An adventurers long weekend in Palm Springs.

Our Local Expert Says:

Discounts on rooms and other services available thru their Player's Club membership. If planning on staying at this hotel be sure to ask what entertainment they may have on hand during your visit; they frequently have live musical performances, stand up comics, and other events take place in their Special Events Center.

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Located in east Palm Springs Valley, this hotel is 15 miles from downtown Palm Springs, the Living Desert, and El Paseo shops. All guestrooms offer pool or mountain views; flat-screen TVs, high-speed Internet access, and coffeemakers. Amenities include a casino, bingo, swimming pool, spa tub, fitness center, beach volleyball, and bowling; golf is nearby. There are also four restaurants and three lounges on site.

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Find yourself on a higher level of nightclubbing at the touch of a button. Located on the 12th floor, the Velvet Palm features hot DJs, plush seating, sensual lighting and an outdoor patio with fabulous views. So come up to the best place to get down in the Palm Springs area.

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Located in South Palm Springs adjacent to the Agua Caliente reservation and its Indian Canyons, these large stables offer fascinating horseback rides into the canyons. Patrons may explore remote trails, enjoy rare desert streams that flow year round, and pause under the shade of the palms. Rides normally begin at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and last for two hours, but other times can be arranged. Credit cards are not accepted; cash is strongly preferred, but personal and travelers' checks may be accepted with several forms of identification.

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This restaurant is closed during summer months.

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Founded in 1945, this British restaurant has been serving up traditional foods ever since. A cozy atmosphere is accented with English-themed stained glass windows around the large, comfortable booths. The extensive menu includes Steak and Kidney Pie, Beef Wellington in a delicate pastry, Braised Short Ribs and plenty of prime rib entrees. Early bird discount dinners are offered from 4:30p-6p. In addition, a full bar offers English and Irish beers, wine and mixed drinks. Private dining rooms are available for parties. This restaurant is closed during the summer.

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The Moorten Botanical Gardens now boasts 3,000 examples of desert cacti and other desert plants grouped by geographic regions.

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This restaurant at the Ingleside Inn is renowned as a romantic, traditional restaurant with a seductive lounge. Acclaimed as "One of the Ten Best" by Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, it is guaranteed to be memorable. Virtually all of the appetizers could have been found on New York menus of the 1920s: shrimp cocktails, Oysters Rockefeller and Beluga Malassol caviar quoted daily at market price. The French Chicken Breast is a favorite specialty.

Our Local Expert Says:

Discounts on rooms and other services available thru their Player's Club membership. If planning on staying at this hotel be sure to ask what entertainment they may have on hand during your visit; they frequently have live musical performances, stand up comics, and other events take place in their Special Events Center.

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Located in east Palm Springs Valley, this hotel is 15 miles from downtown Palm Springs, the Living Desert, and El Paseo shops. All guestrooms offer pool or mountain views; flat-screen TVs, high-speed Internet access, and coffeemakers. Amenities include a casino, bingo, swimming pool, spa tub, fitness center, beach volleyball, and bowling; golf is nearby. There are also four restaurants and three lounges on site.

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This upscale, splendidly designed shopping center has Saks Fifth Avenue as its anchor store, plus dozens of other deluxe shops clustered in exquisitely landscaped grounds. The Palm Springs Desert Museum also has a branch here, great for a quick culture break. Other shops include Tommy Bahama's Cafe, paired with a Tommy Bahama's sportswear shop, People's Pottery, Oilily, El Portal Luggage, Banana Republic, Sharper Image and many others.

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In a region crammed with Italian restaurants, this one has made a name for itself, winning numerous awards. The establishment was included in the Epicurean Magazine list of the top 100 restaurants in California. The calm, welcoming decor features contemporary plaster castings displayed like ancient Roman finds. The budget-conscious can try this spot at lunch, where pasta dishes and the grilled Panini sandwiches are a delight. At dinnertime, the Costola 'Alpina' is possibly the best-known dish, a thick broiled chop of veal in a mushroom medley sauce.

Our Local Expert Says:

Discounts on rooms and other services available thru their Player's Club membership. If planning on staying at this hotel be sure to ask what entertainment they may have on hand during your visit; they frequently have live musical performances, stand up comics, and other events take place in their Special Events Center.

Description:

Located in east Palm Springs Valley, this hotel is 15 miles from downtown Palm Springs, the Living Desert, and El Paseo shops. All guestrooms offer pool or mountain views; flat-screen TVs, high-speed Internet access, and coffeemakers. Amenities include a casino, bingo, swimming pool, spa tub, fitness center, beach volleyball, and bowling; golf is nearby. There are also four restaurants and three lounges on site.