You’re Home at the Andalusian Inn in Palm Springs

Written by Don and Kim Tatera


You’re Home atrepparttar Andalusian Inn in Palm Springs

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"You're home now," George warmly said as he greeted us and checked us in. I thought to myself that these wererepparttar 138086 best words a person could ever want to hear as a romantic Palm Springs weekend getaway is just beginning. After a hard day at work, and driving throughrepparttar 138087 rainy desert evening listening torepparttar 138088 local 80s radio station, I told myself thatrepparttar 138089 skies over Palm Springs cleared for a reason. The skies allowedrepparttar 138090 hypnotic blinking lights onrepparttar 138091 massive windmills alongrepparttar 138092 freeway to perpetually flash their alien Morse code saying one simple word loud and clear: R-E-L-A-X.

Nestled within walking distance fromrepparttar 138093 main drag in idyllic Palm Springs and very nearrepparttar 138094 San Jacinto Mountains is an upscale Spanish mission that is easy to get used to. The Andalusian Court feels like a soft chenille sweater or a pair of blue jeans that fits just right. This newly renovated luxury suite villa resort has only seven units, but, they are exquisite. Each very well decorated 700 square foot fully furnished villa has everything you could need to unwind and find yourself again. Whether it'srepparttar 138095 eclectic interior design where each piece of furniture or artwork was hand chosen byrepparttar 138096 owner ofrepparttar 138097 resort, orrepparttar 138098 curvilinear fireplace inrepparttar 138099 bedroom, you know that this place is serious about aesthetics and function. The rounded arches ofrepparttar 138100 rooflines draped in mission-style ceramic tile roofing further enhancerepparttar 138101 Spanish tiles that are gracefully set inrepparttar 138102 stuccoed walls betweenrepparttar 138103 interspersed highly decorative and colorful plates. This gorgeous Spanish revival inn draws you in and transports you back in time to another part ofrepparttar 138104 globe.

Winding bougainvillea covered stamped pathways lead to secluded garden areas where a bench is placed for your contemplation and enjoyment ofrepparttar 138105 surroundings. A beautiful in-ground pool and spa isrepparttar 138106 centerpiece ofrepparttar 138107 courtyard where a huge gecko-adorned outdoor grill and BBQ area are set up for guests to happily use and enjoy day or night. You can soak uprepparttar 138108 desert sun lounging on a recliner or float dreamily inrepparttar 138109 pool gazing atrepparttar 138110 San Jacinto Mountains or just admiringrepparttar 138111 gracious two-story bell tower with its mission architecture.

The Historic San Carlos Hotel in Phoenix

Written by CArolyn Proctor


The Historic San Carlos Hotel in Phoenix

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The courtesies of a gentler era can still be found atrepparttar only historic hotel still operating in downtown Phoenix,repparttar 138085 grand Hotel San Carlos, this year celebrating 75 years of graceful and elegant service.

At a reception attended byrepparttar 138086 Phoenix and Arizona Historical Societies and Phoenix business leaders,repparttar 138087 mayor of Phoenix andrepparttar 138088 governor of Arizona presented a proclamation and plaque torepparttar 138089 hotel. It was notrepparttar 138090 first timerepparttar 138091 Hotel San Carlos has received accolades; its history is rich in glamour and significance.

On this same site native Americans once worshipped a god of learning. Perhaps this is why Phoenix's first school, a one-room adobe structure, was built here for a handful of Indian children in 1874. By 1893 a brick schoolhouse with an expansion to sixteen rooms had replacedrepparttar 138092 adobe building. For almost a quarter century,repparttar 138093 new schoolhouse servedrepparttar 138094 children of Phoenix. Then, in 1927, it was condemned to make way for construction ofrepparttar 138095 Hotel San Carlos.

The historic Hotel San Carlos is a perfect selection for your romantic Phoenix week-end getaway.

Inrepparttar 138096 Phoenix ofrepparttar 138097 1920s there was a growing need for tourist hotels. The Hotel San Carlos, touted as one ofrepparttar 138098 most modern hotels inrepparttar 138099 entire Southwest, was welcomed as a state-of-the-art establishment with steam heat, elevators and air cooling, justifying $1.00 higher average daily rates overrepparttar 138100 other three area hotels. The Hotel San Carlos featured circulation by ice water in every room and "automatic cooled air that changed in each room every three minutes." Elegant tapestries of medieval Italy adornedrepparttar 138101 walls ofrepparttar 138102 lobby and a high molded ceiling gracedrepparttar 138103 entrance.

The Hotel San Carlos, is just seven stories high, featuring rooms & suites facing picturesque Central Avenue.

The front page headline ofrepparttar 138104 Arizona Gazette (today's Arizona Republic) of March 19, 1928, announced thatrepparttar 138105 Hotel San Carlos had reached its goal and would hold its formal openingrepparttar 138106 following evening. At seven stories, it wasrepparttar 138107 tallest hotel in town, and its construction served as testimony to Phoenix's rising reputation as a tourist destination.

Immediatelyrepparttar 138108 Hotel San Carlos occupied a prominent place inrepparttar 138109 Phoenix social arena. There were not many places that could be called "fashionable", where one could go to be seen. The Hotel San Carlos, with card rooms and a place for dancing, was called "smart". The Arizona Gazette noted thatrepparttar 138110 hotel had a "smoking lounge and writing room". The Palm Room ofrepparttar 138111 lobby served asrepparttar 138112 cocktail area. The hotel's French Café restaurant became a noted dining spot. Literature forrepparttar 138113 hotel boasted that its French onion soup wasrepparttar 138114 best in town, and fashionable Phoenicians were known, according torepparttar 138115 newspaper columns ofrepparttar 138116 day, to enjoyrepparttar 138117 onion soup on Sunday afternoons. Members ofrepparttar 138118 state legislature would have drinks inrepparttar 138119 Palm Room after a day atrepparttar 138120 Capitol building.

Duringrepparttar 138121 heyday of Hollywood inrepparttar 138122 forties and fifties, celebrities such as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Cary Grant, Gene Autry, Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, and others stayed - and played - atrepparttar 138123 Hotel San Carlos.

"Mae West stayed here during her run atrepparttar 138124 Orpheum theatre," says hotel general manager Bruce Barnes. "After one performance, she stopped atrepparttar 138125 front desk, asked that champagne be delivered to her suite with two glasses, and that she not be disturbed until 3 p.m.repparttar 138126 next day."

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