Hotels near Memento Gift Shop, Palm Springs

I wish I could say that all Courtyards are the same, but they're quite different. Take this one in Palm Springs. As Marriott often does, they placed the Courtyard next to the much larger and considerably more expensive Renaissance. I like to have breakfast at the Renaissance. I will have coffee in my room, and take a cup with me. I made a joke, initially, about visiting our ”High falutin' neighbor.” I guess that's very anti Marriott. I explained that I was just kidding, and just making conversation. I guess that was acceptable. I'm sure it would be different if I dared swim in their pool. My point is, the pool at the Courtyard is wonderful. It's relatively quiet. It's a great temperature. And if it was a Westin instead, it would have a gigantic Resort Fee. This is what led me to the Courtyard. I hate Resort Fees. I think they're extortion. I always ask for the person at the front desk to sell me on the Resort Fee. The first thing that they mention is free local phone calls. Don't tell anyone, but guess where else one can make free local and long distance calls for free? Yes. Every single cell phone anywhere. The Courtyard offers free shuttle service to the Palm Springs Airport (PSP). You can also walk in less than 15 minutes. This is much easier in February than July. So, if you're looking for a hotel with the immaculate Marriott clean (this has been Marriott policy since way before the pandemic), a larger than average room, and wonderful guests and especially wonderful and above and beyond staff, this is the place. And make your reservation early for the best rate. I'm going for 4 nights during the week, and paying about $140/night tax included. I would recommend the Marriott Bonvoy app. If every hotel app was this good, the World would be a better planet.

I am taking the time to write this review because we were hesitant about our stay given the negative ones below. We had THE BEST time at the Ace. The mid-week vibes were great, super low key guests. Great pool time. What stood out was the food. We ate breakfast and lunch every day and loved everything we had. I can't recommend the Ace enough and I can't wait to come back next winter.

Let me start off by saying this hotel is totally underrated and super cool. Awesome room, spacious, decor was lovely and the pool/spa was great. Linda who works here was polite, kind and the best concierge person I have dealt with. Wonderful customer service. I will definitely stay here again.

All Dad wanted was a pool to hang out in for the weekend. I did my research and it paid off! Even though some comments made the pool sound ”not that great” ...it was! The online pictures don't do it justice! It's BIG, clean, only 5' deep total so you can walk across! Plenty of chairs and umbrellas, just really pretty and fun! Music playing at just the right sound. Pool bar food good and fast delivery.

Amazing people make the hotel my go to stay for my family. They are warm, friendly, and when given the chance to do their jobs deliver above and beyond expectations. The Staff have great respect for one another and also enjoy working together from what I have seen. I stayed over a week with my kids and they made it feel like an extension of home. The breakfast staff is amazing and deserves gratitude when dining as they keep things flowing and are always cheerful and willing to engage in conversation not just dole out standardized greetings. The front desk...1 out of 5 stars in performance and attitude. I teach my family to treat the desk like you're staying at your parents house or grandparents house. The rooms make a hotel but the staff makes stay Thank you guys again for everything!!

Location: Rancho Mirage could be the best place to stay in the valley. It’s close to all the towns in the area and has great restaurants and shops. The HIE is really conveniently situated near shopping and with at least 5 or 6 restaurants within easy walking distance. Check-in / out and staff: Everything was great with the exception of check in. We arrived just after noon, and were told the room wasn’t ready. Asked them to please get it ready asap. Two hours later and still nothing. Another half an hour and I started to have a sense of humor failure. Really, is it not possible to clean a room in well over 2 hours? Highly irritating and unnecessary. Parking: Plenty parking round the hotel, free. Room: Really clean and well appointed. Large screen Tv, refrigerator, Keurig coffee maker, and microwave. Breakfast: The usual, with a reasonable selection of both hot and cold choices. Wi-Fi: Fluctuated quite a bit, but overall it was okay. (See test pic) TV and Air Conditioning: Both were new and functioned well. Stay again? Definitely. Whilst not cheap, unfortunately all hotels are relatively expensive in this part of the world!

Hotel was very new and it was nice. Staff was professional but the hotel was a little bit pricey at 250 US Dollars after tax. I think this hotel is very new so I guess I understand the justification for such a high price point. The hotel includes a decent breakfast and also has a swimming pool and did let us check in 1 hour early. My boyfriend's mother was surprised that I picked holiday in express but she was very pleased with my decision and we got two rooms. I would return there but have to think twice about dropping $250 US dollars. Must be cheaper in the summer and perhaps not on a weekend when there was something special in town. I got the Holiday Inn Express on this wonderful website and it was literally 100 US dollars per night per room cheaper. Thank you trip.com

I would highly recommend this hotel. It was very clean and comfortable. I was traveling as a single woman and felt safe staying there alone. I was impressed with the breakfast offering each day, as there were hot as well as cold options, and it was better than you might expect from most complimentary breakfast buffets. I met one of the maids in the hallway and asked her to empty my wastebaskets (I wasn't due to have service, unless specifically requested). Anyway, she went above and beyond in tending to several items in my room. Also, the older gentleman in the breakfast area my second morning (2/19) was greatly helpful. So, just wanted to compliment the staff at this location.

To be honest this resort wasn’t our first choice for a girls trip - but I found us a great deal and it had decent reviews. We arrived late at night and were impressed by the spacious entry way. Check-in was quick and easy - although the front desk clerk was perhaps not the most friendly. I asked if he had any tips for us - it was our first time to the area and he said, “umm Palm Springs is about 30 min away”. Yep we just flew in so that’s one thing we did know We had the choice between the main building and outer building. I didn’t know what that meant so I went with main and I’m glad we did. We were in the 6th floor, not far from an elevator which was handy for the Oasis pool area Breakfast in the morning at Rockwood was fantastic. Between the group we tried the American breakfast and Wet Burrito on the first day and it was ll fantastic. The rest of the trip we opted for the buffet. At $32 a person including beverages it was a great deal. The buffet included fruits, bagels and breads, smoked salmon and meats, breakfast potatoes, bacon, eggs, biscuits and gravy, sausage, waffles and an omelet station. On the weekend they had a crepe station. The pastry selections were fantastic and delicious. There were 3 pools in the Oasis pool area- a lap pool, larger pool and “upper deck”. The upper deck is just a smaller pool that seemed to be more of an overflow area - would have made sense to be an adults only pool but wasn’t. There were some VIP chairs but for $75 were completely unnecessary on our trip. We had no problem finding pool chairs near the pool and under umbrellas . Water stations around the pool were a nice touch The first day we had one pool server who was amazing and went above and beyond. Think his name was Connor. The next day we had a server that gave us a sign to raise when we wanted help…they sold pool floaties and I asked if we purchased one did the pool in gate them for us…most resort pools do…. She was offended I implied she might blow up the floaty and said we could do it ourselves or try to get a pool boy to do it but she brought the drinks. Ummm. Definitely didn’t expect our server to inflate a floaty - sorry I asked Pool drinks were great. Skip the nachos but the quesadilla was great and only $13 The lobby shop was inflated more than I expected but had a great selection of things you may have forgotten at home - also had pool floaties for $13 compared to $18-25 at the pool. The resort had a lot of fun things to do that we didn’t have time for - mini golf, outside lawn games and boat rides. The hotel bar looked fun and was centrally located Overall a very good stay - exceeded our expectations and I think we’ll be back! Definitely get the breakfast!