Recently I was fortunate enough to visit a new and hip little hideaway in Palm Springs with my three lady friends, it’s called “ARRIVE” and they just opened in February of 2016. Apart from the amazing location tucked away near the vast mountains of the desert, ARRIVE has all of the essentials a resort could ever need for customers to enjoy their stay without ever stepping foot outside the hotel.
Lets talk about the entrance, when you check in, you walk into what seems to be just the hotel bar, only to be greeted with a smile from the staff at the counter. Woah! the lobby IS the bar! not too shabby, check in, grab a cocktail and head on to your room. The room I stayed in was full of natural light, style and comfort. The interior was a southwest folk meets modern feel, there is free wifi, apple tv, direct tv and just about every single thing you could use to entertain yourself. The shower is a magical wet room with a rain shower head above. The king size bed was far more comfortable than I could have ever imagined.
What to do at ARRIVE. During the day what else would we want to do in Palm Springs on a warm desert day? Lay out at the pool of course!!! This (heated) pool is ALWAYS open to the public, which makes ARRIVE extremely friendly and welcoming to most anyone. The pool is a very large pool with sun bathing beds surrounding it. There are cabanas on a first come, first serve basis for free, for those who prefer less sun. They have bicycles on hand if you’re more the adventurous/active type, theres a section with bocce ball and ping pong tables as well. The pool side bar has cocktail service as well as food from “Reservoir” their in-house restaurant. The food is unbelievable! They have everything from tacos, to burgers, to hot chocolate! We ate there just about every meal of the day, and the kitchen stays open until 2AM! So after a fun night out in Palm Springs we came back, ordered some late night snacks and hopped in the hot tub.
Next morning. Wake up, and feel free to pop over to “Customs Coffee” ARRIVES in-house coffee shop! Where they serve organic coffee roasted by the local “Joshua Tree Coffee Company”. After taking a morning dip in the pool, enjoy breakfast at Reservoir! Aside from the rustic and beautiful decor, there are some MUST try items. The “Fried Chicken & Churros” “Acai Bowl” and the “Smothered Burrito”. Definitely pair those with a few mimosas and bloody mary’s of course!
Hanging by the pool and around the hotel was definitely SO much fun! ARRIVE offers giant gold blow up heart pool toys, (outside blowup pool toys are welcome!) Last but not least the “Ice Cream & Shop(pe)” also attached to ARRIVE they have several unique and classic flavors of ice cream to choose from along with every fancy ice cream topping you could imagine. Also found inside Ice Cream & Shop(pe) is a little gift shop with a bunch of quirky fun objects to purchase, I spent about 45 minutes just playing with all of the fun stuff.
Overall i’d rate ARRIVE the best new hip spot to hang in Palm Springs not only in the summer, but definitely in the fall/winter time. Follow ARRIVE on IG @arrivepalmsprings and stay tuned for some summer fun as they will be throwing some pretty rad events soon. Thanks ARRIVE! I can’t wait to come back.
xx MDMVN
