572 North Indian Canyon

Airport Code: PSP

Location. The Colony Palms Hotel is located in downtown Palm Springs, Calif. The hotel is surrounded by palm trees and is across the street from The Movie Colony, famous for the movie stars who lived there between the 1930s and 1960s. The hotel is one mile from the Palm Springs Museum and two miles from Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.


Hotel Features. The historic Colony Palms Hotel was recently redesigned by famed designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard and displays edgy furnishings, Spanish Colonial style and Mediterranean décor. The hotel's Purple Palm Restaurant and Bar features a poolside terrace. The hotel offers a heated outdoor pool and courtyards with lounging areas.

Guestrooms. Accommodations feature Italian linens and bathrooms with oversized showers, marble countertops and Essential Elements toiletries. Each guestroom offers flat screen televisions, mp3 docking stations and wireless Internet access. Minibars are provided.

Expert Tip. In the 1940s, the hotel was named The Howard Manor when it was purchased by Robert and Andrea Leeds Howard, owners of the champion thoroughbred Sea Biscuit.