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BOOK REGISTER ensuring we all comply with local rules register Our registration includes just three simple steps... 1 Review and sign rental agreement 2 Adult ID verification 3 Agree a time for the mandatory briefing To complete the registration you will need.... Around 5-10 minutes of your time A government-issued ID with a photograph on it Names & emails of your party & a time for the pre-briefing The password provided in our email to you Click to move to Step 1

The Twin Palms Ar t House PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA your palm springs home base, always Good Neighbor Policy: An explainer Listen to this page Overview Welcome to the self-service 'explainer' for the Pre-Stay Briefing on the Palm Springs Good Neighbor policy as mandated by the City of Palm Springs and delivered by The Twin Palms Art House. A set of Good Neighbor regulations Our local government has put in place a set of clear community rules that apply to all guests and hosts of short-term vacation rentals. We recommend you read or listen to all three of the tabs below before your upcoming pre-stay briefing. Please also note that after the briefing the City requires all guests to attest to having participated and you'll be directed to an online way to quickly do that. We greatly appreciate your participation and understanding. Want more detail? The local standard of good neighborliness The standards - known as the Good Neighbor Policy - set out our local communities agreed standard of behavior, that is what we see as good neighborliness in Palm Springs. Below is the full version of the policy as issued by the City. Note that a summary of this also appears in the house guide. Mandated in-person briefing The regulations require that hosts not only share a copy of these documents with guests but also provide a short briefing on what they mean and that all guests 18 years of age and above must attend. Unfortunately this briefing cannot be in the form of a pre-recorded video and must occur no sooner than the 24-hours before a booking commences. We undertake a short video conference using Google Meets the day prior to your arrival to get this done but can be flexible in terms of timing and the availability of a second round briefing to accommodate things like travel schedules so we can ensure all guests are covered. No special software is needed for a Google Meets call, just an internet connection and any browser. We would expect the session to take no longer than five (5) minutes of your time and ask that you work with your party to land on an agreeable time slot in the provided three hour window (4-7pm) on the day before your arrival and then use the booking tool below to lock that in. Mandated signed statement attesting attendance Following the briefing attendees must sign a Statement of Rules and Regulations attesting that they did indeed receive the briefing. This statement is a document created and required by Palm Springs City. You will be given a password to an attestation form that will take no longer than about 20-30 seconds to complete. Once that is done we will have reached the end of the regulatory process and we can all refocus on making sure you have a fabulous stay in Palm Springs. City brochure

Guest ID quick ID verification via with Click Here with We are proud to partner with global identity and authentication leader stripe to provide ID verification services to our guests. Please click on the link below and find the instructions on the Stripe platform. Once complete you'll be redirected back to the final step of our registration process Adult ID verification Why We Verify Guest Identities We use an identity verification service to ensure a safe and secure stay for everyone. Here's why it's important: Safety and trust: It helps us confirm that all guests are who they say they are, creating a trustworthy environment for everyone at our property and in the neighborhood. Protecting our property: Verifying identities helps prevent unauthorized parties or activities that could damage the rental, ensuring it remains in great condition for all our guests. Peace of mind: Knowing that every guest is verified gives you and us peace of mind during your stay. This process helps us maintain a secure and enjoyable experience for all our guests.

departure guide Your checkout checklist W e've put together a short “checkout checklist” for you and your party with the few small things we ask all guest to kindly attend to before you head home. Click on the image below to download or view as a PDF As they say, all good things must come to an end... And we're sorry this good thing is in that category but we sure hope you've had a great time at The Twin Palms Art House, Palm Springs. The resources below, coordinated by our four "Departure Ambassadors" above, will help you depart as seamlessly and stylishly as you arrived. You can also access all of the information on this page in the full Departure Guide as a single booklet using the link at the very bottom of this page, plus it will be emailed to you the night before you're due to head off and a printed copy can be found at the back of the hardcopy House Guide in the kitchen. BACK TO TOP BACK TO TOP Help by posting a positive review If you have genuinely enjoyed your stay the single best thing you could do to help us in the land of platform algorithms is to post a positive review. We'd be hugely appreciative if you could. You probably know how to post a review all by yourself but just in case you needed any guidance or direct links to the review portals you can click below and read a high-level summary of the process for posting a review, details on your window of time and where to do it for Airbnb, VBRO, Booking.com and Expedia. Happy reviewing! And as you draft up your review this advice is hopefully of some help BACK TO TOP Most of all, do it safely and do it artfully BACK TO TOP Ciao for now! BACK TO TOP Full guide Full guide Full guide Full guide Download it here BACK TO TOP

Learn about our cost-effective pool and spa heating options for your Palm Springs vacation rental with private pool, ensuring comfort and enjoyment. pool and/or hot tub water heating for your stay the warm-up the low-down on the warm-up The what? We charge a cost-recovery reimbursement based fee for pool or spa heating. The pool is $90/day (first 7-days, then bespoke pricing), and the spa is $40/day (first 7-days, then bespoke pricing). if you booked through Airbnb we apologize but this is not an option we are able to extend to your stay due to the platforms strict rules. The why? To offset energy costs, maximize guest enjoyment, ensure fairness remains a core element of our approach to pricing and to reduce or remove unneeded resource use. The how? Fees are collected electronically as part of this registration process (see below). payment must occur in full prior to the heating window Anything else you need to know? Minimum : there's a two-day minimum for all heating, so weekend stays will be charged for the entire stay. Some customization for long stays : For longer stays, we can customize overall, but the 2-day minimum still applies. Call out fee for mid-stay start : Starting heating mid-stay will incur a call out fee. #splash our cost recovery rates the pool the hot tub the pool & hot tub 2 Nights - $180 + 12.5% tax 3 Nights - $270 + 12.5% tax 4 Nights - $360 + 12.5% tax 5 Nights - $450 + 12.5% tax 6 Nights - $540 + 12.5% tax 7 Nights - $630 + 12.5% tax Over a week - Bespoke pricing 2 Nights - $80 + 12.5% tax 3 Nights - $120 + 12.5% tax 2 Nights - $240 + 12.5% tax 3 Nights - $360 + 12.5% tax 4 Nights - $160 + 12.5% tax 5 Nights - $200 + 12.5% tax 4 Nights - $480 + 12.5% tax 5 Nights - $600 + 12.5% tax 6 Nights - $240 + 12.5% tax 6 Nights - $720 + 12.5% tax 7 Nights - $280 + 12.5% tax 7 Nights - $840 + 12.5% tax Over a week - Bespoke pricing Over a week - Bespoke pricing how to pay Once you selected the amount based on the number of nights and the type of heating you want you have three options to make a payment - (i) Zelle (preferred), (ii) Visa, Mastercard or Discover credit or debit card, ot (iii) American Express. Each attracts different fees so please inform yourself fully of any extra charges before undertaking the payment. 1. A Zelle transfer is our preferred way for you to pay. It has zero fees and an instant payment from an account to an account. To pay by Zelle please click here . 0% fee 2. A Credit or Debit payment using a card from Visa, Mastercard or Discover (i.e. non-American Express cards) would be our next preferred option. Please note these cards will attract a 3.5% payment processing fee. To pay with one of these card types please click here . 3.5% fee 3. Whilst a credit payment using a card from American Express would be our least preferred option of those we accept, we appreciate some people are all Amex and we want to give you that option too. Please note these cards will attract a 5% payment processing fee. To pay with one of these card types please click here . 5% fee For payments with: 0% fee To pay with Zelle please select your price from the below menu, then scan the QR Code, find your bank from the list and follow the instructions. If you are unable to scan it click here to message us directly and we can help. Note our Zelle Tag is Twin-Palms-Art-House and the account is in the name of Locality LLC. the pool 2 Nights - $80 + 12.5% tax = $90.00 3 Nights - $120 + 12.5% tax = $135.00 4 Nights - $160 + 12.5% tax = $180.00 5 Nights - $200 + 12.5% tax = $225.00 6 Nights - $240 + 12.5% tax = $270.00 7 Nights - $280 + 12.5% tax = $315.00 the hot tub the pool & hot tub 2 Nights - $180 + 12.5% tax = $202.50 3 Nights - $270 + 12.5% tax = $303.75 2 Nights - $240 + 12.5% tax = $270 3 Nights - $360 + 12.5% tax = $405 4 Nights - $360 + 12.5% tax = $405.00 4 Nights - $480 + 12.5% tax = $540 5 Nights - $450 + 12.5% tax = $506.25 6 Nights - $540 + 12.5% tax = $607.50 5 Nights - $600 + 12.5% tax = $675 6 Nights - $720 + 12.5% tax = $810 7 Nights - $630 + 12.5% tax = $708.75 7 Nights - $840 + 12.5% tax = $945 For payments with: 3.5% fee Please note at checkout all card options appear in the one checkbox but the correct fee for Visa, Mastercard or Discover has been applied the pool 2 Nights (Pool) - $180 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Pool) - $270 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Pool) - $360 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Pool) - $450 + 12.5% tax + card fee 6 Nights (Pool) - $540 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Pool) - $630 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message) the hot tub 2 Nights (Hot tub) - $80 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Hot tub) - $120 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Hot tub) - $160 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Hot tub) - $200 + 12.5% tax + card fee 6 Nights (Hot tub) - $240 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Hot tub) - $280 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message) the pool & hot tub 2 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $240 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $360 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $480 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $600 + 12.5% tax + card fee 6 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $720 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $840 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message) For payments with: 5% fee Please note at checkout all card options appear in the one checkbox but the correct fee for American Express has been applied. Any attempt to process an American Express using a non-Amex paylink will result in your payment being refunded, minus all fees and the service should be considered as withdrawn from offer. the pool 2 Nights (Pool) - $180 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Pool) - $270 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Pool) - $360 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Pool) - $450 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message) 6 Nights (Pool) - $540 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Pool) - $630 + 12.5% tax + card fee the hot tub 2 Nights (Hot tub) - $80 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Hot tub) - $120 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Hot tub) - $160 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Hot tub) - $200 + 12.5% tax + card fee 6 Nights (Hot tub) - $240 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Hot tub) - $280 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message) the pool & hot tub 2 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $235 + 12.5% tax + card fee 3 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $350 + 12.5% tax + card fee 4 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $470 + 12.5% tax + card fee 5 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $580 + 12.5% tax + card fee 6 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $700 + 12.5% tax + card fee 7 Nights (Pool + Hot tub) - $800 + 12.5% tax + card fee More than 7 nights (click to message)

learn about: our top 10 things to do 1 The Indian Canyons 2 Mid-Mod madness 3 Joshua Tree National Park 4 Drag for days 5 Get wet, dry, get wet again 6 Have pride 7 Drink-o'clock 8 Do Coachella 9 Go to the top of the world 10 Local Indian culture There may or may not be a few extras if you get all the way to 10! Scroll down and check... 1. Visit the Indian Canyons The Indian Canyons are each worth the effort and the secret is they really aren't a huge effort all. Plus you can drive onto the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in just five minutes from The Twin Palms Art House (for the Indian Canyons, made up of Andreas, Murray and Palm Canyons ) or park next to Tahquitz Canyon in about the same time. The tribe have published Preserving the Past to explain more about their efforts to conserve both the canyon's natural and cultural importance. For more on the Agua Caliente tribe you can also read their twice yearly tribal magazine Me-Yah-Whae (which is "greeting" in Cahuilla). NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 2. Go crazy over mid-mod Palm Springs is a mecca for mid-century modern everything. We're talking architecture, fashion, design, art, illustration, brickwork, the list goes on. it is literally everywhere you look and it's so ubiquitous it often just seep into the background but when you refocus you can understand how beautiful a contribution the mid-century modern movement made to our culture. A great overview of it's evolution in the desert can be read here . One of the best ways to take it in is via a self guided tour. The walking tour put together by Visit Palm Springs is top notch. For more self-guided tours and just a whole bunch of information you can count on you can also check out the Palms Springs Historical Society generally and of course their walking tours as well. One other option here is to download the PS Modern app. It has over 80 guided tours, videos inside key properties, 200+ contemporary images and historic images. It's available for iOS and Android devices (although note it costs $4.99). But don't stop there - go and shop the look too. Whether its preloved from Revivals or heaps of fun from our favorite PS HomeBoys , there's a lot to keep you shopping. And don’t forget a stop at the Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 3. Visit Joshua Tree National Park You have to be fascinated by an place that sends out subscriber emails that alert you to a "Temporary Closure for Nesting Raptors", right? Well that's Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) for you. And we love it up there - and on what street again is the TPAH located? Yep, JT Place. So get in that rental (perhaps cool it down first) and head up to the unique, spiritual magic of JTNP. It's the only national park open 24/7/365. We like to drive into the park from the much quieter southern entry at the Cottonwood Visitor Centre and effectively do a big loop all the way back to Palm Springs (see this map ). Also, no matter which way you go you have to see the otherworldly Cholla Cactus Garden , it looks like something out of a Star Trek movie (it's also featured in the stunning photo at the very top of this page). PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 4. See world class drag A recent edition of Palm Springs Life magazine , had an incredible feature on the past, present and future of drag culture in Palm Springs. It was such good local journalism. Reading it, its hard not to be proud of our drag sanctuary city in the desert, snd of course all the queens (and kings!) that make it such a drag mecca. As the sub-headline said, and we agree 10,000 percent, "in the desert, the art of drag is here to stay — and slay." And slay it certainly does. PS Drag Brunch is literally a three-minute drive from the The Twin Palms Art House at The Saguaro. A bit further afield up in North Palm Springs is Toucans , a tiki-inspired drag hot spot, and keep an eye on the calendar at Reforma , a great new venue where Flipphone productions is getting very good reviews for their pop-inspired brunches. PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 5. Get wet, dry off, repeat We just love swimming, and we hope you do too. We love the pool and spa right here at the The Twin Palms Art House and, frankly, we rarely leave it when in PS. That said when we do, the city and the wider valley offers up so many cool aquatic options. To give you a sense of how eclectic your options can be, here's four of our favorites. We love the spring waters on a day pass at Azure Palm Hot Springs in Desert Hot Springs, we love eating next to the pool at Azucar in La Serena Villas in downtown Palm Springs (ask for a poolside table when you book and sneak a cocktail upstairs at Sugar High, which is also made for Instagram pics!), we love swimming in the waterfall at the end of Tahquitz Canyon hike and we love renting this hot tub with a view like no other. Visit Palm Springs also publish a Complete Guide to Palm Springs Pool Day Passes that's worth checking out. #splash PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 6. Remember, love wins Palm Springs is a mecca for the LGBTQ+ community, whether you call it home or you're a very welcome visitor. Here, please remember, love wins. So camp it up, get out your leathers, put on that little whatever-damn-color-you-love-you-in dress and hit the town. There's so many options ranging from bars, clubs and major events, to pool parties, gay resorts (clothes or no clothes, clutch the pearls), hiking clubs, social groups, and the list is pretty much endless. Bringing some order to this colorful chaos so that visitors can partake is quite a challenge but we'd point you to one (or both) of two sources we rely on. K-GAY 106.5 is the Coachella Valley's very own gay radio station. You can listen live online as you tap into their weekly 'Gay Desert Guide' . They also publish the useful gay visitor map of town you will see about but can actually access online here . PS Life recently published this guide to LGBTQ+ businesses. We also recommend the effort of Visit Greater Palm Springs and its LGBTQ+ website Happy Pride to Everyone PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 7. It's happy hour somewhere, huneeee! We love a tipple, especially on vacay (and of course we've not yet found a decent bar in PS that didn't also cater pretty well with non-alcohol options, so inclusive is the name of the game when we cocktail). We could list a dozen bars here but it's been done for us, many times over, so we're going to point you to the best best-of lists and go and have a drink... The Alchemist Magazine dedicated a whole edition to Coachella Valley bars, check it out. Palms Springs Life Magazine is literally biblical in the scale and detail it affords to documenting best-of's when it comes to drinks with their Best Bars in Greater PS , through to Best Happy Hour , and any number of other drinks-focused pieces (think Four Restaurant Quality PS Cocktails to make at home ) We know we said we'd leave it to others but we can't help but make sure you know that three of the hottest cocktail bars in town are right here in South PS and super close to the TPAH (under five minutes Uber/Lyft) - Del Rey at Villa Royale , Bar Cecil and Seymour's at Mr Lyons . Check them out, you won't be sorry (just tipsy). PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 8. If you can, go to Coachella, it's totally worth it The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, really known the world over simply as Coachella, began in 1999 as a two-day event at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Interestingly, the location was selected after it hosted a massive Pearl Jam concert in 1993 when Pearl Jam was fighting Ticketmaster over outrageous booking fees at LA venues (so some things clearly never change). The first festival featured alternative and punk rock bands, including headliners Beck and Rage Against the Machine, and attracted over 25,000 people but it lost the organizers a ton of money and nearly ended then and there. In fact, no 2000 edition took place, but thankfully in 2001 it came back as a one-day event and has since injected itself into the cultural zeitgeist year after year. And don't forget it's not all about Beyonce or even Bieber, its a major art event too . The astronaut pictured here was called Escape Velocity by Poetic Kinetics from way back in 2014 and he's my fav of all. Some people love to hate on the event or those who attend it but not here at the The Twin Palms Art House - if we’re in California in April we’ll be there. And once you go you’ll appreciate what we're raving on about. It's not the cheapest thing to do and it takes a bit of organization but trust us when we say if you're here at the House for Coachella, then great choices have been made all round. If you’re not, you should give some serious thought to coming back and experiencing it. PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION On the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway you can get from the steaming hot desert floor to an amazing summit of temperate forest with matching cool temperatures in a matter of minutes. On the trip up you ascend two and a half miles to the peak at 8,516 feet and you do so in what is the largest rotating tram car on the planet. It really is surreal how different it suddenly becomes as you pile out into the forest after just being in a pool in the desert below! You'd most likely have passed the entrance to the Tramway on your way into town if you came from Los Angeles but it is about a 10-minute drive from the TPAH. You can try and buy tickets in advance online but note that most tickets aren’t sold that way and if it shows your preferred time as sold out it almost certainly isn’t so just go along and they’ll sort you out. Check the schedule online for seasonal changes but the first tram up on weekdays is usually 10.00am and its 8.00am on weekends/holidays. The last down is usually 9.30pm except Friday/Saturday which is 10.30pm. Don’t miss it, it’s one hell of a walk home otherwise… 9. Take the tram to another world PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION 10. Celebrate indigenous cultural revival After a very long construction period impacted heavily by the pandemic, the brand new Agua Caliente Cultural Center opened to much local anticipation in 2024. And the wait was worth it because the center has turned out to be a beautiful example of the revival of local indigenous culture and something that many Native and non-Native Palm Springs residents are particularly proud of. The Museum, which is a formal affiliate of the Smithsonian , has a permanent collection made up of five exhibits covering the journey of these First People’s starting with Home, then Creation and Migration, then the Land, followed by Change, Adaptation and Self-Determination and concluding with the Future. All five hit the mark well. There are also additional temporary exhibits and finally the beautiful Oasis Trail , a permanent outdoor exhibition located in the middle of the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza, that includes native plants, rock formations, and water features inspired by those found in the Agua Caliente Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon. You can buy tickets online or in person and there’s plenty of parking at the Museum, which is approximately a 10-minute drive from the TPAH. PREVIOUS NEXT BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION (OK, so what, we either can't count or just couldn't stop at ten) 11. Visit Sunnylands The first thing to note is that Sunnylands is it is simply stunning. We often go to the gardens there just to sit and reflect and reground. The second thing to note is that sadly, it is not open all year round, going on a “summer hiatus” between early June and mid-September each year (check website for specific dates) and when it's open it's just Wednesday through Sunday. So what is Sunnylands? Originally it was the 200-acre private winter estate of the Annenberg family, whose money primarily came from founding and later selling TV Guide magazine (and who went on to donate over $3 billion to a range of philanthropic causes!). Over time the property fully passed into ownership by a trust that formalized what it had largely already become - the "White House of the West" or a “a place of tranquility and hospitality where national and international leaders convene to promote world peace and facilitate international agreement”. Informally the property is also always made available to sitting US Presidents for affairs of state and has been regularly used in this way most recently by President Obama when hosting Chinese President Xi . To visit the main home you need to buy tickets, which go on sale the month before the ticketed time. If that doesn't work, it’s absolutely worth visiting for the truly immaculate desert gardens and visitor centre which are free and host great exhibitions when open. You can see a very detailed video about Sunnylands here . PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION Full guide Full guide Full guide Full guide Download it here BACK TO TOP MAKE A RESERVATION

learn about: the twin palms estates The Twin Palms Estates The ultimate mid-century modern neighborhood Below you can learn about some key moments in the fascinating history of The Twin Palms Estates neighborhood, soon to be your Palm Springs home base. Any history of this part of the world, however brief, should start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which Twin Palms and wider Palm Springs sits, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians whose ancestors and current members we at the TPAH acknowledge and respect. And in that is our first recommendation - less than five minutes drive in either direction from the TPAH sit the Indian and Tahquitz Canyons and their surrounding systems. Both are wonderfully managed by the Agua Caliente and well worth a visit. And sticking with this theme, another recommendation is to take the time to visit the new and rather beautiful Agua Caliente Cultural Museum in downtown Palm Springs (and while you there why not spoil yourself with a some time in a restorative halotherapy salt cave at The Spa at Séc-he, it's a stunner). You can see our Top 10 Palm Springs recommendations elsewhere in this House Guide. If you want to learn more about the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians click the button below. Recognizing the original First Nations owners MORE ON THE LOCAL AGUA CALIENTE INDIAN TRIBE NEXT BACK TO TOP The land upon which the Twin Palms Art House sits is freehold land that was carved out of the original Smoke Tree Ranch, a high-end Western themed getaway “camp”. Amazingly you can still stay at Smoke Tree Ranch but you better be ready for some serious old school house rules. Learn more here including about the associated group known as "the Colony" (which also still exists) and the not-to-be City of Palmdale which was originally begun and was planned to cover all of what is now South Palm Springs As the land was separated from the Ranch its existing development regulations came along with it meaning the whole Twin Palms neighborhood inherited a 1930s planning rule limiting structures to single story, which still applies today. But it really wasn’t until the 1950s that several key players saw the potential for a unique tract development to be called Twin Palms or Twin Palms Estates. The arrival of the 20th century You can still see this sign today Exact location of The Twin Palms Art House is marked NEXT PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP Listen to the man himself The extraordinary team of Krisel & Alexander The show had certainly began for Twin Palms and Palm Springs more widely The story of Twin Palms is the story of its principle architect, William Krisel , who only passed away less than a decade ago in 2017. Designed in the mid-1950s ands build between 1957 and 1959, Twin Palms, or more accurately Twin Palms Estates was Coachella Valley’s first Alexander Construction Company subdivision. (To read more about the amazing impact of the Alexander Construction Company on this area and more widely, including its link to.an infamous JFK/Marilyn Monroe hook-up here in Palm Springs and it's ultimately tragic demise, click the button below.) Originally dubbed Smoke Tree Valley Estates, Twin Palms Estates features homes with a common floor plan but with varying facades, rooflines and plan-rotations on approximate 10,000 square-foot lots, and each home came standard with two palms, leading to the name change to Twin Palms. See picture above for the TPAH's original palms, which are still going strong. These homes embody the quintessential Palm Springs lifestyle – swimming pools, private yards and mountain views. NEXT PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTON CO. In all the material we've read on this neighborhood and its connection to this extraordinary man, none summarizes the history and the true extent of what happened here in little Twin Palms better than an article published in late 2023 by SF GATE . To give you the best chance of taking this all in we've had an AI read it out for you (you are on a break after all!). Just click on the button below to link to the audio file and give it a listen. We hope you enjoy learning about this unique neighborhood and its role the building of modern America as much as we have. And it must be said this style of tract development has influenced planners and tastes across the Western world, including in places as far away as Australia and Norway. Note if you do prefer to read the article you can find it here or via the QR code on the graphic. Twin Palms - an outsized impact on modern America (and beyond) PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE ON TWIN PALMS, KRISEL & THE IMPACT OF BOTH NEXT PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP The coolest neighborhood in North America? Several dedicated residents have played a key role in making sure the original heroes of this tale - the architect William Krisel in particular, but also George and Bob Alexander, the developers of the land here in South Palm Springs - are being recognized. At the TPAH we are forever grateful to those locals who really drove this forward with such passion, we are all in their debt. And in recent years the wider world has comprehensively cottoned-on to this gem with Twin Palms being declared variously cool, a unique global first and irreplaceable - but we'll let others, less biased than us, elaborate on all that. Just click below for recent prominent take that we fully endorse and also articles in the Palm Springs Tribune and Finding Beautiful Truth. Enjoy, all while knowing you made the right decision to come and stay right here. NEXT PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP Time to explore? You bet it is! How about you? Ready to see some of this for yourself. Just walk out the door, go left or go right and you're sorted. Honestly spend a few hours just wandering Twin Palms. You will sweat and you won't regret it one little bit. And when (or if) you're keen to go further afield a self-guided tour is your best bet and there obviously free to do and available all year round (and let's be honest, it's a really gonna be a self-air-conditioned car guided driving tour, right?). The best one in our opinion is the amazing mid-century modern architecture self-guided tour pulled together by Visit Palm Springs which you can see more on by clicking below. Note that beyond walking tours, Visit Palm Springs is an extremely useful general resource for you while here - trust me the locals rely on it too! MORE ON THE VISIT PALM SPRINGS SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR PREVIOUS BACK TO TOP

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