Hotel & Area Attractions
Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas is an ideal retreat where you can relax, play and indulge on your terms. Nestled in Greater Palm Springs, our resort hotel offers an array of leisure activities such as world-class golf, championship tennis, an epic water park with water slides and a deluxe spa. You’ll find a variety of family-friendly attractions steps away, including an air museum, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens and the Children’s Discovery Museum. Explore one of the desert hiking trails for an unforgettable outdoor adventure. Visit a casino or test your need for speed at the BMW Performance Center nearby. If you’re hosting a group or meeting with us, allow our expert staff to put together a program of special activities and events for your attendees and their families.
Hotel & Area Attractions
Outdoor Activities
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Travel from the desert floor to the very top of Mt. San Jacinto - 8,000 feet - in 20 minutes for the ride of your life on the Palm Springs aerial tramway. At the top of the mountain you’ll find Palm Springs hiking trails, mule train rides, restaurants and a movie that features the construction of the largest single-lift tramway ever built.
Bicycles
As a part of our Resort Services Program, we offer all our guests complimentary usage of one of our many beach cruisers. Take advantage of our 45 acres and enjoy a day in the sunshine peddling around the gorgeous resort. See the Pool Hut to arrange for bicycle rentals! All bikes are available on a first come, first serve basis.
Tennis & Pickleball Facilities
Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Spa is a legacy in the world of professional tennis. As the former home of the Newsweek Champions Cup, now the sixth largest tennis tournament in the world, our resort has hosted tennis greats, including Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Stefan Edberg and many others. The Indian Wells tennis area features two hard-surface courts and four hard-surface Pickleball courts. Tennis and Pickleball courts are available on a first come, first served basis. Equipment is provided at the courts.
Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Shots in the Night
Shots in the Night is your ultimate Glow Golf experience, featuring a driving range with LED-charged golf balls and massive LED inflatable targets that light up when a ball hits them. Powered by lights and lasers, the golf resort converts each putting green into an individual gameplay surface where putting version of well-known sports games are played. The attraction incudes light shows, lively music, TV screens featuring favorite sporting events and a food truck serving delicious snacks, drinks and cocktails. The new and exciting local experience is designed to entertain and engage golfers of all ages and skill levels.
Water Slides and Lazy River
We’re excited to introduce HyTides Plunge, the largest hotel water park in Greater Palm Springs with two 30-foot dueling water slides, a 450 ft lazy river and splash pad for kids. Located in the heart of the resort, HyTides provides year-round family fun. *Due to high demand for our enhanced pool experience, guest access is available beginning at 2pm on day of arrival, and limited to 1pm on day of departure*
Fantasy Balloon Flights
Enjoy a Palm Springs hot air balloon ride complete with champagne aloft the Coachella Valley - offering amazing views of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts! Colorful, 7-story high, 2-10 passenger, hot air balloons ascend daily (in season). Your comfort and safety are assured by 18 years of experience and top-rated, professional hot air balloon pilots and ground crew. These rides are fun adventures for any age.
Desert Adventures Jeep Tours
Extraordinary scenery abounds as your Big Red Jeep winds its way through the labyrinth of geological cuts and canyons of the San Andreas Fault Zone as your naturalist guide entertains you with stories about the plants, animals, geology and history of the California desert.
Big Wheel Bike Tours
Biking is an excellent mode of sightseeing, allowing you to see, smell and hear more than you would from behind the wheel of a car while at the same time creating the natural high that outdoor exercise produces. Biking in Palm Springs is the perfect marriage of travel and exercise to showcase the beauty of Southern California!
ATV Rentals
Enjoy fun, self-guided, Palm Springs ATV tours from the seat of an all-terrain vehicle. ATV rentals in Palm Springs provide fantastic access to panoramic views of the ponds, windmills, sand dunes, and the Whitewater River. This is a great ride for beginning and skilled riders alike!
Living Desert
Discover The Living Desert's 1,200 acres of blooming, scampering, flying, howling fun. The Living Desert in Palm Desert is a popular attraction that whole family can enjoy. Home to wild creatures and creature comforts, The Living Desert features a zoo, botanical gardens, nature trails, picnic areas and educational programs.
Historic Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Canyon Drive is the cultural artery that pulses through the historic heart of Palm Springs. Beautifully lined with majestic palm trees continuously lit in a wrapping of sparkling lights, Palm Canyon Drive is a veritable goldmine of art galleries, restaurants, pubs and retail outlets for your enjoyment.
Shopping
The Gardens on El Paseo and El Paseo Village
Representing upscale retail shopping at its finest, The Gardens on El Paseo and El Paseo Village captures shoppers’ attention with exclusive retailers and a beautiful setting in the Coachella Valley. El Paseo Village is situated on the south side of El Paseo between San Pablo and Lupine, adjacent to The Gardens on El Paseo. The Palm Desert shopping center is a single-level structure featuring trendy, upscale, luxury tenants - keeping with the retail and restaurant mix at The Gardens. The Palm Desert shopping centers are the only premier high-end retail destination in the entire Southern California desert region.
El Paseo
As one of the best world class Palm Desert shopping experiences, El Paseo offers over 300 unique stores and restaurants to indulge your tastes and treat your senses with designer fashions, specialty boutiques, distinguished jewelers and galleries. Enjoy an array of sidewalk cafes and international cuisine restaurants. View the contemporary outdoor sculpture exhibits along the flowering median. Relax and refresh at one of the many beauty salons and spas.
Desert Hills Premium Outlets
Set in the midst of breathtaking desert scenery and designed in a gracious Spanish Colonial style, Desert Hills is a collection of over 180 outlet stores showcasing the world's leading designers and brand names, all offering savings of 25% to 65% every day. Desert Hills Premium Outlets shopping center is located off Interstate 10 in Cabazon near Palm Desert.
Entertainment
Coachella Valley Preserve
The cooler temperatures make for a refreshing visit during the Summer months. Picnic, hike or just enjoy the view at the Coachella Valley Preserve, at the base of the Indio Hills. Hours vary seasonally.
Spotlight29 Casino
The Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella offers 2,000 slot machines, 30 table games, video roulette and nine poker room tables.
Palm Springs Air Museum
Here, history flies through the skies and museum docents are the people who made that history. Enjoy flying demonstrations of aircraft, interesting exhibits, fun-filled kids' activities and an ongoing lecture series featuring the significance of Air Power and veterans’ eyewitness accounts.
Palm Springs Architecture + Design
The Palm Springs Architecture + Design Center is a place where you can explore the largest concentration of midcentury modern architecture, as highlighted by these exhibits, educational and community programs.
Palm Springs Art Museum
As the only major museum between Los Angeles and Phoenix, the Palm Springs Art Museum features modern, contemporary and performing arts. Discover the 430-seat Annenberg Theater, an Education Center with an 88-seat lecture hall and two outdoor sculpture gardens with desert landscaping and cool, soothing fountains.
McCallum Theatre
The McCallum Theatre’s mission is to entertain and educate the public by offering a variety of performing arts experiences that reflect the diversity of people, interests and tastes of the Palm Desert/Palm Springs communities and constituents served by the Theatre.
Agua Caliente Casino
Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage offers gaming, dining, and entertainment. Discover the Primrose room for high-stakes gaming.
Fantasy Springs Casino
Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio is the largest Palm Springs area casino. Enjoy 2,000 video poker and slot machines and 40 table games, live entertainment and dining.
Hotel & Area Attractions
Outdoor Activities
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Travel from the desert floor to the very top of Mt. San Jacinto - 8,000 feet - in 20 minutes for the ride of your life on the Palm Springs aerial tramway. At the top of the mountain you’ll find Palm Springs hiking trails, mule train rides, restaurants and a movie that features the construction of the largest single-lift tramway ever built.
Bicycles
As a part of our Resort Services Program, we offer all our guests complimentary usage of one of our many beach cruisers. Take advantage of our 45 acres and enjoy a day in the sunshine peddling around the gorgeous resort. See the Pool Hut to arrange for bicycle rentals! All bikes are available on a first come, first serve basis.
Tennis & Pickleball Facilities
Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Spa is a legacy in the world of professional tennis. As the former home of the Newsweek Champions Cup, now the sixth largest tennis tournament in the world, our resort has hosted tennis greats, including Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Stefan Edberg and many others. The Indian Wells tennis area features two hard-surface courts and four hard-surface Pickleball courts. Tennis and Pickleball courts are available on a first come, first served basis. Equipment is provided at the courts.
Indian Wells Golf Resort’s Shots in the Night
Shots in the Night is your ultimate Glow Golf experience, featuring a driving range with LED-charged golf balls and massive LED inflatable targets that light up when a ball hits them. Powered by lights and lasers, the golf resort converts each putting green into an individual gameplay surface where putting version of well-known sports games are played. The attraction incudes light shows, lively music, TV screens featuring favorite sporting events and a food truck serving delicious snacks, drinks and cocktails. The new and exciting local experience is designed to entertain and engage golfers of all ages and skill levels.
Water Slides and Lazy River
We’re excited to introduce HyTides Plunge, the largest hotel water park in Greater Palm Springs with two 30-foot dueling water slides, a 450 ft lazy river and splash pad for kids. Located in the heart of the resort, HyTides provides year-round family fun. *Due to high demand for our enhanced pool experience, guest access is available beginning at 2pm on day of arrival, and limited to 1pm on day of departure*
Fantasy Balloon Flights
Enjoy a Palm Springs hot air balloon ride complete with champagne aloft the Coachella Valley - offering amazing views of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts! Colorful, 7-story high, 2-10 passenger, hot air balloons ascend daily (in season). Your comfort and safety are assured by 18 years of experience and top-rated, professional hot air balloon pilots and ground crew. These rides are fun adventures for any age.
Desert Adventures Jeep Tours
Extraordinary scenery abounds as your Big Red Jeep winds its way through the labyrinth of geological cuts and canyons of the San Andreas Fault Zone as your naturalist guide entertains you with stories about the plants, animals, geology and history of the California desert.
Big Wheel Bike Tours
Biking is an excellent mode of sightseeing, allowing you to see, smell and hear more than you would from behind the wheel of a car while at the same time creating the natural high that outdoor exercise produces. Biking in Palm Springs is the perfect marriage of travel and exercise to showcase the beauty of Southern California!
ATV Rentals
Enjoy fun, self-guided, Palm Springs ATV tours from the seat of an all-terrain vehicle. ATV rentals in Palm Springs provide fantastic access to panoramic views of the ponds, windmills, sand dunes, and the Whitewater River. This is a great ride for beginning and skilled riders alike!
Living Desert
Discover The Living Desert's 1,200 acres of blooming, scampering, flying, howling fun. The Living Desert in Palm Desert is a popular attraction that whole family can enjoy. Home to wild creatures and creature comforts, The Living Desert features a zoo, botanical gardens, nature trails, picnic areas and educational programs.
Historic Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Canyon Drive is the cultural artery that pulses through the historic heart of Palm Springs. Beautifully lined with majestic palm trees continuously lit in a wrapping of sparkling lights, Palm Canyon Drive is a veritable goldmine of art galleries, restaurants, pubs and retail outlets for your enjoyment.
Shopping
The Gardens on El Paseo and El Paseo Village
Representing upscale retail shopping at its finest, The Gardens on El Paseo and El Paseo Village captures shoppers’ attention with exclusive retailers and a beautiful setting in the Coachella Valley. El Paseo Village is situated on the south side of El Paseo between San Pablo and Lupine, adjacent to The Gardens on El Paseo. The Palm Desert shopping center is a single-level structure featuring trendy, upscale, luxury tenants - keeping with the retail and restaurant mix at The Gardens. The Palm Desert shopping centers are the only premier high-end retail destination in the entire Southern California desert region.
El Paseo
As one of the best world class Palm Desert shopping experiences, El Paseo offers over 300 unique stores and restaurants to indulge your tastes and treat your senses with designer fashions, specialty boutiques, distinguished jewelers and galleries. Enjoy an array of sidewalk cafes and international cuisine restaurants. View the contemporary outdoor sculpture exhibits along the flowering median. Relax and refresh at one of the many beauty salons and spas.
Desert Hills Premium Outlets
Set in the midst of breathtaking desert scenery and designed in a gracious Spanish Colonial style, Desert Hills is a collection of over 180 outlet stores showcasing the world's leading designers and brand names, all offering savings of 25% to 65% every day. Desert Hills Premium Outlets shopping center is located off Interstate 10 in Cabazon near Palm Desert.
Entertainment
Coachella Valley Preserve
The cooler temperatures make for a refreshing visit during the Summer months. Picnic, hike or just enjoy the view at the Coachella Valley Preserve, at the base of the Indio Hills. Hours vary seasonally.
Spotlight29 Casino
The Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella offers 2,000 slot machines, 30 table games, video roulette and nine poker room tables.
Palm Springs Air Museum
Here, history flies through the skies and museum docents are the people who made that history. Enjoy flying demonstrations of aircraft, interesting exhibits, fun-filled kids' activities and an ongoing lecture series featuring the significance of Air Power and veterans’ eyewitness accounts.
Palm Springs Architecture + Design
The Palm Springs Architecture + Design Center is a place where you can explore the largest concentration of midcentury modern architecture, as highlighted by these exhibits, educational and community programs.
Palm Springs Art Museum
As the only major museum between Los Angeles and Phoenix, the Palm Springs Art Museum features modern, contemporary and performing arts. Discover the 430-seat Annenberg Theater, an Education Center with an 88-seat lecture hall and two outdoor sculpture gardens with desert landscaping and cool, soothing fountains.
McCallum Theatre
The McCallum Theatre’s mission is to entertain and educate the public by offering a variety of performing arts experiences that reflect the diversity of people, interests and tastes of the Palm Desert/Palm Springs communities and constituents served by the Theatre.
Agua Caliente Casino
Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage offers gaming, dining, and entertainment. Discover the Primrose room for high-stakes gaming.
Fantasy Springs Casino
Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio is the largest Palm Springs area casino. Enjoy 2,000 video poker and slot machines and 40 table games, live entertainment and dining.
