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Caliente Tropics Resort vs Ace Hotel & Swim Club
Both Caliente Tropics Resort and Ace Hotel and Swim Club are recommended by experts. On balance, Ace Hotel and Swim Club ranks significantly higher than Caliente Tropics Resort. Ace Hotel and Swim Club is ranked #6 in Palm Springs with praise from 10 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Gayot.
Caliente Tropics Resort
Oyster
Gayot
Lonely Planet
411 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264
From $79 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Oyster
Budget
"Harking back to the '60s with its cheap and cheery, tiki-themed decor, the 90-room Caliente Tropics Resort is a budget motel in Palm Springs."
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Gayot
"Tropical is topical at this Rat Pack favorite."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Elvis once frolicked poolside at this premier budget pick, a nicely kept 1964 tiki-style motor lodge."
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Ace Hotel & Swim Club
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Fodor's
Oyster
Jetsetter
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701 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264
From $159 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Time Out
"The Palm Springs Ace Hotel, housed in what was once a Motel 6, is the party destination for hip young travelers heading to the desert."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Rather than the usual Rat Pack retro or duffer chic, this hip oasis is a slightly rugged desert escape. David Hockney, eat your heart out."
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Fodor's
"With the hotel's vintage feel and hippie-chic decor, it would be no surprise to find the Grateful Dead playing in the bar."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"This upper-middle-range, 180-room hipster haven has a palpable party vibe and frequent music nights with a live DJ."
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Jetsetter
"Midcentury motel turned hipster hangout with vintage digs and a rock ’n’ roll poolside scene."
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