After an 8 hour journey through heavy traffic from Las Vegas and having read previous reviews, it was a tired and sceptical arrival into Palm Springs. There was no need to worry whatsoever.

Check-in was smooth and fairly quick - in no time we were opening the door to our huge guest room on the fifth floor. Amazingly comfortable bed, large & modern bathroom, and plenty of storage space - no falling over your case during your stay at this place!! To top it all we had a large balcony with great views over Palm Springs - perfect!!

Having lived in Palm Springs 10 years ago this was a definite highlight of our New Year trip to the States - the hotel's location cannot be beaten - 2 minute walk into downtown Palm Springs shop, bars and restaurants on Palm Canyon Drive. Parking on the road is totally free and always plenty of space - if you prefer you can use the hotels valet parking at a charge which is then in a secure parking lot, in my opinion there's not really any point when its free about 10 feet away....!

We didn't use the spa facilities as our stay was relatively short, the pool area has great views through the palms to Mount San Jacinto and is heated perfectly to around 80 degrees. Great cocktails served up at the poolside bar - taste even better while you're relaxing in the mineral rejuvenation spa pool (at 105 degrees just about hot enough to handle!!). Plenty of sun loungers and pool towels available free of charge, whole area kept spotlessly clean and tidy.

Breakfast was included in our rate and is taken over at the Casino (just over the road) - has just about anything you could possibly want (eggs all ways, sausage, bacon, bagels, salmon, spreads, biscuits n gravy, potatoes....even chicken....!!) and all is fantastic quality, all the staff over there are really friendly too. Keep going back as often as you like to refill your plate - had so much one day we didn't eat again until our evening meal. Even at the usual rate of $9.99 the value is superb if you don't have it included in your room rate.

Perfect spot to enjoy the perfect Palm Springs weather - 2nd January enjoying highs of 77 degrees and clear blue skies. Would definitely return and will definitely recommend.

Palm Springs in the fall is wonderful and the Spa Resort is great. With hotel reservation includes the mineral pool and breakfast buffet at the casino, full spa is $20/day, add massage/scrub/facials = life is good.

Weather and location make it easy to walk the area almost any time of day. Nightlife is noisy if one chooses to do that scene. PS and surrounding areas are growing -- there's Target, Michaels and Trader Joe's about 5 mi SW.

One caveat that has nothing to do w/the hotel = I was "phished". Whenever used my debit card, I received a text message saying that my bank was limiting the use of the card and call for more information. I didn't call the number on the text, but phoned the bank directly. They said they'd never send text or email. If something seems unusual, they'll call.

I used cash the rest of the vacation. On the way home I used the card about 75 miles outside of PS and didn't receive a text, so I guess just resort areas are targeted???

Other than that, PS is always a fun getaway and the Spa is a neat place to stay.

I stayed 5 nights at this hotel while attending a conference in Palm Springs. My room on the 4th floor was a non-smoking room with a king size bed and a balcony. I had several meals in the restaurant that were resonably priced and tasty.

We thought the hotel would be nicer. It was quite old, and it had a "80's" feel to it. But the rooms were large and clean. However, since we went there off season, you would think that they could give us a room where our view wasn't a brick wall.

We booked the hotel through hotels.com, and were promised included internet access. But this wasn't the case. They charged us for it, and we could only get one of our laptops online! If the both of us would want to go online, we would have to buy an extra license. Rip off.

The breakfast buffet was nice, though. And we also appreciated the fridge in the room.

And the bartender in the hotel grill made awesome drinks, and was super friendly!