How to Plan a Romantic Getaway to Palm Springs, California
- 1). Sample international wines and delicious appetizers during nightly receptions when you stay at the Willows Historic Palm Springs Inn. This Mediterranean villa, built in the 1920s, is now beautifully refurbished and features eight unique rooms for rent. Each room is decorated with lovely antiques, a stone fireplace, hardwood floors and handmade tiles. Other amenities include feather beds with fine Egyptian linens and down comforters, TV, CD and DVD players, bathrobes and a large array of fine toiletries. Enjoy a three-course breakfast in your own garden patio or in the formal dining room. The Willows is located in the heart of Old Palm Springs Village, close to downtown, trendy boutiques and the Palm Springs Art Museum. The concierge service will arrange for spa treatments in your room or at local spas. Le Vallauris, an excellent French restaurant located nearby, can provide room service and lunch or dinner by the pool. If you’d like to bicycle around town or go mountain biking, the bikes will be delivered to your door. This is a great place for a romantic Palm Springs getaway.
- 2). Play tennis during your stay at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Palm Desert, only a few miles from Palm Springs. The tennis center includes clay courts, hard surface courts and stadium grass courts. You can take take private lessons and/or participate in daily clinics and seasonal Round Robins. "Tennis" magazine names this resort one of the "50 Greatest U.S. Tennis Resorts." A spa on the premises offers a large menu of massages, facials and other treatments for both men and women. There is also a salon and a complete fitness center which features a variety of classes (extra fee may apply). Enjoy riding on gondolas as you go between their many swimming pools and whirlpools. You can golf on two championship courses. Superb food and service await you in several restaurants--sushi and other Japanese dishes at the Mikado, regional Italian dishes in the Tuscany Ristorante, plus a few other eateries also located on the hotel property. Dance the night away in the Lobby Bar Thursday through Saturday. Elegant guest rooms include a patio or balcony, a mini bar, custom bedding, granite vanities, limestone floors and other amenities.
- 3). Take a thrilling ride rising 8580 feet above the desert floor on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. You'll leave the hot desert and ascend to a cool (or cold, and snowy) mountaintop where it will be about 30 degrees cooler than the valley floor. Enjoy a drink or meal at the sit down restaurant on top, or a quick meal at their cafeteria style eatery. Snowshoeing, cross country skiing and hiking are also available, weather permitting. There is a gift shop located at the base of the tram.
- 4). Dine at the picturesque Europa Restaurant at the Villa Royale Inn for a romantic, intimate evening. This has been a local favorite for 40 years and you can enjoy your meal out under the stars much of the time. Their bar features a large list of both domestic and international wines.
- 5). Browse through Palm Spring's "Village Fest" on Thursday evenings. This is a street fair held on Palm Canyon Drive which includes a certified farmer's market. You'll find local arts and crafts, tasty food booths, live entertainment plus fresh flowers and produce.