Hotels in Palm Springs
Hotels in Palm Springs are often required for tourists who need accommodation. Some tourists may want accommodation that has good view of the city or of the landscapes around the city. They may want to see the culture, the entertainment, the history, or the tourist attractions of the city. Some may want to see the landmarks of the city or the culture of the city. Some tourists may want to enjoy the scenery around the city and may want to see mountains in the region. Some tourists may want to see the historical areas of the landscape.
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 177 km east of Los Angeles and 225 km northeast of San Diego. Golf, swimming, tennis, horseback riding and hiking in the nearby desert and mountain areas are other major forms of recreation in Palm Springs. It is one of nine adjacent cities that make up the Coachella Valley (Palm Springs area).
Palm Springs is sheltered by the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the north, the Santa Rosa Mountains to the south, and the San Jacinto Mountains to the west.
Little San Bernardino Mountains are short peninsular range in southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 40 mi southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains through San Bernardino and Riverside counties to the northeast edge of the Salton Sea. The range separates the Coachella Valley on the west from the Mojave Desert on the east. The peaks vary in height from approximately 4,000-5,000 ft. The range highpoint is Quail Mountain (California), elevation 5,813'. The popular resort community of Palm Springs sits to the west of the range in the Coachella Valley.
The Santa Rosa Mountains are a short peninsular range east of Los Angeles and northeast of San Diego in southern California in the United States. The mountains extend for approximately 30 mi through Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties along the western side of the Coachella Valley. The range connects on the northern end to the San Jacinto Mountains. The highest peak in the range is Toro Peak, located approximately 22 mi south of Palm Springs.
The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians is composed of several small groups of Indians who were living in the modern day Palm Springs area when the Agua Caliente Reservation was established by the United States Government in 1896. Archaeological research has shown that the Cahuilla have lived in the area for the past 350-500 years. The reservation occupies 32,000 acres, of which 6,700 acres lie within the city limits, making the Agua Caliente band the city's largest landowner. The reservation land was originally composed of alternating squares of land laid out across the desert in a checkerboard pattern. The alternating, non-reservation squares, were provided by the United States Government to the Southern Pacific Railroad as an incentive to bring rail lines through the open desert. Tribal enrollment is currently estimated at between 296 and 365 people. The Cahuilla name for the area was "Se-Khi" (boiling water). In the early 1800s, Spanish explorers named the area "Agua Caliente" (hot water).
Palm Springs is noted for its mid century modern architecture, a tradition that grew out of the aesthetics of the world renowned German Bauhaus and is reflected in the work of Albert Frey (who designed the Palm Springs city hall, tram station, Movie Colony Hotel and airport), Donald Wexler, Richard Neutra, E. Stewart Williams, and other world famous architects.
Though celebrities still retreat to Palm Springs, many today establish residences in other areas of the Coachella Valley. The city's economy now relies on tourism, which occurs primarily during the winter months, and casino gambling. It is a city of numerous festivals, conventions, and international events.
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Follies, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, San Jacinto Mountain
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