 Front yard at dusk |  Sunny morning by the pool |  Amber lights illuminate around pool |
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An introduction
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​Welcome to The Twin Palms Art House. We're glad you're here. Our goal is to give you a truly vibrant, creative and thoroughly Palm Springs home base.
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Across this 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom vacation rental located in the sort after mid-century modern Twin Palms neighborhood (also known as the Twin Palms Estates) in central south Palm Springs you’ll experience our commitment to celebrating the culture, art and color of this iconic little city.
With brand new AC (installed in October 2024 and something you'll come to understand why we highlight if you ever visit during summer, which you should, it's so different in many surprising ways), each room is fully appointed with generous bed-sizes (2 with California King, 1 with Queen), fresh linens, a large flatscreen smart TV, welcome gifts/toiletries, and a bathroom with hair-dryers, body, hand, face and makeup towels, shampoo and conditioner and fresh soaps and lotion.
A completely private pool, hot tub, outdoor rain shower and patio with outdoor lounge and sunbeds will quickly get you and your crew into the Southern Californian vibe, while a separate outdoor BBQ and al fresco dining area will have you cooking up a storm, whatever meal of the day you want to take it all outside. And when you do adventure out, the house is located in the mid-century mecca of Twin Palms, Twin Palms is itself located in the popular South Palm Springs hotel and dining precinct, placing it is super close to some of the hottest restaurants, coffee houses and cocktail bars, as well as being close to downtown. And to maximize your time and to boost your experience of this beautiful place we’ve pulled together some resources designed to help you slay your stay. Specifically, under the Learn tab you'll find a short write-up on the history of the Twin Palms neighborhood (see here), a super local food guide of all our favorite local eateries and drinkeries (and yes, we completely made that word up but we love it all the same) (see here), our top recommendations on things to experience in Palm Springs and surrounds (see here) and information of the House's proximity to key local and regional destinations, including airport (see here).
 Poolside patio and lounge |  The lounge room |  The living room |
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 The entertaining area |  Al fresco dining as night falls |
But let's get back to the House!
For those seeking the outdoors, it’s only a short skip from the House to some of the best hiking trailheads, stunning Indian territories and canyons, golf courses and other outdoor amenities. For those with the festival vibe, the host venue for Splash is walking distance from the house and Highway 111 that takes you directly to iconic Coachella and Stagecoach is right around the corner. For the architecture buffs, when at The Twin Palms Art House you’re right in the thick of midcentury modern design and it's the perfect base for any Modernism Week visit (it’s so central that the much-loved double-decker bus tour even passes by the house each festival!).
And even if you’re coming to Palm Springs while balancing work and pleasure, one gig fiber-to-the-house wifi with a mesh booster system pushes high speed internet to every corner of the property so Zooming by the pool is definitely a thing, or if you prefer a more traditional space, the office and sitting room off the Master Suite has you (colorfully) covered, and includes two extra large dedicated TV monitors, a printer and shredder, along with basic stationary.
Making The Twin Palms Art House your Palm Springs home base, we think you’ll feel 100% part of all that makes Palm Springs one of the coolest little cities in America. We look forward to hosting your and your crew (or just you too) next time you venture into the desert.
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Below you'll find a more detailed list of amenities. numerous photo galleries and other things to know about staying at the property and like most text on this site you can easily listen to our content while you, you know, do life.
Detailed features
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Living areas
Central air-conditioning and heating, five smart TVs, dining room with dining table for eight, lounge room with gas fireplace, living room, numerous pieces of art throughout, board games and puzzles.
Bedrooms
Each room is fully appointed with generous bed-sizes (2 with California King, 1 with Queen), fresh linens, a large flatscreen smart TV and a welcome gift.. All rooms have a variety of sitting chairs.
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Bathrooms
All three bathrooms have showers, with one also including a bathtub, each come with toiletries (local shampoo and conditioner and fresh soaps and lotion),, at least one hair-dryers, body, hand, face and make-up towels,
Kitchen
Two door freezer fridge, dishwasher, five-burner gas stove, double oven, double microwaves, drip coffee maker, coffee grinder, restaurant style blender, toasters, ice maker, crockpot, slow cooker, juicer, sandwich toaster, pasta maker, mixer, mortar and pestle, electric can opener, ample adult and children's cutlery, flatware and cloth serviettes and all the necessary cooking basics.​
Dining room
Dining table with 6-8 dining chairs, sputnik light and cocktail trolley,
Pool area
Swimming pool, hot tub, beach umbrellas, shading (during summer), outdoor shower, Telescope daybeds, lounge area with couch and armchair, poolside dining table for four, pool floats.
BBQ & outdoor dining area
Four-burner gas grill, dining table for six, lounge area with three lounge chairs shading, outdoor fire pit, mountain views, cactus garden.
Office
High speed wifi throughout the property is particularly useful in the office. The office and small sitting area off the Master Suite includes an extra large dedicated monitor, printer and shredder, along with basic stationary and a wonderfully distracting floor-to-ceiling artwall.
Laundry
Fully appointed laundry with washer and dryer, laundry detergent and dryer sheets complementary, towels and linens, clothes hangers, ironing board, hairdryers in all rooms, sun visors for cars, yoga mats, picnic mats.
Parking
Parking for one car in driveway, ample non-time limited street parking available. Local regulations limit cars to one per bedroom so there's a maximum three cars permitted at the property.
Check-in/check-out
Our check-in time is 3:00 PM and our check out time is 11:00 AM. We always try to extend these times where possible but appreciate your understanding on those occasions when it is not.
Galleries
Welcome
We're glad you're here
 Welcome, we're glad you're here. |  Cactus garden |
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 The original Twin Palms |  Always look up! |
 We will always light a way homeFront garden path after dark |
Time to live, love and eat
"The unifying aesthetic of the whole property--color, light, comfort, ease, community and fun--made for an extraordinary experience. It was like stepping into another world. We all left refreshed and reinvigorated."
Lounge room, living room, dining room & kitchen
Carolyn, February 2025, VRBO
 Martini in the Lounge? | Hello there! |
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 Fireplace |  A load of bull (over the fireplace) |
 Dining room |  Watch out, Mamma's got her eye on you (and it seems the cocktail trolley!) |
Let's live in the Living Room |  Benji Franks oversees affairs in the living room |
 Smooch |  Breakfast bench/kitchen |
 Time to cook up a storm |  Hello! |
Good night
Bedrooms & bathrooms
"Each room had its own unique personality and even came with a thoughtful gift basket of journals, books, beauty products and a handwritten note! The beds [and] pillows are extremely comfortable and roomy"
Michelle, November 2024, Airbnb
 Master Suite. lookin, well, sweet |  It is PALM Springs after all people |
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 Art corner |  Marilyn and Audrey are the sentinels on duty at this end of the house |
 Time to sit down - either in or perhaps next to a bath |  Color bomb, the Master Suite bathroom |
 Clean up, Palm Springs awaits |  We call the La Casita Suite, yes we know "The the" :-) |
 The colors of pride |  An odd companion means even the bathroom has an artistic focal point |
 Flowers, soap, flowers, lotion |  Rounding out the rooms - the Poolside Suite |
 The coral is fake, don't freak out |  A band of history lines the walls of the Peacock Court |
 Original product brochures from the construction in 1959 was quite a find |
​It's Palm Springs, let's go outside!
"The exterior is completely private and carefully designed for outdoor living, with a lavish, protected lounge over looking the pool area, and a beautiful desert garden that wraps around the house and includes outdoor dining and multiple gathering spots."
Carolyn, February 2025, VRBO
Pool area, including swimming pool, spa/hot tub, patio lounge, sunbeds & outdoor rain shower
 The front cactus garden |  Did someone say BBQ? |
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 One of the pleasures of life here is outdoor dining |  Garden lights at dusk |
 Teal colored Acapulco chairs, could there be anything more Palm Springs? |  Our outdoor rain shower |
 Splash |  Another outdoor dining option |
 Splash II |  Our pool side patio |
 This flamboyance of flamingos is native around here |  Goodbye, I'll be on the sun bed |
 Another day settles over the garden |  Outdoor lounge area |
 Our picture wall is certainly colorful |  The office |
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 A sitting area to read, do you remember doing that? |  If you must work, we've got you covered |
Office
Laundry
"Sorry but we don't have quotes from guests about how wonderful our laundry is because, thankfully, it's rarely used. They are on vacation after all! Anyhow you'll have to take our word for it - it's great ."
Adam, Host/Owner, The Twin Palms Art House
 Our laundry |  Wash and dry |
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Other things to know
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Brief registration
When you book your stay in Palm Springs, there are a few simple things to take care of to make sure everything goes smoothly and follows local rules. Around 2-3 weeks before you arrive (or right away if it's a last-minute booking), we'll get in touch to start a quick online registration. We’ve invested in a user-friendly online registration solution to make sure everyone is best positioned to comply with the rules set down by the City of Palm Springs in relation to short-term vacation rentals (and of course we’re always here to help!).
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There are four parts to this:
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1. Rental agreement & house rules
We’ll send a rental agreement to the “responsible party” (likely you) for electronic signature. This agreement incorporates the house rules for The Twin Palms Art House, which are already available to all guests and potential guests to read here.
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2. Party details & arrival time
We need to collect the most basic of details of the adult members of your group (think name and email address), effectively so we can full steps 3 & 4 below. The need to know when you'd like to arrive is pretty straight-forward.​​
3. Adult ID verification
For your security and ours, a quick ID verification for all adult guests is required. This is conducted by Stripe and takes no more than a few minutes. Using Stripe, a highly regarded technology firm, ensures the highest standards of data security and privacy. This greatly enhances our ability to provide a secure and top-standard rental and puts downward pressure on prices by helping avoid potential issues—a win-win for everyone involved.​
4. Good Neighbor policy & briefing
A very short virtual briefing on the local council's Good Neighbor policy is required of all parties directly before you take up residence. We do this by a quick Google Meet on the day before you arrive and it takes no longer than 5-minutes of your group's time, but it is truly mandatory.
Water heating
Pool and/or spa heating can be arranged for a cost-recovery based fee. Feel free to inquire for more information but we'll actively check-in with you before your stay to make you know your options. We take a simple user pays approach to this which avoids those who don't want/need water heating subsidizing those that do (which is unfair) and allows a price signal to keep resource use to a level closer to true need (climate change is very real). In our view, the "alternative" (i.e. building the costs of heating into our baseline pricing and charging everyone) is so unfair to non-users and so irresponsible to the environment that we don't see it as a feasible alternative at all, meaning our alternative would be no heating being made available. Brrrrr....
For more information on this, including rates please see here. Please note that unfortunately we are unable to offer this service for those booking through Airbnb.
Cleaning fee
As is standard, a cleaning fee per booking applies when renting the property. The cleaning fee for The Twin Palms Art House is currently $250.​​
Quiet time
The City of Palm Springs including the Twin Palms neighborhood practice a quiet time between 10 PM and 7 AM each day.
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Accessibility
While the front entrance involves three wide steps up and two back down into the house, the frequently used rear entrance provides level access and the entire rest of the house is also on that same level.
Safety and security
The Twin Palms neighborhood of Palm Springs is an extremely low crime area but for additional safety the property has a back-to-base security system including alarm, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarm, two fire extinguishers, several first aid kits and for the security of our home there are four exterior security cameras at the property, each facing outwards from the property.
Diversity and nondiscrimination
We are, and will always remain, firm believers in the value of diversity and human dignity derived from nondiscrimination. Every day we see the strength gained through bringing diversity to the table. This goes hand-in-hand with practicing nondiscrimination in our business affairs and a commitment to treating each other with respect and kindness, while acknowledging each other's differences with interest and learning from one another with genuine curiosity.
No pets
We're afraid, after much deliberation, we've determined the house has to have a no pets policy in place. We know that limits some people's ability to stay with us and we really regret that but we have considered this from all angles and have landed in a clear position. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
No smoking
There is strictly no smoking inside the property (this one took no deliberation at all!). If you need to smoke outside please only do so if you're more than 15 feet from an entrance to the property. Please note that this policy relates to all forms of smoking, ie tobacco, weed, vapes, etc. If it involves you breathing in and then exhaling smoke, mist, vapor of the chemical, organic or any kind, that's smoking and its not permitted.