[2]: 250  The hotel began receiving guests in 1936, and had a reputed downstairs speakeasy and brothel.

[3] For the next 25 years the hotel was a haven for young Hollywood in Palm Springs.

In the 1970s, it became a health spa called The Palms operated by Sheila Cluff (owner of The Oaks in Ojai, California).

[1] The original hotel had a mural on the wall that was Botticelli-esque in nature, with some frolicking nudes.

The new owner (Steve Ohren) preserved the original mural from 1935[4] when redesigning the resort with Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.