Downtown Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs

Palm Springs Art Museum which includes interior views and art
Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum showing interior views
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum showing outdoor art
Downtown Palm Springs

Join the many Angelenos that flock to Downtown Palm Springs to quench their vacation 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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Downtown Palm Springs Hotel Deals

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa

3 out of 5
155 S Belardo Road, Palm Springs, CA
$160 nightly
The price is $187 total per night from Oct 8 to Oct 9
$187 total
Oct 8 - Oct 9
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 3-star 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 ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,389 reviews)
New fav hotel
"Great location to all the shops and restaurants! This is our new fav hotel!"

Reviewed on Oct 6, 2025

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa
The Dunes Hotel

The Dunes Hotel

2.5 out of 5
390 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
$120 nightly
The price is $138 total per night from Oct 8 to Oct 9
$138 total
Oct 8 - Oct 9
Total with taxes and 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 ...
9/10 Wonderful! (886 reviews)
"Normal"

Reviewed on Oct 5, 2025

The Dunes Hotel
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

4 out of 5
888 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
$159 nightly
The price is $186 total per night from Oct 8 to Oct 9
$186 total
Oct 8 - Oct 9
Total with taxes and 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! (1,317 reviews)
"Only thing we weren't to happy with was the AC Other than that it's a beautiful hotel and the pool is very nice."

Reviewed on Oct 5, 2025

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Hotel Zoso

Hotel Zoso

4 out of 5
150 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
$182 nightly
The price is $205 total per night from Oct 8 to Oct 9
$205 total
Oct 8 - Oct 9
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 4-star spa hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and a free airport shuttle. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,506 reviews)
Good vibes
"Nice hotel, cool architecture, friendly staff and clean rooms. We weren’t sure if we’d like the pool party but it ended up being really fun- not too crowded but busy enough to be fun and lively. Definitely a positive vibe overall."

Reviewed on Sep 29, 2025

Hotel Zoso
Best Western Plus Las Brisas Hotel

Best Western Plus Las Brisas Hotel

3 out of 5
222 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
$135 nightly
The price is $155 total per night from Oct 20 to Oct 21
$155 total
Oct 20 - Oct 21
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the breakfast and the pool ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,488 reviews)
"Nice environmental"

Reviewed on Oct 3, 2025

Best Western Plus Las Brisas Hotel
Hyatt Palm Springs

Hyatt Palm Springs

4 out of 5
285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
$194 nightly
The price is $226 total per night from Oct 26 to Oct 27
$226 total
Oct 26 - Oct 27
Total with taxes and 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! (1,059 reviews)
"Staff very helpful"

Reviewed on Oct 1, 2025

Hyatt Palm Springs
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Other neighborhoods around Downtown Palm Springs

Palm Springs which includes wildflowers

Baristo

4.5/5(13 area reviews)

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 which includes wildflowers

Midtown

If you're spending some time in Midtown, Agua Caliente Casino and The Spa at Se-che are top sights worth seeing.

Midtown
Light and shadows on the east face of Mt San Jacinto. I love the mountain as the sun touches it differently throughout the day. Dancing in and out of the crevices and shadows. Never grows old. #culture. #weekend getaways

Warm Sands

4/5(109 area reviews)

Warm Sands might not have many top sights, but Agua Caliente Cultural Museum and Agua Caliente Casino are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Warm Sands
Quick trip to Palm Springs. #lifeatexpedia

Historic Tennis Club

4.5/5(22 area reviews)

If you're spending some time in Historic Tennis Club, San Jacinto Mountains and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument are top sights worth seeing.

Historic Tennis Club
This picture was shot through the maildrop of an old Palm Springs estate capturing the fountain that stood in the courtyard.

The Movie Colony

While The Movie Colony isn't home to many top sights, Agua Caliente Casino and Las Palmas are some notable places to visit nearby.

The Movie Colony
You know you want this #marshmallowlatte #ernestcoffee #lifeatexpediagroup

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


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