs
Food Scene
Small boutique hotel that just opened up to the public for lunch. Great relaxing spot with good food.
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Sparrows Lodge
1330 E Palm Canyon DrSmall boutique hotel that just opened up to the public for lunch. Great relaxing spot with good food.
Amazing design and ambiance. Great fun with groups or a special somebody. Two very good restaurants and a new wine bar. One of the best scenes in PS if not the best. The staff is fantastic. Always do a great job making you feel at home.
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Parker Palm Springs Spa
4200 E Palm Canyon DrAmazing design and ambiance. Great fun with groups or a special somebody. Two very good restaurants and a new wine bar. One of the best scenes in PS if not the best. The staff is fantastic. Always do a great job making you feel at home.
Coffee, coffee, coffee! Pastries are pretty good, too.
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Koffi South Palm Springs
1700 S Camino RealCoffee, coffee, coffee! Pastries are pretty good, too.
They have the best vietnamese asian fusion cuisine and offer great service. Always smiling when I come in and happy to entertain my kids. Love the curry.
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533 Viet Fusion
1775 E Palm Canyon DrThey have the best vietnamese asian fusion cuisine and offer great service. Always smiling when I come in and happy to entertain my kids. Love the curry.
Birba
622 N Palm Canyon DrAwesome pizza and appetizers. Beautiful setting and friendly staff.
Two great restaurants -- diner inside and outdoor seating next to pool -- plus a fun bar. Good quality food with a fun flair. Pay a few bucks extra and enjoy the pool and spa (open to guests not staying at hotel at certain times).
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Ace Hotel & Swim Club
701 E Palm Canyon DrTwo great restaurants -- diner inside and outdoor seating next to pool -- plus a fun bar. Good quality food with a fun flair. Pay a few bucks extra and enjoy the pool and spa (open to guests not staying at hotel at certain times).
Perhaps the finest dining in Palm Springs. Alfresco seating in an intimate setting. I recommend the octopus though all their dishes are amazing.
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SO.PA Restaurant
1050 E Palm Canyon DrPerhaps the finest dining in Palm Springs. Alfresco seating in an intimate setting. I recommend the octopus though all their dishes are amazing.
If you're craving that extra healthy fresh salad, look no further. The entire restaurant is vegan but the flavors are great. I like the Azteca salad with a side of their vegan "chicken." Good for bringing to the park or back to the house.
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Native Foods
1775 E Palm Canyon DrIf you're craving that extra healthy fresh salad, look no further. The entire restaurant is vegan but the flavors are great. I like the Azteca salad with a side of their vegan "chicken." Good for bringing to the park or back to the house.
Coffee, coffee, coffee! Pastries are pretty good, too. This is the North Palm Springs location located in a cozy out door commercial space. There's a few boutiques and shops to check out while enjoying your treats. It's a great place to go if you're up early.
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Koffi
515 N Palm Canyon DrCoffee, coffee, coffee! Pastries are pretty good, too. This is the North Palm Springs location located in a cozy out door commercial space. There's a few boutiques and shops to check out while enjoying your treats. It's a great place to go if you're up early.
The Purple Palm is located inside the Colony Palms Hotel. Great service, scene, food and wine. Even though we have a great space for entertaining and eating at our place, we always enjoy a trip to one of the many cool restaurants in Palm Springs.
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Chop House Palm Springs
262 S Palm Canyon DrThe Purple Palm is located inside the Colony Palms Hotel. Great service, scene, food and wine. Even though we have a great space for entertaining and eating at our place, we always enjoy a trip to one of the many cool restaurants in Palm Springs.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar
340 N Palm Canyon DrGood spot for a drink at the bar. Sometimes live music.
Great little tiki bar. Dark moody ambiance and excellent cocktails.
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The Tonga Hut Restaurant and Tiki Bar
254 N Palm Canyon DrGreat little tiki bar. Dark moody ambiance and excellent cocktails.
Arts & Culture
Sunnylands is the former Annenberg Estate and located in Rancho Mirage. It's a 200-acre estate with beautiful gardens and grounds. It's open and free to the public Thursdays through Sundays. Free parking. Paid tours of the main house are possible but hard to secure.
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Sunnylands
37977 Bob Hope DriveSunnylands is the former Annenberg Estate and located in Rancho Mirage. It's a 200-acre estate with beautiful gardens and grounds. It's open and free to the public Thursdays through Sundays. Free parking. Paid tours of the main house are possible but hard to secure.
Stunning architecture and sophisticated art collection that rivals urban metropolitan museums and includes works from Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Judd, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Robert Rauschenberg, Antony Gormley and Ansel Adams. Two unique outdoor sculpture gardens.
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Palm Springs Museum Trail
101 N Museum DrStunning architecture and sophisticated art collection that rivals urban metropolitan museums and includes works from Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Judd, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Robert Rauschenberg, Antony Gormley and Ansel Adams. Two unique outdoor sculpture gardens.
Essentials
Upscale grocery store with a good meat market. A few blocks from the house.
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Jensen's Finest Foods
69900 Frank Sinatra DrUpscale grocery store with a good meat market. A few blocks from the house.
Ralph's
1733 E Palm Canyon DrBudget-friendly grocery store.
Pharmacy and other essentials a few blocks from the house. Forgot your toothbrush? This is your first stop.
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Walgreens
2465 E Palm Canyon DrPharmacy and other essentials a few blocks from the house. Forgot your toothbrush? This is your first stop.
Parks & Nature
Private little botanical garden located nearby. Very old cacti, some animals including turtles. Child friendly and inexpensive.
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Moorten Botanical Garden
1701 S Palm Canyon DrPrivate little botanical garden located nearby. Very old cacti, some animals including turtles. Child friendly and inexpensive.
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway travels over the cliffs of Chino Canyon, transporting riders to the pristine wilderness of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Ten-minute journey to the Mountain Station at 8,516 feet that houses two restaurants, observation decks, a natural history museum, two documentary theaters, a gift shop and access to over 50 miles of hiking trails. Tickets may need to be booked well in advance depending on the time of year.
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Tram Way
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway travels over the cliffs of Chino Canyon, transporting riders to the pristine wilderness of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Ten-minute journey to the Mountain Station at 8,516 feet that houses two restaurants, observation decks, a natural history museum, two documentary theaters, a gift shop and access to over 50 miles of hiking trails. Tickets may need to be booked well in advance depending on the time of year.
There is a beautiful little desert landscape garden and wellness park -- basically a loop you can walk around and see desert plants. There is also a great kids playground, public tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, picnic tables, and a basketball court. Open until 10:00 p.m.
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Ruth Hardy Park
700 Tamarisk RdThere is a beautiful little desert landscape garden and wellness park -- basically a loop you can walk around and see desert plants. There is also a great kids playground, public tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, picnic tables, and a basketball court. Open until 10:00 p.m.
Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. The park is about 1-1.5 hour drive north of Palm Springs.
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Joshua Tree
Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. The park is about 1-1.5 hour drive north of Palm Springs.
Indian Canyons offer great hiking trails close to the house. If you are only going to hike at one place while in Palm Springs, this is it.
You can hike Palm Canyon, Andreas Canyon, Murray Canyon, and a few other less known areas as well. Most of the trails in Indian Canyons follow running streams, and are abundant in California Fan Palms, and many other types of vegetation and wildlife.
There is a fee to enter the area. To get to the Palm Springs Indian Canyons, take South Palm Canyon from Highway 111 and drive about two miles to the Indian Canyons tollgate. There are signs posted to help you find your way.
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Indian Canyons
38520 South Palm Canyon DriveIndian Canyons offer great hiking trails close to the house. If you are only going to hike at one place while in Palm Springs, this is it.
You can hike Palm Canyon, Andreas Canyon, Murray Canyon, and a few other less known areas as well. Most of the trails in Indian Canyons follow running streams, and are abundant in California Fan Palms, and many other types of vegetation and wildlife.
There is a fee to enter the area. To get to the Palm Springs Indian Canyons, take South Palm Canyon from Highway 111 and drive about two miles to the Indian Canyons tollgate. There are signs posted to help you find your way.
Entertainment & Activities
If you like to swim laps, this is the place. Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool that is open year round. $5 for adults; $3 for kids. Check out hours: http://www.palmspringsca.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/swim-center
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Palm Springs Swim Center
405 S Pavilion WayIf you like to swim laps, this is the place. Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool that is open year round. $5 for adults; $3 for kids. Check out hours: http://www.palmspringsca.gov/government/departments/parks-recreation/swim-center
Getting Around
Runs Thursday - Sunday every 15 minutes from 11am - 1 am. Check out this site and it comes with an app too! http://new.buzzps.com/route.html
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BUZZ Trolley Route
150 E Palm Canyon DrRuns Thursday - Sunday every 15 minutes from 11am - 1 am. Check out this site and it comes with an app too! http://new.buzzps.com/route.html