Caliente Tropics ResortvsAce Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs
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
 
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." Full review
 "Tropical is topical at this Rat Pack favorite." 
 "Elvis once frolicked poolside at this premier budget pick, a nicely kept 1964 tiki-style motor lodge." Full review
Ace Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs
 Time Out
 Condé Nast Traveler
 Fodor's
 Oyster
 Jetsetter
 Gayot
 Afar Magazine
 Travel + Leisure
 Condé Nast Traveler
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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
 
 "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." Full review
 "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." Full review
 "With the hotel's vintage feel and hippie-chic decor, it would be no surprise to find the Grateful Dead playing in the bar." Full review
Upper-middle-range
 "This upper-middle-range, 180-room hipster haven has a palpable party vibe and frequent music nights with a live DJ." Full review
 "Midcentury motel turned hipster hangout with vintage digs and a rock ’n’ roll poolside scene." Full review
 "Capitalizing on the cool factor, this vintage gem welcomes dogs and their human traveling companions." 
 "When you stay, you'll be among young hipsters and cool couples waiting to waste the day away poolside." Full review
 "Eco-conscious renovations with recycled materials have transformed the 1960s-era hotel into a bohemian-themed resort." Full review
 "First impression?
It's the ultimate cool kids' pool scene, complete with holographic Speedos, a poolside taco cart, and ironic floaties" Full review
 "More than many other low-rise hotels in town, the Ace works to create a slick desert scene for guests who bring urban cool with them." Full review