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 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.


Popular places to visit

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 P6,096 per night from Aug 12 to Aug 13
P6,096
P8,606 total
Aug 12 - Aug 13
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! (1,285 reviews)
"clean rooms and closer to the shopping stores."

Reviewed on Jul 31, 2025

Palm Mountain Resort and Spa
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

4 out of 5
888 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
The price is P6,863 per night from Aug 5 to Aug 6
P6,863
P8,009 total
Aug 5 - Aug 6
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! (1,229 reviews)
"Loved the resort but the accommodations like having the new functional pool furniture up front by the pool would have been helpful. Instead they placed the broken loungers upfront where no one used them because you can literally fall thru the bottom. And they placed the new stuff in the very back ..."

Reviewed on Jul 30, 2025

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
The Dunes Hotel

The Dunes Hotel

2.5 out of 5
390 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
The price is P6,847 per night from Aug 4 to Aug 5
P6,847
P7,840 total
Aug 4 - Aug 5
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! (741 reviews)
"Everything was great!"

Reviewed on Aug 1, 2025

The Dunes Hotel
Hyatt Palm Springs

Hyatt Palm Springs

4 out of 5
285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
The price is P5,060 per night from Aug 19 to Aug 20
P5,060
P7,198 total
Aug 19 - Aug 20
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! (1,046 reviews)
Our Stay
"My stay at the Hyatt Hotel was a wonderful experience. The room was very comfortable, and the service was excellent. Everything was exceptionally clean and smelled fresh, including our room. I honestly have nothing negative to say—not even about the hotel itself. The pool area was also well-maintained, ..."

Reviewed on Jul 30, 2025

Hyatt Palm Springs
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! (1,422 reviews)
"Quiet"

Reviewed on Aug 2, 2025

Hotel Zoso
Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt

Thompson Palm Springs, by Hyatt

2 out of 5
414 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA
The price is P13,320 per night from Aug 4 to Aug 5
P13,320
P18,709 total
Aug 4 - Aug 5
includes taxes & fees
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free WiFi, 2 outdoor pools, and 3 restaurants. Popular attractions Palm Springs Aerial Tramway ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (126 reviews)
"Beautiful property. Well appointed with tons of great on site and off site dining options located conveniently nearby. Complimentary transportation around downtown Palm Springs… really a 5 star stay."

Reviewed on Jul 29, 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 which includes wildflowers

Baristo

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

Though Midtown might not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Agua Caliente Casino and Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.

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Warm Sands

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
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Historic Tennis Club

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
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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
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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