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Desert Stays: The Best Hotels in the Arid American West
A three-desert mosaic makes up most of the arid American West: the Great Basin, the Mojave, and the Sonoran. The Pacific’s wet breath and the hump of the Sierra Nevadas colluded/collided to form much of this strange realm: rain shadow land, with some horse latitudes thrown in. Still, life thrives here: ogrish saguaros, patient agave, quirky yucca, and gay men in Palm Springs.
As America’s last real getaway, the desert offers a one-of-a-kind vacation. Let’s explore the hotels that have blossomed under the sharp stars in one of the hottest places on earth.
The MGM Signature
Las Vegas Strip
145 E Harmon Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Casa Palma Hotel
Uptown Palm Springs
1533 N Chaparral Rd, Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Staybridge Suites London Vauxhall Review: Home is Here (and Free Beer)
We ignored the Staybridge Suites Vauxhall hotel in our initial London hotel search because it sits south of the Thames. We figured that any spot across the river’s sloshing, silty body would put us inconveniently far from the action. We imagined slogs across wind-swept bridges covered in river spittle as cars whizzed by. Thankfully,…
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Casa Palma Hotel: After Bare Booties, A Rare Palm Springs Beauty
On its website, Casa Palma Hotel & Bungalows describes itself as a “Boutique Palm Springs Resort with a Racquet, Swim & Social Club.” It also coyly explains that it was “originally crafted as a secluded playground for 1940’s Hollywood megastar, Errol Flynn, and is now being opened to the general public for the first…
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The Signature Las Vegas is a Suite Deal, But Bring a Fork
The three towers of the Signature at MGM Grand All Suites rise up near The Strip’s southern end like a trio of Art Deco cheese graters. These 38-story-tall vanilla and gold triplets glitter a block east of The Strip’s main action. Despite its name, The Signature at MGM Grand isn’t actually at its parent…