JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & SpavsKorakia Pensione
Both hotels are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Korakia Pensione is preferred by most reviewers compared to JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa. Korakia Pensione comes in at 82 with positive reviews from 8 reviewers like goop, Gayot and Travel + Leisure.
JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
74855 Country Club Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260
From $228/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"With a dramatic U-shape design, this sprawling convention-oriented hotel is set on 450 landscaped acres and wraps around the desert's largest private lake." Full review
i
It's a long walk from the lobby to the rooms; if you're driving, you might want to request a room close to the parking lot.
Gayot
"One of the largest and grandest resort hotels in the Coachella Valley (eight stories with 884 rooms on 450 acres), this place has everything you'd expect, and then some."
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"Palm tree-lined paths, freshwater lakes and rolling green golf courses set the scene as you approach the JW Marriott Desert Springs, one of the Coachella Valley’s largest resorts." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Looks and feels like a resort oasis in the middle of the desert...it houses almost 900 rooms in several wings, so guests can choose if they prefer to sleep closer to the spa or pools. " Full review
Korakia Pensione
257 S. Patencio Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
From $189/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Pool
- Free Parking
- Kitchenette
Afar Magazine
"This beautiful Moroccan inspired hotel is at the base of the mountain in Palm Springs. If its going to be hot has hell it should be this beautiful." Full review
Fodor's
"Constructed in 1924 as an artist's studio, these days creative types gather in the main house and the adjacent Mediterranean-style villa to soak up the spirit of that era." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Modeled after a Mediterranean pensione, it looks like something out of Greece or Morocco." Full review
i
The hotel plays old movies every night outside on the terrace.
Gayot
"Beamed ceilings, stone floors and cast iron beds are just some of the treats tucked behind closed doors."
Jetsetter
"Romantic Moroccan oasis in the center of Palm Springs with outdoor movie screenings, flowering gardens and fire pits." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Korakia consists of two villas—one Moroccan in style and the other Mediterranean." Full review
goop
"Villas are filled with hand-carved wooden furniture, with lemon and olive trees right outside your window. Fountains, fire pits, and colored glass lanterns decorate the outdoor courtyard." Full review
i
Ask for the Moroccan villa.
Travel + Leisure
"With one and a half acres that include such rooms as the Sparta Studio and Nomad Suite, accommodations have their own personality." Full review
Michelin Guide
"The rooms and suites are exquisitely private, hidden away in the corners of the old villas and surrounded by gardens and courtyards, and even come with kitchens" Full review