Set amongst verdant palms and azure pools is your ideal getaway
Palm Springs, a desert city located in Southern California used to be known as the ‘Playground of the Stars’ in the 1930’s for many Hollywood leading lights escaped from the hustle and bustle of their daily lives to seek refuge in the many luxurious resorts located here in the midst of palm lined canyons and gushing waterfalls. Marlene Dietrich, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard all spent time in this desert city which is known for its great natural beauty which is characterized by desert flora and fauna. Al Capone a notorious mobster from Chicago also used the Two Bunch Palm resort to hide from the police and rival gangs in the 1920’s. In fact Sonny Bono of pop duo Sonny and Cher fame served as the mayor of Palm Springs in the late 1980s such has been the association of this desert city with the rich and the famous of America.
The original residents of Palm Springs were Native American Indian who named the city for its many natural hot water springs which they believed had medicinal properties. People initially flocked to Palm Springs for these hot water springs but today they come to Palm Springs for its many myriad attractions like its more than hundred championship golf courses which host a variety of golfing tournaments and have led to Palm Springs being labeled as “The Golf Capital of the World”. Many of the golf courses located in the luxurious resorts of Palm Springs have been designed by golfing greats like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Greg Norman. Apart from golfing, visitors to Palm Springs also enjoy the many outdoorsy activities offered here like hiking and trekking in the nearby Tahquitz Canyon and the Joshua Tree national Park as well as horseback riding in the mountainous trails of San Jacinto Mountains which tower over the city.
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When you book a vacation rental in Palm Springs you can enjoy all what this fascinating desert city has to offer, for in addition to its many recreational activities, Palm Springs also has a delightful ‘Village’ located in its downtown which is a vibrant space alive with a variety of restaurants, trendy shops, historic sites and annual festivals and is perfect for the vacationer who prefers more sedentary pursuits. You have a plethora of vacation rentals options available in sunny Palm Springs and depending on your preference, you can choose to stay in a vacation rental that overlooks a championship golf course or in a rental that is located among verdant palms and one of more the more than 30,000 swimming pools that dot the unique landscape of this city which is known as America’s desert play ground.
Once you have your Palm Springs vacation rental you can set out to explore its many delights. You can take a ride on its Ariel Tramway and get to the top of the San Jacinto Mountains which tower over the desert city from a height of 8500 meters. In winter the San Jacinto Mountains are covered in snow and trip on the Ariel Tramway into the mountains can provide a welcome respite from the searing heat of the desert in mere minutes. Another way to experience the natural beauty of Palm Springs is to take an Elite land tour at dusk which is conducted aboard a fully stocked Hummer vehicle. From your perch inside the Hummer where you are equipped with a pair of night vision goggles you get to see much of the desert wildlife that abounds in the desert around Palm Springs and the Joshua Tree National Park located nearby. After you have spent the day sightseeing and indulging in the various recreational activities offered here, you could head back into the Village and enjoy a scrumptious dinner at one of Palm Springs many renowned restaurants. A vacation in sunny Palm Springs has something that is bound to appeal to every kind of vacationer.
Palm Springs may very well be the most underrated vacation destination in the entire country. There is so much to do here! If you have never been, you should book a nice vacation rental because you will have the time of your life!