Desert Riviera Hotel
Best for longer, quieter stays where a kitchen and free parking matter more than amenities

Staying here?
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Why stay here
Small owner-run property; most rooms have kitchenettes and open onto the pool courtyard.
A restored 1950s motel of about a dozen rooms around one heated pool — kitchenettes, shaded patios and no restaurant, bar or resort fee.
- The pool
- One shared heated pool with a hot tub; no private pools.
- Resort fee
- No resort fee reported.
- Parking
- Free on-site parking.
- Location
- Just off East Palm Canyon near Warm Sands, roughly a mile from the Village.
- Neighborhood
- Warm Sands
Amenities
- Pool
- Free parking
- Heated pool
- Hot tub
Details checked August 28, 2026.
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Restaurants nearby
Closest kitchens by walking-and-driving distance from the property.

King's Highway
Diner · $$ · South Palm Springs
0.2 mi
El Jefe
Mexican · $$ · Central Palm Springs
0.6 mi
Sandfish Sushi & Whiskey
Sushi · $$$ · South Palm Springs
0.6 mi
Farm
French · $$ · Downtown
0.9 mi
Tac/Quila
Mexican · $$ · Downtown
1.4 mi
Koffi
Coffee · $ · Uptown Design District
1.5 mi
Things to do nearby

Moorten Botanical Garden
Attractions
0.6 mi
Tahquitz Canyon
Hiking
1.1 mi
Palm Springs Art Museum
Museums
1.2 mi
Midcentury Architecture Self-Drive
Architecture
1.4 mi
1.7 mi
Indian Canyons
Hiking
4.4 mi
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