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Rancho Las Palmas Marriott Resort & Spa / 2*

41000 BOB HOPE DR, RANCHO MIRAGE; 760/568-2727 OR 800/458-8786

Desert resorts often weave golf holes close to their wings of rooms, but few do it as boldly as Rancho Las Palmas. Here two of the 27 Ted Robinson-designed holes plunge right into the very center of the resort compound, water hazards and all, their greens almost at the feet of diners
or sunbathers. Rancho Las Palmas's main lobby, restaurant, and conference buildings, as well as its 450 low-rise rooms and 22 suites, are comfortably spaced across a wide area. Nothing feels crowded here. Appealing tile roofs give everything a hacienda feeling, and hundreds of lanky palm trees dot the grounds. A 25-court tennis club completes the sporting scene, as well as several pools and Tortuga Island, a 6,000- square-foot water playground with slide and pop jets for family fun. More languid luxury is offered at the 20,000-square-foot European-style health spa, which features 26 treatment rooms, saunas, steam, hydrotherapy, two fitness centers, and an outdoor pool with underwater music. While activity is generally geared toward the out-of-doors, the recently remodeled and refurbished rooms, with French doors opening onto private balconies, television armoires, and Mission-style furnishings, provide a serene setting for moments of rest. Mediterranean-style fine dining is featured each evening at Madeira, while Pablo's Restaurant and Tapas Bar is open all day, serving American food as well as Spanish
specialties. Fresca's in the hotel spa offers light, guilt-free cuisine. Alas, like several other large resorts built out on the flat desert plain in the Coachella Valley, Rancho Las Palmas turns inward and doesn't offer a great sense of place: it's just not close enough to the mountains. But it cre-
ates its own self-contained world, and families can stay here for days without feeling the need to go anywhere else. $$$; AE, DC, DIS, MC, V; checks OK; www.marriott.com/marriott/pspca; near corner ofHwy 111 and Bob Hope Dr.

Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage / 4*

68-900 FRANK SINATRA DR, RANCHO MIRAGE; 760/321-8282 OR 800/241-3333

The only major resort hotel in the Coachella Valley region that's actually in the spectacular mountains, the uber-luxurious Ritz-Carlton is perched high above Highway 111. In contrast to the towering mountains, the hotel's architecture is linear, modern, and horizontal—a broad U open to the view. A bronze statue of a bighorn sheep greets you in the pone cochere, but inside all evidence of the desert's natural world vanishes; you're in a French country palace with gleaming marble floors, French antiques, baroque paintings, and long halls. The elegant guest rooms (240 of them, arranged in three-story wings) all have private balconies with views of the pool, mountains, or valley—or all three. Accommodations are spacious, with elegant stone finishes, fabrics, and crisp linens. A "club" floor offers added amenities: a private lounge, personal
concierge, and complimentary food and beverage services during the day.
The Ritz's swimming pool is one of the best in the desert: viewed from the hotel's main balcony, it looks like a David Hockney painting lined with blue and white cabanas near a canyon edge. Tennis players are well served at the Ritz, with ten courts and one clay to choose from. Croquet
is also available on a permanent grass court on the east side. The fitness and beauty spa on site offers over 30 different treatments. Or if it's a simple soak you want, the outdoor hydro-spa has the best view in the Valley: it perches on the very rim of the hotel property. The hotel's restau-
rants are often booked solid, not only because of their excellence but also due to a tendency for guests to "stay in" rather than roam the tawdry Valley below. The Mirada features Southwestern cuisine, the Cafe offers Continental, and the Dining Room, which is closed June through
October, elegantly explores French/Mediterranean. Service at the Ritz can be particularly stiff but is always first-rate. $$$$; AE, DC, DIS, MC, V; checks OK; www.ritzcarlton.com; from 1-10, take Date Palm Dr south to Hwy 111, go left to Frank Sinatra Dr, then right.

The Westin Mission Hills Resort / 3*

71-333 DINAH SHORE DR, RANCHO MIRAGE; 760/328-5955 OR 800/937-8461

Of the Valley's many resorts built in the 1980s and 1990s in the flat desert neighborhoods north of Highway 111, the Westin ranks at the top for artful elegance without glitz. Its architecture recalls a Moroccan palace, so it seems to fit the desert clime perfectly. Long, open arcades stretch in several directions from the central shopping and lobby plaza. Sounds of splashing children draw you toward an oasislike pool where a 60-foot water slide springs from a mini- mountain (two other pools indulge adults only). Surrounded by the Mission Hills Country Club courses, one designed by Pete Dye and the other by Gary Player, the Westin caters to serious golfers and tennis players, but also gives the read-a-book guest quiet balconies and restful rooms. (A unique angled arrangement of the large, comfortable beds lets you gaze out the window at distant mountains.) Two restaurants celebrate indoor-outdoor dining during the high
season when cooler winter temperatures prevail: Bella Vista (California cuisine) and La Concha (contemporary American). Children under 18 stay free, and numerous camplike programs and babysitters keep them busy. Service here can be exceptionally friendly, and the clientele seems
more relaxed than at many other resorts closer to in-town nightlife. $$$$; AE, DC, DIS, MC, V; no checks; ranch@westin.com; www.westin. corn; at Bob Hope Dr.

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