We enjoyed our couples weekend at the Palm Mountain Resort but there were some distinctly good and some distinctly problematic aspects of our stay. First the good: the bed was very comfortable, the lobby was clean and attractive, the location right near the center of Palm Springs was great. The pool was wonderful. It was clean and large with plentiful lounge chairs and umbrellas. We especially liked the free floats and tubes the hotel provides. What we hated about this hotel was there was no way to keep the room dark and it made it very hard to sleep. The window coverings let in tons of light that woke us up very early in the morning. If you are happy sleeping with an eye mask this probably won’t bother you, but it bothered us a lot. I saved the most important thing for last: there is a huge difference here between the poolside (more expensive) rooms and the other rooms. We originally booked a non-poolside room, thinking we’d end up with a view of the city or mountains, which had always been fine at other hotels. In this case, the first room we were given was a tiny, dumpy, dark, depressing room with the only windows being on an inner staircase and hallway. And it wasn’t cheap! We had to request and pay extra to get a poolside room. After that, we had a nice vacation, but it left a very bad taste in our mouths
