Awake at 7am and undeterred by slightly fuzzy heads, Jess and I started our day like any great day should, with a run on the beach. Our philosophy being that no matter how naughty we were in Palm Springs we could look back on at least half an hour of the day and feel healthy and guilt-free!
An hour later with blow-dried hair and GPS charged we set off on our road trip with no idea what adventures lay in store. Leaving Hermosa the temperature gauge in the car read 70 degrees, as we cruised inland the thermometer just kept rising and rising at a rate of what seemed like a degree every mile until the time we reached our first stop the Desert Hills Premium Outlets it had reached a staggering 109 degrees!
Never ones to let a little thing like melting roads get in the way of a shopping trip, we headed into the mall armed with only a bottle of Fiji water and our credit cards. Three hours later, parched and hungry we left a little lighter in pocket but with happiness in our hearts thanks to a certain Mr Jimmy Choo and Diane Von Furstenburg.
Eager to arrive at our destination we returned to the road and admired the surrounding landscape which consisted of dry mountain ranges and literally a million wind farms. At this point I was relieved to have our sat nav safely installed as the view reminded me of a scene from 'The Hills Have Eyes', both of us had a frenzied feeling we were about to enter unknown territory!
Our hotel, the 'Ace' was remodelled on the grounds of a mid-century modern motel and literally oozed with style and individuality. The design was simple but effortlessly cool, everywhere we looked there were little touches of style brilliance from pieces of vintage furniture to the cleverly designed signs around the pool. As soon as we walked in we knew we had come to the right hotel.
Entering our room, the only thing we could bring ourselves to say was 'OMG', it was like walking onto a bohemian film set. The mini bar or should I say 'maxi' bar was stocked up with full sized bottles of Jack Daniels, vodka and tequila, this hotel really wanted us to have a good time.
Our hotel, the 'Ace' was remodelled on the grounds of a mid-century modern motel and literally oozed with style and individuality. The design was simple but effortlessly cool, everywhere we looked there were little touches of style brilliance from pieces of vintage furniture to the cleverly designed signs around the pool. As soon as we walked in we knew we had come to the right hotel.
Entering our room, the only thing we could bring ourselves to say was 'OMG', it was like walking onto a bohemian film set. The mini bar or should I say 'maxi' bar was stocked up with full sized bottles of Jack Daniels, vodka and tequila, this hotel really wanted us to have a good time.
Ready to hit the pool at around 4pm we were hit by a staggering wall of heat as we left the comfort of our air conditioned room. I can honestly say i've never experienced heat like it and i'm astounded that within only a two hour drive of Hermosa Beach the temperature could rise by 38 degrees!
The next great pleasure of the day was the arrival of our food. Both, utterly famished after our run and shopping trip we would have been happy with a Wendy's pretzel bacon cheeseburger but instead were presented with one of the most delicious salads I have ever tasted. Drinks were of course our next big priority and we wasted no time working our way through the entire cocktail menu.
We sat by the pool until gone 9pm, well after the sun had set behind the San Bernardino Mountains. With temperatures only dropping to mid eighties at night the pool stays open until 2am so there were plenty of people still enjoying the facilities well after nightfall.
This of course is not exactly how our night ended but then I do believe somethings are best left unsaid. After all, 'what happens in Palm Springs, stays in Palm Springs!' ;-)
The next great pleasure of the day was the arrival of our food. Both, utterly famished after our run and shopping trip we would have been happy with a Wendy's pretzel bacon cheeseburger but instead were presented with one of the most delicious salads I have ever tasted. Drinks were of course our next big priority and we wasted no time working our way through the entire cocktail menu.
We sat by the pool until gone 9pm, well after the sun had set behind the San Bernardino Mountains. With temperatures only dropping to mid eighties at night the pool stays open until 2am so there were plenty of people still enjoying the facilities well after nightfall.
This of course is not exactly how our night ended but then I do believe somethings are best left unsaid. After all, 'what happens in Palm Springs, stays in Palm Springs!' ;-)
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