Downtown Palm Springs Travel Guide

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


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 ₹9,243 per night from 24 Jul to 25 Jul
₹9,243
₹13,001 total
24 Jul - 25 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy a fitness centre, on-site 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)
"Always a great stay at Palm Mountain! The rooms had been recently renovated and look great!"

Reviewed on 14 Jul 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
The price is ₹10,159 per night from 24 Jul to 25 Jul
₹10,159
₹11,632 total
24 Jul - 25 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a fitness centre. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (708 reviews)
"Very nice"

Reviewed on 21 Jul 2025

The Dunes Hotel
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel

4 out of 5
888 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
The price is ₹10,192 per night from 5 Aug to 6 Aug
₹10,192
₹11,893 total
5 Aug - 6 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star family-friendly hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 bars/lounges and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the pool and the bar ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,222 reviews)
"Amazing place to chill and forget the world we live in today"

Reviewed on 20 Jul 2025

Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
Hotel Zoso

Hotel Zoso

4 out of 5
150 S Indian Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
The price is ₹7,480 per night from 13 Aug to 14 Aug
₹7,480
₹12,358 total
13 Aug - 14 Aug
includes taxes & fees
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! (1,399 reviews)
"Everyone is very nice at the hotel… pool experience is very nice"

Reviewed on 21 Jul 2025

Hotel Zoso
Hyatt Palm Springs

Hyatt Palm Springs

4 out of 5
285 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
The price is ₹8,729 per night from 24 Jul to 25 Jul
₹8,729
₹12,103 total
24 Jul - 25 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 restaurants and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their reviews. ...
7.4/10 Good! (1,052 reviews)
"Great location downtown Palm Springs for walking around. Staff was always friendly and helpfull."

Reviewed on 16 Jul 2025

Hyatt Palm Springs
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 ₹15,810 per night from 24 Jul to 25 Jul
₹15,810
₹23,225 total
24 Jul - 25 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Palm Springs. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, 2 outdoor pools and 3 restaurants. Popular attractions Palm Springs Aerial Tramway and ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (118 reviews)
"Great stay!"

Reviewed on 18 Jul 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 Travel Guide