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← Day Trips & Overnighters

Palm Springs & Rancho Mirage

Palm Springs, poolside

Check into the Parker, disappear into the gardens, and give the pool a proper afternoon. For the big dinner, head to The Edge Steakhouse for a steak with a view over the valley.

1–2 nights · pool time & a steak dinner

Turquoise pool at Parker Palm Springs with white cabanas, striped parasols, palm trees, and desert mountains.
Photo: Parker Palm Springs

The stops

  1. Stay at Parker Palm Springs

    Jonathan Adler interiors, palm-filled grounds, and poolside lounging make this a hotel worth building a trip around. Arrive with enough time to settle in before dinner.

    Explore the Parker & book a room ↗

  2. Make dinner The Edge Steakhouse

    Make the separate drive to The Ritz-Carlton in Rancho Mirage for dry-aged steak and sweeping valley views. This is the splurge dinner; reserve a table before locking in the trip if it's your main event.

    The Edge menus & reservations ↗

  3. A slow morning at Norma’s

    Stay for breakfast on Norma’s open-air terrace at the Parker, then give yourself another little stretch of pool time before heading home.

    Norma’s & dining at the Parker ↗

Another direction

Julian & Lake Cuyamaca →Point Loma & Shelter Island →Pappy’s, then stay the night →Hollywood, steak & a show →Jacumba, for a day or a night →Let’s Get Bougie →