Caliente Tropics Resort

When I checked in I was greeted by a super friendly front desk employee, she was very helpful and gave me a free suite upgrade just because she could! My room was spotless, quiet, and cool. There seems to be a little renovation going on in some places but I think that the end result will be a super cool, fun, retro tiki motel with even more to offer. I recommend this for anyone looking for clean comfort on the cheap, with a little bit of classic Palm Springs vibe!

The rooms were updated and were great with the exception of the noisy a/c, which made it hard for me to sleep personally. I'd like a place with a quieter a/c, but otherwise we really liked the hotel. I wish they would ban smoking in the pool and common areas. Downsides were that around the pool it was messy from all the partying, but it's nice that you can bbq there on the lawn. I might have like a coffee shop, bar, or restaurant on site. Something more than free coffee for breakfast. That said, it's a pretty good deal for a cute hotel if you're into tiki stuff like I am.

Good: centrally located for Palm Springs attractions, room was clean, pool is nice, easy parking bad: carpet was smelly, reception staff could be more approachable It was my first overnight stay in Palm Springs. It was okay, but I would not stay again.

The hotel booked 14 rooms to 50+ Fraternity bros & their dates, and spread them all over the facility. My husband and I anticipated a nice & relaxing weekend vacation & it turned out to be anything but. Not only did the obnoxious group stay up partying until 3:30am, but they monopolized the pool & jacuzzi area the entire weekend, constantly yelling "shots, shots, shots," and shouting beyond offensive slurs and obscenities. The first morning they woke us up banging on our door at 7:45am (thinking our room was one of theirs). They blasted country music out of all of their rooms, binged drank, screamed, smoked pot, fought, stripped, screamed, sang, chanted fraternity cheers, on and on and on the entire day. We had to leave the hotel to find a quieter place to spend the day & could still hear them a block away. After complaining to the hotel staff, we moved to another part of the hotel - which even then didn't improve the situation as another group of them were again right next door. Just to give you another visual, there were so many of these college animals, they had to charter a bus to take themselves DT for dinner. Thinking we finally had peace for the evening, I was beyond disappointed to see them return only 2 hours later. The staff was very apologetic, having heard complaints all day from many other guests. However, the manager told me and a group of other upset guests that he was going to call the police and kick them all out, temporarily easing our minds of the situation, but he never followed through with this promise. He didn’t offer us a discount or a future stay (not that I want to ever return again). To top it off, the hotel charged my bank account a miscellaneous fee of $200. When I called them this morning to see why they had done this, staff told me their records didn’t indicate any charges being made. I’m waiting to hear back from the manager. Overall, it was the worst hotel experience I have ever had in all of my travels.

Actually a good experience. Nice location. Very short drive to downtown. Negatives -- only one ice machine working , No restaurant and NO Bar what ??!!

We were there for one night, saturday to sunday, and arrived early and were delighted to hear our room was ready. We dropped our bags and headed straight to the pool with our cooler and drinks (stopped at the ice machine on the way). Used the towels from the room as the front desk was out, but they came around an hour later to replenish. The pool was super chill - no one patrolling and asking you to put your drinks away as long as you're responsible and not obnoxious. We made new friends with some others. Brian, the manager, gave us great tips for the evening so we spent some time out and about. The next day, we were able to get a late check out for a small fee, so we got a second day by the pool - awesome! All in all, the hotel is a little old school, but has had a recently renovated lobby. The restaurant that was there was also renovated, but never reopened so the space is open, and a little out of place. Our room was a king suite, so it was spacious with a separate living area. A little dated, but still spacious and comfortable. Overall, had a great time and would like to go back!

My parents and I stayed at Caliente Tropics Resort for 3 days. Sunday - Wednesday. The rooms were very clean, and exceptionally nice, and comfy for the price of 68$ per night. They allow animals for 25$ per night. It was surprisingly quiet, and the front desk associates were somewhat friendly. The beds were very comfortable. I think it was probably the best sleep I got in a hotel. My only complaint was the pool area. Dirty.. cigarette butts all over the place, trash, and kids every where. Kids over populated the pool. So there is a lot of screaming, running, and splashing, which to me is extremely annoying considering that I am on vacation. Oh, and their WIFI sucked. Over all, very nice place to stay.

Nice pool, easy location to get to downtown and College of the Desert Craft Fair and restaurants. Ample parking.

1 bar of soap no drinking glasses left a wake up call --never got it

We all had a short but ok experience. The rooms were nice and the drive to our attractions was pretty close