A couple of months after Alexander was born Adam and I took a much needed weekend vacation. When you have a baby that cries every evening non-stop for the first three months, you need a break! Both of our families live in other cities and we still haven’t been brave enough to hire a nanny—Alexander had to fit in our plans.
Adam is a very resourceful husband, he knows pretty much everything that is going on—I don’t know anyone that reads more than he does. We really enjoyed our stay at the ACE Hotel in Portland OR, so he looked into the ACE Hotel in Palm Springs. An early reservation and a short two hour drive and we were there!
As soon as we arrived at the ACE Hotel (a renovated Howard Johnson), a couple of guys in skinny shorts, tank-tops and gelled hair were stepping out from the lobby. We parked our SUV (in front of some vespas available for rent), anxious to register and start our weekend.
Adam booked an amazing suite with a private patio and a fireplace. If you have a baby that has to nap and you still want to have fun, this is the way to go! Most amazingly the room happened to be right in front of the gated pool, so our baby monitor worked in the pool area! Their bedrooms are pretty cool in a different way, but don’t expect a beautiful suite with crisp white linens. The room gives you the feeling of being inside a tent, we had our own record player and our low bed was framed with old shots of Palm Springs.
People that stay at this hotel are young; Lots of hip couples and groups of friends. Everyone seems to be playing a part. I remember telling Adam “I feel like we are in a movie set”—Everyone staying at the ACE is so fashionable in a very individualistic type of way. Some girls are throwing around a big colorful plastic ball around the pool. Some people are playing chess in a shaded area while others are getting ice cones with vodka. Other couples like us were enjoying a beer as
our baby monitors were silent and their DJ’s music rocked the place—Nobody cared.
The food is pretty outstanding too, we were quite impressed by their pool menu’s fish tacos. They were nice and crisp, and the
pico de gallo was nice in there. Their mid-century diner, Kings Highway, was pretty amazing too. Adam and I partied at the room’s patio the previous night so I had some good chilaquiles the next morning—they were much needed. They have good coffee too, very uncharacteristic of a diner, so we were grateful. Adam still wants to go back to try their date shake.
Soon the weekend was over and the three of us drove back home. We stopped at Koffi like we always do on our way out of Palm Springs and then took off. After that weekend we were renewed and finally felt human again.
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