We headed to Modernism Week to bring you the best and the brightest of
Palm Springs (just in time for Coachella).
Stay
The new Saguaro
Palm Springs took a foreclosed Holiday Inn and brought it back to
life in full living colour, adding an Iron Chef for good measure. With
wide-open mountain views (request 3rd floor facing the pool), daily yoga
on the lawn, cruiser bikes, Ping Pong and boules, the place was built
for good times. But if you prefer to doze by the pool listening to
French pop songs, gazing up at the palm trees and sipping bubbly, well
meet you there. Saguaro Palm Springs, 1800 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm
Springs, CA, 877-808-2439, www.thesaguaropalmsprings.com
Shop
At the recently opened Mr
Cox vintage couture (named for the owners late dapper dad) we spied
a gorgeous YSL cape with Gwyneth written all over it, 70s caftans for
the pool, and a gold-and-ecru Pierre Cardin wet bar (pictured) that we
really need for the cabana. Mr. Cox, 457 N Palm Canyon Dr., Palm
Springs, CA, 760-898-6443, www.mrcoxps.com
Do
The
Sunnylands 200-acre estate in nearby Rancho Mirage is a sight to
behold, with its golf course, stunning Visitors Center (with Rodins
Eternal Spring sculpture sitting casually in the corner), and of course,
the estate itself, built by publishing magnate Walter Annenberg, the
founder of Seventeen magazine. Go for lunch and peruse the multi-media
exhibits that take you back to the height of the Mad Men era. The
Sunnylands, 37977 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage, CA, 760-328-2829, www.sunnylands.org
Eat
The new Tinto
restaurant, helmed by celebrity chef Jose Garces, is named for red
wine (in Spanish) and looks to the Basque region for culinary
inspiration. And inspired we were by standout dishes like Suquet ($11),
a sublime tomato-saffron soup with mussels, shrimp, escarole and potato
(so much so we ordered it three times)! The arugula salad with Serrano
ham and perfect spheres of deep fried goats cheese was an excellent
pre-flight snack. At dinner, be sure to finish with the date ice cream
(even if you are dateless). www.jdvhotels.com/dining/riverside/tinto
Book
Palm Springs Modernism Week, February 14-24, 2013, www.modernismweek.com
For more from Modernism Week, please visit our Editors
Diary.
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