Budget for two

(Actual expenses for this trip)

Caliente Tropics
Two nights, pet fee, tax: $378.76

Lunch
Crosswalk Cafe: $24.95

Lunch
Cafe Euro: $29.78

Dinner
Blue Coyote: $49.40

Dinner
Babe’s: $33.85

Admission
Desert Museum, for one: $6.50

Gas: $16.11

Final tab: $539.35

Contact: Caliente Tropics Resort, 411 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92264; (866) 468-9595 (toll free) or (760) 327-1391, fax (760) 318-1883, www.calientetropics .com.