Orchid tree hotel in Palm Springs catches Fire

It was reported yesterday that the Orchid Tree Hotel caught fire. The hotel has been abandoned for 14 months.

It is very sad as this was once a very popular hotel. It was run like a bed and breakfast and was very charming. Unfortunately not everyone knows how to run a hotel or a resort. And the new owners did not. Now it sits empty.

For instance, most people don't klnow that the MOST popular hotel in Palm Springs in the summer is a clothing optional resort called The Terra Cotta Inn. It is a 17 room inn and they bring in just over 1% of the cities bed tax every summer. They are normally about an 85% occupancy in the summer, where the town of Palm Springs averages around a 30-35% occupancy rate. Year round they have the 2nd highest occupancy rate of all hotels in Palm Springs.

"Empty Palm Springs Motel Catches Fire

July 19, 2007 02:48 PM PDT


Investigators are looking into what caused an abandoned structure fire early Thursday morning in Palm Springs.

It happened just before 3 AM at the Orchid Tree Inn on Belardo and Baristo.

Officials say the building has been abandoned for about 14 months.

Fire officials say this is the second suspicious fire to erupt on the property within a year."

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Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs special summer rates

Every July and August, The Terra Cotta Inn located in sunny Palm Springs, CA runs a special discount on Monday thru Thursdays nights of stay 1 night, the 2nd is half priced. Rates start midweek at $139/couple/night.

And if you are staying for a week, their rates are discounted by an additional $100 starting at $799/couple/week.

They include complementary breakfast and snacks each day. Early check in (10am) and late check out (5pm) at no extra charge.

They are very popular in the summer as them and the Ritz Carlton hotel are the only 2 resorts in Palm Springs that have invested in poolside high pressure misting/cooling systems. So their guests are very comfortable in the sun.

They also have a state of the art salt water system pool and jacuzzi. So they don't have to use all the harsh chemicals like all the other hotels use.

Right now they still have spaces available on the Sunday thru Thursday nights and have a few rooms left where guests can book a week or longer.

If you have ever wanted to try nude sunbathing, the Terra Cotta Inn is the perfect place. CBSmarketwatch called them the most mainstream nudist reosrt in America and perfect for couples trying nude sunbathing for the first time.

In March, AOL.com reported they were one of the top 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world and the only resort in the western US that was honored.

Give them a call at 800-786-6938 if you have questions or to make reservations. They answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

You can also visit their site at http://sunnyfun.com To learn more about Palm Springs visit http://palmsprings.com To read guest trip reviews visit http://tripadvisor.com and type in "terra cotta inn."

They hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs this summer!

Palm Springs has some of the best summer weather in the US

Don't you just hate going on vacation to some place like Florida or the Midwest where it is just so muggy and humid? Well Proctor and Gamble did a study of the 100 sweatiest cities in America in the summer. Palm Springs wasn't even on the list.

Summer is fantastic in Palm Springs. Even though it is nice and warm here in the summer time, it is good to know that we are very much a dry heat which is very tolerable.

"Phoenix retained its spot as the nation’s No. 1 perspiration producer (it was No. 1 in 2005 and 2003), with the average resident losing 26 ounces per hour during a typical summer day." Among California cities, Fresno was #25, Sacramento was #69, L.A. was #92, San Diego was #94, and San Francisco was #100.

How come it is so comfortable here in Palm Springs and so sweaty and miserable in other cities during the summertime? As all the locals know, it is our famous low humidity. It is a major misconception that Palm Springs is uncomfortable in the summer. It can be 100F, but yet in the shade you are very comfortable due to the low 10-15% humidity.

Palm Springs is the driest city in the U.S. with less then 3 inches of rainfall a year. This year, we have had only 0.07 inches of rain. So why vacation in one of the sweaty cities on this list when you can relax in cool Palm Springs.

Sweatiest Cities list: 1. Phoenix, AZ 2. Las Vegas, NV 3. Tucson, AZ 4. Dallas, TX 5. Corpus Cristi, TX 6. San Antonio, TX 7. Austin, TX 8. Shreveport, LA 9. Houston, TX 10. Waco, TX 11. Miami, FL 12. New Orleans, LA 13. Orlando, FL 14. Tampa, FL 15. West Palm Beach, FL 16. Honolulu, HI 17. El Paso, TX 18. Memphis, TN 19. Fort Myers, FL 20. Baton Rouge, LA 21. Little Rock, AR 22. Mobile, AL 23. Jacksonville, FL 24. Tulsa, OK 25. Fresno, CA 26. Jackson, MS 27. Savannah, GA 28. Montgomery, AL 29. Nashville, TN 30. Columbia, SC 31. Oklahoma City, OK 32. Raleigh, NC 33. St Louis, MO 34. Birmingham, AL 35. Huntsville, AL 36. Richmond, VA 37. Louisville, KY 38. Chattanooga, TN 39. Washington DC 40. Wichita, KS 41. Omaha, NE 42. Norfolk, VA 43. Springfield, MO 44. Virginia Beach, VA 45. Atlanta, GA 46. Greensboro, NC 47. Charlotte, NC 48. Philadelphia, PA 49. Albuquerque, NM 50. Knoxville, TN 51. Columbus, OH 52. Kansas City, MO 53. Evansville, IN 54. Lexington, KY 55. Wilkes-Barre, PA 56. Cincinnati, OH 57. Harrisburg, PA 58. Baltimore, MD59. Charleston, WV 60. Springfield, IL 61. Moline, IL 62. New York, NY 63. Roanoke, VA 64. Indianapolis, IN 65. Des Moines, IA 66. Bristol, TN 67. Salt Lake City, UT 68. Detroit, MI 69. Sacramento, CA 70. Chicago, IL 71. Dayton, OH 72. Toledo, OH 73. Cleveland, OH 74. Minneapolis, MN 75. Hartford, CT 76. South Bend, IN 77. Syracuse, NY 78. Providence, RI 79. Pittsburgh, PA 80. Albany, NY 81. Buffalo, NY 82. Asheville, NC 83. Grand Rapids, MI 84. Milwaukee, WI 85. Rochester, NY 86. Boston, MA 87. Denver, CO 88. Madison, WI 89. Flint, MI 90. Youngstown, OH 91. Burlington, VT 92. Los Angeles, CA 93. Green Bay, WI 94. San Diego, CA 95. Colorado Springs, CO 96. Portland, ME 97. Portland, OR 98. Spokane, WA 99. Seattle, WA 100. San Francisco, CA

Also Palm Springs is so comfortable because everyone hangs out in the pool!

Cher's House is for listed for Sale in Palm Springs

Now's your chance to buy a house in Palm Springs, CA


Palm Springs, California is the best city to live in. With our fantastic weather, we are the fastest growing part of California. We love living here and couldn't imagine living anywhere else.

If you have always wanted to move to Palm Springs,CA or buy a second home, now is your chance. Cher has listed her house in Palm Springs for sale.

The four-bedroom home measures 4,000 square feet has a pool, a spa and four bedrooms.