ACE HOTEL

Driving though Palm Springs on the way to our much less cool hotel destination, we stopped for lunch in the Ace’s modern diner. We got to explore the hotel on a relatively quiet Friday afternoon before the weekend bustle began. The grounds were well designed for casual encounters, full of comfortable seating and outdoor fireplace patios. My favorite discovery was the large mural. Turns out it’s part of an ongoing temporary art installation where local artists paint the blank wall and transform the space.  Lucky to have caught this design, which is right up my BigBrightBold alley.