Palm Springs Escape

We recently stayed at Villa Royale in Palm Springs, which was featured in “Weekend Escape: Palm Springs” on May 12. Our room was OK, even though the window had a broken pane, but we noticed a dilapidated gazebo leaning near a stagnant man-made stream outside. Our dining experience in Europa, the restaurant on-site, was our biggest disappointment. Because we declined to order any wine or drinks with dinner, our waiter chose to ignore us as much as possible. When he made a rare table-side appearance, he was flippant. When we finally received our overpriced dinner, it was barely mediocre. We would not recommend Villa Royale to the discriminating traveler.

JERRI ELLEN GREENE

San Marino