The Orbit In’s Yard Design Was Considered Avant-Garde When It Was Built : It’s Single-Storeyed And Flat-Roofed, And The 9 Guestrooms Open On To The Central Pool Area.
PALM Springs is a living architectural museum of mid-century modernity, known as Desert Modern.
If, like us, retro style is your compelling reason for visiting, then staying at the Orbit In, a convincingly restored 1950s motel, is the way to go.
It’s late afternoon when we pull up at the Orbit In after a day’s driving from Vegas. We wheel our luggage past a copse of tall palms, thru the gate and into an isolated pool yard where time seems to have stood still since circa 1957.
The Orbit In’s courtyard design was considered fashionable when it was built : it’s single-storeyed and flat-roofed, and the nine guestrooms open on to the central pool area. It’s been immaculately restored, with the jacuzzi spa and boomerang-shaped bar considerate additions. The final effect is devoted to its modern heritage, retro cool but intimate.
Executive Jade welcomes us and his quiet, relaxed manner bolsters the sense of being a guest at somebody’s home, not at a hotel. He is saying we have arrived nicely in time for the Orbitini Hour — cocktails at the bar beside the saltwater pool. The guest pads have names like Rat Pack Palm Springs, Eames Studio and the Cha Cha Room. Jade hands us the keys to the Leopard Lounge, which is roomy, with a king-size bed and a snug sitting area fitted out in retro furniture. There is a record player and a collection of LPs, vintage film posters on the walls and even a kitchenette with the first baked white enamel all-in-one hotplate-oven-sink and refrigerator. Don and Betty Draper from Mad Men would feel comfortable.
Relaxing on the bar stools, sipping our Orbitinis and listening to Sinatra singing in the background, we take in the motel’s striking desert location. The sky is turning a deep blue as the sun sets behind the rugged San Jacinto Mountains, throwing into outline the tall palms that give the town its name. It’s so relaxed. Our 21st-century pressures melt away. This is my kinda town.
Several guests are in the Jacuzzi, others come forth from their rooms to enjoy an Orbitini or 2. It’s a friendly group ; over fifty percent are Canadians, and the conversation is easy. All appear to be enjoying a short break from the cold, and with direct flights to Palm Springs from main US and Canadian cities, a long weekend is awfully do-able.
Two guests from NY advocate the diner at the Palm Springs Tennis Club, simply a short stroll off. Actually everything is inside walking or cycling distance from the Orbit In. After showering in our pastel pink-tiled, 1950s state-of-the-art loo, we head into the night to find our dinner destination.
We wake up early next morning to brilliant sun and blue skies, but the steam rising from the pool affirms the requirement for one or two additional layers, though they’ll be shed later . Breakfast is a self-serve selection by the pool. We do not linger ; map in hand, we hop on 2 of the motel’s cruisers and eagerly begin our cycling tour to explore Palm Springs ‘ modern architectural landmarks,writes tagza.com.
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