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Palm Springs & Coachella Valley
Southern California's world-famous desert resort area, of which Palm Springs is the best known of nine cities. Popular with retirees, gays and lesbians, and sunseekers of all stripes, the area is full of resorts large and small, along with plenty of golf courses and other tourism accoutrements. More info: www.Palm-Springs.org.
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Permalink Reply by David Paul Appell on -
Interesting item I came across on a cool sounding, good-value hotel and spa, the Riviera Resort and Spa in Palm Springs, from a Web site out in Santa Barbara, CA, TheDailySound.com:
"Built in 1959 and once a haunt of Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack, the hotel had seen its glory days. But in 2008 the hotel was purchased by the Noble House Hotels and Resorts and given a facelift. Sticking with the original structure and building on the hip style of the 60’s, the hotel has a retro glamour that pays homage to the past while keeping up with the times.
With prices more reminiscent of the Embassy Suites but service more in-line with the Four Seasons, this place makes a fabulous budget conscious spa getaway. Rooms here can easily be found for $99, and you get a lot of bang for your buck.
Filling the space that was once the Hotel’s theater is a 11,000 square foot spa. The spa offers a worldly menu with treatments from every corner of the globe, from: Indian Abhyanga, to Thai massage, to Egyptian Milk Rituals. I chose the Javanese Royal Treatment, which entailed a Balinese style massage, herbal exfoliation and rose petal bath. Although I would not say the treatments are bargain prices, they are on the lower end for a resort…my two-hour treatment was $250, which at many resorts a similar treatment would cost upwards of $500. www.psriviera.com."
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