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Palm Springs launches 'Stay and Dine' packages

It's a cold and rainy Monday in the San Francisco Bay Area.  But the sunshine is just an hour's plane ride away in the city's favorite gay getaway, Palm Springs, where it is bright, sunny and warm.  As of 10:30 a.m., when San Francisco was getting drenched, it was sunny and 65 degrees in Palm Springs.

As previously reported, Virgin America now flies nonstop from SFO to Palm Springs and the airline is offering some great deals to complement its great service. 

If you can get away now, Palm Springs has got a deal for you. Just in time for sun seekers planning Valentine’s Day or Spring Break, several gay resorts, boutique hotels and vacation home rentals have partnered with restaurants for a “Stay Two Nights and Dinner’s on Us” promotion.

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The "Stay Two Nights and Dinner's on Us" promotion started on February 1 and it runs through April 30, 2012.  The Package features nine lodging properties and 22 restaurants. This is an all-inclusive package with two night’s lodging and a $50 dining certificate to any of the participating restaurants.   See the list below.   The gay hotels are in bold. 

Participating Palm Springs Lodging Properties

  1. East Canyon Hotel & Spa
  2. El Mirasol Villas
  3. InnDulge Palm Springs
  4. McLean Company Rentals
  5. Palm Springs Travelodge
  6. Pura Vida Resorts
  7. Sakura Bed and Breakfast Inn
  8. Triangle Inn Palm Springs
  9. Viceroy Palm Springs

 

Palm Springs Participating Restaurants

1. Azul's

2.      Birba

3.      Café Europa

4.      Chop House Palm Springs

5.      Circa 59 at The Riviera

6.      El Mirasol

7.      Giuseppe’s

8.      Grnd Brgr Bar

9.      Jake’s Ready-to-Eat

10.  Johannes

11.  Kaiser Grille

12.  Le Vallauris

13.  LuLu

14.  Mango Restaurant & Ultra Lounge  

15.  Matchbox Pizza

16.  Palm Greens

17.  Rio Azul Mexican Bar & Grill

18.  Thai Smile

19.  Trio

20.  Wang’s in the Desert

21.  Zin American Bistro

22.  Zini Café Mediterrano


Book the “Stay Two Nights and Dinner’s on Us” online at www.VisitGayPalmSprings.com.

 

Palm Springs has a couple of dozen gay boutique hotels.    Click here to go directly to the city's official gay Web site portal. 

, SF Gay Travel Examiner

Ed Walsh has written regularly for the LGBT press since 1998. His travels have taken him from Australia to Iceland and just about everywhere in between. Ed Walsh's e-mail is edwalsh94105@yahoo.com.

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