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Hotel at a Glance: Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

Nestled between the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains, Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa offers 444 deluxe accommodations (including 22 suites), 240 lush acres in the Greater Palm Springs area with two pools, a two acre water park with a lazy river and two 100 foot water slides, a spa with over 50 unique treatments, and an award-winning restaurant as well as a 27-hole championship golf course and 25 tennis courts with eight lit for nightly matches.

• Room with a view: Choose a Vista room for a balcony overlooking the golf course and the mountains.
• SplashTopia: Enjoy access to the resort’s 2-acre water park, including a sparkling pool, lazy river, sandy beach, and interactive splash pad.
• Cabana rentals available, include shaded premium seating and refreshing misters. Also includes drink vouchers, fruit plate, and bottled waters. Pricing and availability offered at concierge desk: (760) 862-4518.
• Tasty burgers, paninis, fish tacos, crisp salads, and specialty drinks are available at Splash Grill.
• California Fresh Cuisine: At the resort’s signature restaurant, bluEmber, you’ll be more than satisfied tasting the chef’s inventive spin on California New American cuisine while dining on the patio.
• Receive 20% off the breakfast buffet in bluEmber through 9/30/17 (discount excludes alcohol).
• Replenish your body and soul at the richly appointed Spa Las Palmas, where treatments incorporate essential oils infused with flowers and herbs sourced from California’s desert.
• World-class tennis: The resort has 25 tennis courts, 8 of which are lit for night matches. There’s a tennis program run by Cliff Drysdale Tennis, as well as a shop where guests can purchase tennis accessories and services. Free tennis available through 9/30/17.
• Pet-friendly guest rooms are outfitted with satellite TVs and high-speed Internet access. Dogs 50 pounds or smaller can tag along ($100 fee per stay applies).
• Recent award: 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
• Tee time: You can have a round of golf on the house until the end of September (one round per registered guest; up to four per room). Free golf available through 9/30/17.
• Summer Programming: Get access to summer activities including arts & crafts, tie-dye, FunTopia & Arcade Room, dive-in movies, “Palms After Dark,” and Mermaid University classes. Pricing varies for each activity.
• KidTopia: Children ages 3–10 will experience fun-filled time with new friends while parents enjoy the resort’s amenities. Each KidTopia session is 4 hours, from 12–4 p.m. or 6–10 p.m. Pricing and availability is available at concierge desk: (760) 862-4518.

Palm Springs, California: SoCal Resort Town with Midcentury Charm

Palm Springs is an oasis of outdoor recreation and old Hollywood glamour located about 100 miles from Los Angeles. Once the stomping grounds of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and the Rat Pack, the town still attracts A-list vacationers today. A stroll through the Movie Colony—which had its heyday between the 1930s and 1960s—will take you past the former homes of Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Marilyn Monroe.

Palm Springs is also the birthplace of desert modernism, a Bauhaus-influenced architecture movement. You can explore the area’s famed midcentury-modern landmarks on a self-guided tour; grab a map at the Palm Springs Official Visitors Center, itself housed in an iconic building—a retro-futuristic Tramway Gas Station designed by Albert Frey. Furniture and clothing boutiques along Palm Canyon Drive embrace Palm Springs’ trademark aesthetic—what you might call Mad Men West. Nearby, the small but impressively curated Palm Springs Art Museum features works by Pablo Picasso and Robert Rauschenberg along with significant contemporary and Native American collections.

The sun shines more than 300 days a year in Palm Springs, which means you can play a round of golf or hike in the nearby Agua Caliente Indian Canyons no matter the season. It’s worth taking a ride on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, whose cars rotate 360 degrees as they carry passengers to Mount San Jacinto’s Mountain Station, located 8,516 feet above sea level. About 40 miles northeast is the nearly 800,000-acre Joshua Tree National Park, which spans parts of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts. Hit one of the 12 nature trails for a chance to see desert bighorn sheep, snakes, and black-tailed jackrabbits.