We enjoyed a great long weekend reuniting with friends at Charles and Michael's condo. It was so clean, comfortable, near plenty of amenities, and had everything we could possible need right down to the wine opener, dryer sheets, and artisan salt.
I learned our last day in Palm Springs that Uber is alive and well in town, so you could easily get away with not renting a car if you wanted to spend most of your time in Palm Springs just relaxing and wandering around town. Our group had lots of adventures planned, so we rented a car and were glad there was a parking spot right next to the unit that was easy to get in and out of.
We spent a whole day exploring Joshua Tree National Park, which is only an hour away and is a spectacular sight. And we drove up to ride the tram which is an incredible feat of engineering and very fun to ride, but definitely a daytime activity (we made the mistake of going at sunset and it was too dark to wander around the wilderness!).
A couple of my friends noted that the airplane noise bothered them a bit, but I'm from Seattle where planes are overhead all day long, so I barely noticed. I also really appreciated being that close to the airport as it took us less than ten minutes to get there and less than 15 to get through security and into our gate.
While we were there, the nearby pool/spa area was under maintenance, so we made our evening walks to the next nearest pool which was fine (just make sure to remember the pool code if that happens to you!). We still had the whole area to ourselves day and night with the exception of one friendly visitor who was fun to chat with and knew a lot of great sites to recommend.
The outdoor seating areas were nice, big and comfortable. We made good use of the firepit and basically turned the outdoor courtyard into our primary living room. We loved watching the abundant hummingbird activity and seeing plenty of stars!
The kitchen has everything you need, but there were too many good restaurants to check out for us to spend any time cooking. Check out Farm for brunch and Balisage Bistro for dinner!
We'll definitely be back as soon as we can!