Published February 01, 2012
Sag Award
A New Desert Hotel for Coachella
Coachella tickets: purchased.
Three-day itinerary of bands, parties, after-parties and after-after-parties: disseminated to all relevant
people.
Place you’re staying: oh, s---.
Allow us to help with that. Welcome to
The Saguaro Palm Springs, a wildly colorful hotel that’s
just sprung up in the desert, now open and taking reservations for Coachella.
This place looks sort of like it was designed by Cee Lo and a few forward-thinking kindergarten teachers:
a
three-story oasis that resembles a giant box of crayons.
And if all you need is a Coachella crash pad, yes, the rooms have beds. As well as a striking view of the
mountains—or the suntans in the courtyard pool.
But if you need a break from the madness, you can hole up in the spa for a
Date Shake Detox
massage... which involves a rubdown with some pulverized dates. Or make your rounds through the three
food-and-drink spots, all helmed by a guy who won
The Next Iron Chef. There’s a little tapas
spot, a sunny pool bar and El Jefe’s Tequila Bar.
Which would be your band name if you were on the lineup.
VITALS
The Saguaro Palm Springs
1800 E Palm Canyon Dr
Palm Springs, CA 92264
760-323-1711
official website