Palm Springs hotels

Andalusian Court, 458 W. Arenas Road, Palm Springs, (760) 323-9980; www.andalusiancourt.com. Decorated in a Spanish Revival style, this 25-suite property in the Tennis Club district was restored and reopened in 2004. Rooms have fireplaces and villas have kitchens and spa-sized tubs.

Del Marcos Hotel, 225 W. Baristo Road, Palm Springs, (800) 676-1214; www.delmarcoshotel.com. Designed by William F. Cody in 1947, this 16-room boutique hotel one block from downtown retained its midcentury charm in recent renovations.

Movie Colony Hotel, 726 N. Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, (760) 320-6340; www.moviecolonyhotel.com. The cluster of Albert Frey-designed buildings has been painstakingly restored and filled with period furnishings.

Orbit In, 562 W. Arenas Road, Palm Springs, (877) 996-7248; www.orbitin.com. The complex in the Tennis Club neighborhood includes two properties -- the Hideaway and the Oasis -- and features detailed period renovations, expansive grounds and private studios.

Parker Palm Springs, 4200 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, (760) 770-5000, www.theparkerpalmsprings.com. Remodeled to resemble the quirky estate of a fictional, well-traveled rich aunt -- Mrs. Parker -- the 132-room hotel with 12 private villas offers top-level luxury, a gourmet diner (Norma’s), the upscale dining room for her wastrel husband (Mr. Parker’s) and the Palm Springs Yacht Club, a spa named for its fortuitous acronym, P.S.Y.C.

Pepper Tree Inn, 622 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, (760) 318-9850; www.peppertreepalmsprings.com. A three-year, $3-million renovation reopened this main-drag boutique hotel in 2003. Now it has 34 rooms, a 50-foot pool, a day spa, Jacuzzis, a cafe and the Pepper Tree Bookstore.

Viceroy Palm Springs, 415 S. Belardo Road, Palm Springs (760) 320-4117; www.viceroypalmsprings.com. This 74-room desert outpost of the Kor Hotel Group was launched as the Estrella, now the name of its spa, and will be expanding with more villas, a bigger spa and a just-opened meeting facility. Done up in blazing yellow, white and black, the high-style hotel also offers a bar, a restaurant and a choice of three pools.