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Metamorphosis:
Aqua Caliente Hotel & Mineral Spa
DLNews Biz Team
One of our signature Desert
Hot Springs hotels is undergoing
a magnificent transformation. The
Agua Caliente hotel, purchased by
new owners last year, is busy with
workers remodeling all the hotel
rooms. gone are the same tired old
furnishings replaced with new rattan
and bamboo tropical style.
neatly groomed palm trees line
the inner courtyard of pools and
spas. This weekend the hotel is sold
out, a testimony to marketing skills
of the new team. The hotel, owned
by a hotel group from northern
California, brought down two veterans
of hotel management from
the Silicon valley: ellie Malek, vP
of Operatons and Joan Brant, Director
of Sales.
Desert Hot Springs will be interested
to know that the restaurant
is undergoing a complete renovation.
gone are the dated booths and
an all-new counter is taking shape
to offer a new dining experience
for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The
Agua Caliente grill is scheduled to
come on-line in May with the new
cocktail lounge soon to follow.
Also, of interest to us locals as
well as guests, the hotel boasts two
large assembly rooms in excess of
1500 sq ft. suitable for meetings
and small functions such as weddings,
luncheons, dinners, holiday
parties, and family events.
The Palm Room offers a convenient
kitchen and a magnificent
mountain view of San Jacinto. The
Oak Room is cool and grand, nearby
to the pool. The Terrace Room,
adjacent to the restaurant, also
sports a piano. With such limited
meeting room space in town, all
these rooms promise to win local
bookings.
Individual hotel rooms have
smart new carpeting, stylish new
furnishings, new wood flooring
and modern tile in the bath and
shower. Dated furniture has been
replaced with a contemporary look
similar to what is found in the best
hotels. One third of the rooms are
completely redone and all 110
rooms will be transformed within
2 months.
All rooms will have plasma
Tv’s and high speed Internet
throughout the hotel. Brant feels
a great sense of opportunity as it
is like painting on a blank canvas
with so much undergoing change.
Ten rooms boast unique individual
indoor spas, creating a tranquil intimacy.
Desert Hot Springs should be
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Brant aims for the hotel to function
as a high-end retreat. She has already
obtained booking from associations
in California, Oregon, and
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few weeks away, it’s not too early
to anticipate the buzz of success.
See: aguacalientehotel.com 14500
Palm Drive 760-329-4481