Downtown Palm Springs

Palm Springs

Downtown Palm Springs
Palm Springs Art Museum
Downtown Palm Springs
Downtown Palm Springs
Downtown Palm Springs

Join the many Angelenos that flock to Downtown Palm Springs to quench their holiday thirst in the Sonoran Desert.

Palm Springs is a small Californian city whose ebb and flow over the years has seen it be a destination for many types of people from retirees to Hollywood A-listers. Now recent reinvigoration has seen another surge in popularity for this desert oasis and it’s all thanks to Downtown. The old Desert Plaza Fashion Mall has given way to brand new hotels, shops and courtyards in a huge $400 million redevelopment of the area. The showstopper is the seven-story Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs hotel. From its rooftop pool (on the town’s highest building), you’ll get panoramic views of the San Jacinto Mountains and the Coachella Valley. The stylish boutique hotels serve as anchors to the chic stores, coffee shops, restaurants, wellness centers and spas that now give visitors so much more to do than laze around by the pool.

The city has long been a hotspot for Hollywood hideouts. The glamorous getaway that saw the likes of Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Bob Hope party through the 50s and 60s, now welcomes millennials into its hip and fresh Downtown. Tour the area, from Palm Springs Stadium to Palm Canyon Drive and all the museums, theatres, galleries, golf courses – you name it – in between. It is the dynamic Downtown that has set the tone for the new capital of cool, rivalling Palm Springs’ neighbors: Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

It’s no secret that poolside at Palm Springs is the ultimate Californian vacation. Now, with the Downtown area thriving, it’s the place to be when the Palm Springs International Film Festival or Modernism Week rolls into town – or if you’re just after a Starbucks in what has become a very instagrammable city.


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Things to do


Top hotels in Downtown Palm Springs

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa

3 out of 5
155 S Belardo Road, Palm Springs, CA
The price is €129 per night from 10 Aug to 11 Aug
€129
10 Aug - 11 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy a fitness center, onsite spa services, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,291 reviews)
"Location is great! Views from the property are beautiful. Nice and quite and clean."

Reviewed on 6 Aug 2025

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa
Hotel Zoso

Hotel Zoso

4 out of 5
150 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy a full-service spa, breakfast (surcharge), and a free airport shuttle. Our guests praise the pool and the ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,432 reviews)
"Very nice hotel"

Reviewed on 6 Aug 2025

Hotel Zoso
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

4 out of 5
888 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
The price is €118 per night from 20 Aug to 21 Aug
€118
20 Aug - 21 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star family-friendly hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 bars/lounges, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the pool and the bar ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,243 reviews)
"walking in to the property, all staff was so kind. it was so clean and it smelled good too. check in was fast and the room was excellent. bed was very comfortable, restroom was clean. the pool was great."

Reviewed on 7 Aug 2025

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Hyatt Palm Springs

Hyatt Palm Springs

4 out of 5
285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
The price is €114 per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
€114
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 restaurants, and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
7.6/10 Good! (1,054 reviews)
"It’s a little dated and the couches were stained the smell was a bit off could be better but location is a plus"

Reviewed on 8 Aug 2025

Hyatt Palm Springs
The Dunes Hotel

The Dunes Hotel

2.5 out of 5
390 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
The price is €126 per night from 20 Aug to 21 Aug
€126
20 Aug - 21 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a fitness center. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (746 reviews)
"Very good service"

Reviewed on 5 Aug 2025

The Dunes Hotel
Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt

Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt

4 out of 5
414 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is €276 per night from 13 Aug to 14 Aug
€276
13 Aug - 14 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 outdoor pools, and 3 restaurants. Popular attractions Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and O'Donnell ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (137 reviews)
"The front staff was very welcoming and the hotel is gorgeous. We enjoyed our stay"

Reviewed on 7 Aug 2025

Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Palm Springs

Palm Springs featuring wild flowers

Baristo

3/5(1 area review)

While visiting Baristo, you might make a stop by sights like Plaza Theatre and Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center.

Baristo
Palm Springs featuring wild flowers

Midtown

While Midtown may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Agua Caliente Casino and Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.

Midtown
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Warm Sands

When in Warm Sands, you can plan a visit to Agua Caliente Cultural Museum and Agua Caliente Casino, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Warm Sands
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Historic Tennis Club

4.5/5(2 area reviews)

While visiting Historic Tennis Club, you might make a stop by sights like San Jacinto Mountains and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.

Historic Tennis Club
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The Movie Colony

While The Movie Colony may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Agua Caliente Casino and Las Palmas.

The Movie Colony
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Old Las Palmas

While visiting Old Las Palmas, you might make a stop by sights like Las Palmas and San Jacinto Mountains.

Old Las Palmas

Downtown Palm Springs

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