Palm Springs Yacht Club at the Parker - Palm Springs, CA

May 13, 2007

Entrance to the Spa

Details:

• Full service spa at the iconic Parker Palm Springs
• Amenities available to spa clientele who are not hotel guests are:
• Locker Rooms
• Separate men's and women's steam room, sauna and whirlpool spa
• Separate men's and women's body temperature indoor pool
• Complimentary yoga and pilates classes on the weekends
• Access to the fitness center

Ladies Locker Room

Observations:

1. Beautiful people play at the Parker - Guests are noticeably young, hip and financially comfortable.
2. The Parker applies the "fun" philosophy to the typical matchy matchy theme theme hotel approach. The result is an atmosphere and a collection of facilities and services that can be described with words like peppy, perky, preppy and psychedelic.
   
3. Not much imagination was applied to the basic spa menu, and the sunbathing area is the size of a postage stamp, but the nautical decor, a spa Manifesto, and a nice indoor pool make up for it. There is also a week-long Camp PSYC offering that is decidedly anti-Canyon Ranch or pro-self-indulgent 21st century fun.
   

Entrance to Veri Peri Gift Shop

Croquet Lawn

Directions:

• From Washington and 111
• Take 111 East
• 111 turns into E. Palm Canyon Drive
  
• The Parker Palm Springs is on the NE corner of E. Palm Canyon Drive and S. Cherokee Way (one block past S. Gene Autry Trail)
  

Links:
Spa at The Parker Palm Springs Website