MusicFree
Fri, Aug 28 · 8pm
Live Music in the Arenas District
Arenas Road, Palm Springs
Palm Springs
Downtown Palm Springs
Downtown is the easiest place to base yourself in Palm Springs, especially without a car. Hotels, restaurants, the art museum and the Aerial Tramway road are all within a few minutes of Palm Canyon Drive.
The stretch between Alejo Road and Ramon Road holds most of the walkable action: sidewalk dining, the Palm Springs Art Museum, boutique retail and a cluster of larger hotels around the convention center. Streets are flat and shaded in patches, so summer walking is realistic in the early morning or after sunset.
Where to stay here
Hotels inside the neighborhood, closest first.
Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs
$$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
on siteCheck RatesHyatt Palm Springs
Midrange · Downtown Palm Springs
0.1 miCheck RatesHoliday House Palm Springs
Upscale · Movie Colony
0.1 miCheck RatesCasa Cody
Midrange · Downtown / Historic Tennis Club
0.3 miCheck RatesDel Marcos Hotel
Midrange · Historic Tennis Club
0.3 miCheck RatesAlcazar Palm Springs
Upscale · Movie Colony / Uptown
0.4 miCheck RatesThe Colony Palms Hotel
$$$ · Downtown Palm Springs
0.4 miCheck RatesTriada Palm Springs
Upscale · Uptown Design District
0.4 miCheck Rates
Where to eat
Farm
French · $$ · Downtown
0.1 miTac/Quila
Mexican · $$ · Downtown
0.4 miKoffi
Coffee · $ · Uptown Design District
0.5 miCheeky's
Brunch · $$ · Uptown Design District
0.6 miTrio Restaurant
American · $$ · Uptown Design District
0.7 miWorkshop Kitchen + Bar
New American · $$$ · Uptown Design District
0.7 miPaul Bar / Food
Bar food · $ · Arenas District
0.7 miKing's Highway
Diner · $$ · South Palm Springs
1.0 mi
Things to do
Palm Springs Art Museum
Museums
0.2 miMidcentury Architecture Self-Drive
Architecture
0.5 mi- 0.7 mi
Tahquitz Canyon
Hiking
1.1 miMoorten Botanical Garden
Attractions
1.2 mi
Coming up
Upcoming events close by
MarketsFree
Sat, Aug 29 · 8am
Palm Springs Certified Farmers Market
Camelot Theatres lot, Palm Springs
Nightlife
Sun, Aug 30 · 12pm
Sunday Pool Party at the Ace
Ace Hotel & Swim Club, Palm Springs
Family
Sun, Aug 30 · 10:30am
Guided Cactus Garden Tour
Moorten Botanical Garden, Palm Springs
MarketsFree
Thu, Sep 3 · 6pm
VillageFest
Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs
FreeFree
Thu, Sep 3 · 5pm
Free Thursday at Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs
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