It was purchased as part of a "bundle" deal along with the adjacent Art Hotel, according to Turco, who attributed the low price to the poor condition of the building. Turco and her husband acquired the Tiki Hotel for less than $600,000 in 2019, according to property records. "The vintage tropical hibiscus and tiki gods (and) these different pops of color - that Polynesian lifestyle fits here." She pointed to longstanding Polynesian-themed bars and restaurants such as Bootlegger Tiki and the Tonga Hut as evidence of the style's history in Palm Springs.
"Tiki culture was a huge part of that," she said. Turco said she chose the tiki theme as a nod to Palm Spring's mid-century "palm trees and tropical lifestyle" aesthetic.
View Gallery: Photos: Palm Springs Tiki Hotel by Tracy Turco opening fall 2021 Each room will also feature a ukulele, vintage vinyl records, a record player, a lava lamp and what Turco describes as "a mosh pit of pillows." The 11th room will have two twin beds in place of the king. It has 11 rooms, 10 of which will have king beds and be covered in wallpaper designed by Tracy Turco. The property at 1333 N. Indian Canyon Drive is adjacent to the Art Hotel, which the pair opened in 2019.īuilt in the early 1960s and serving most recently as the Carlton Hotel, the newly renovated property features a mid-century modern, "tiki-inspired Polynesian" theme with loud splashes of orange, pink and yellow set against dark brown and tan. The Tiki Hotel is the second boutique Palm Springs hotel by designer Tracy Turco and her property developer husband, Jerry Turco. The new owners include a mix of longtime investors in the local market and a few newer faces looking to break into the valley's boutique hospitality world.ĭespite an uptick in infections driven by the highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant, these hoteliers are betting that travelers’ desires to experience the area’s first fully open fall season in nearly two years will overcome anxieties about traveling. The projects aim to breathe new life into sometimes-neglected spaces dating from the area’s heyday as a mid-century desert playground. The properties - designed for urban millennials, architecture fans and health and wellness junkies - range in style from an alpine lodge to a floral-infused motel for the Instagram set. These five Palm Springs-area hotels - set to open (or re-open) following extensive makeovers under new management in the months ahead - might have just what you're looking for.
View Gallery: Palm Springs new hotels fall 2021 tiki, fleur noir, limon, creekstoneĭreaming of a retro-Polynesian staycation, or a high-desert retreat steeped in mid-century metaphysics this fall?