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Caliente Tropics Resort vs Colony Palms Hotel

Both properties are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Colony Palms Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Caliente Tropics Resort. Colony Palms Hotel comes in at #5 in Palm Springs with accolades from 9 sources such as Jetsetter, The Telegraph and Mr & Mrs Smith.

Caliente Tropics Resort
Caliente Tropics Resort
7 / 10
411 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92264
From $79 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Oyster 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." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"Tropical is topical at this Rat Pack favorite."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Elvis once frolicked poolside at this premier budget pick, a nicely kept 1964 tiki-style motor lodge." Full review
Colony Palms Hotel
Colony Palms Hotel
8 / 10
572 North Indian Cyn., Palm Springs, CA 92262
From $179 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"A speakeasy and brothel for naughty weekending movie-industry types in the 1930s, the 56-room Colony Palms has been reincarnated." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This hotel has been a hip place to stay since the 1930s, when gangster Al Wertheimer built it to front his casino, bar, and brothel." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Elegant, but still relatively casual, this hotel is geared toward an adult crowd looking to lounge and dine in style." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Boutique desert sleep that draws the glitterati to its casitas, Moroccan-inspired spa and renowned restaurant." Full review
Gayot Gayot
"This Spanish Revival-style property was built in 1936 just as Hollywood celebrities began migrating to Palm Springs, the new getaway "playground to the stars."
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