The Colony Palms Auberge in the affection of city Palm Springs -- forth with its Purple Palm Restaurant & Bar -- has been anew adequate to spotlight its appropriate cast of Spanish Colonial agreeableness that, admitting its getting on collapsed ground, is evocative of an Acapulco hotel, aswell accepted in the '30s: the Cantamar.
The Colony Palm's new owners accept just reopened afterwards accepting spent some $16 actor to clean the three-acre property, and they are not accomplished yet. Its Moorish feel and refurbished old-style allure feel like "Old Hollywood," making, in this case, what is "old," absolutely new again.
This absorbing four-star affluence bazaar auberge was advised by Los Angeles-based Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, and its 56 apartment in are alluringly busy with abundant absorption to detail. As they acquiescently accompany the accomplished to life, you ability brainstorm Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth or added beautiful and adult legends adequate in these surroundings. The accession of a spa is next on the Colony Palms Hotel's architecture agenda, which they achievement to complete by backward 2008.
The Purple Palm Restaurant next to the basin at the rear of the auberge offers actual acceptable "globally accented" Mediterranean cuisine including some of the best French chips we've anytime eaten (the pesto blanket makes them outstanding). Norm had a hamburger and fries, while Maralyn chose the Tandoori-style craven salad. Since Maralyn couldn't abide Norm's fries, it was advantageous that there were abundant to share.
In the restaurant's basement, we witnessed advancing restorations that will add to its actual status. In the '30s, the lower akin served as a allegorical gangster-run speakeasy, bank den and, yes, brothel.
Scenic murals that accommodate beheld acceptance of its bright accomplished are gradually getting baldheaded and restored; and the owners plan to alike the murals on the opposing bank to animate its speakeasy atmosphere afore affective the bar and accretion restaurant basement into the cavern area.
The Colony Palms Auberge and its Purple Palm Restaurant are able-bodied account a appointment -- we plan to acknowledgment and absorb a night or two. It is a plan in advance that already provides for an aberrant experience.
After autograph our article, we apparent that it was the Editor's Pick for Conde Nast Traveler and Concierge.com http://www.concierge.com/travelguide/palmsprings/hotels/30578. It is nice to apperceive they accede with us.