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specializing in pizzas, sandwiches and salads, ice cream and other assorted delicatessen favorites. The Stage Deli is connected to the Sundance Bar and serves its menu 24 hours daily.
Designed by Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo of Costa Mesa, the new Spa Resort Casino is casually elegant, with textured, cream-colored stucco exterior walls, highlighted with several rounded turrets topped with varying shades of blue concrete tile.
Dougall Design of Pasadena created the casino’s sophisticated and stylish interiors that use a palette of twelve rich color tones throughout the casino.
A blending of textured fabrics, smooth handsome woods and beautiful sconce and chandelier lighting create the comfortable elegance of the casino.
One of the Spa Resort Casino’s most unique features is that it is powered by a cogeneration
plant. Cogeneration is the simultaneous or sequential production of power and useful thermal energy at an overallef ciencyhigherthancantypicallybeachieved in separate systems. As a result of legislation promoting better utilization of our nation’s fuel resources, cogeneration facilities are becoming an important source of power and thermal energy for the U.S.
Grand Opening Celebration
A private 4,500-guest VIP Grand Opening Celebration event will be held on November 17th. The entertainment extravaganza will take place in an outdoor theater and reception site constructed adjacent to the casino, and will feature a special guest performance by Grammy-Award- winning recording artist, Natalie Cole. The invitation-
only event, will also feature a performance by Ruben Studdard, voted this year’s American IdolTM winner. The celebration will include additional musical performances, aerialacrobats,specialeffectsandpowerfulliveandvideo production. More than 50 performers and musicians make up the talented cast.
The evening will also include a special look at the Agua Caliente Tribe introduced and narrated by actor, Richard Thomas. Musical performances throughout
will include Broadway stars Dale Kristen and Sean McDermott. A patriotic nale will feature the entire
cast and heart-stopping reworks to light up the desert sky.
To ensure traf c runs smoothly in the city for the event, the Tribe has retained a former Tournament of Roses expert to develop a comprehensive traf c
and crowd control plan in cooperation with Palm Springs law enforcement agencies.
$2.3 Million Hotel Renovation
In addition to the new casino, the resort’s hotel is undergoing a total room renovation project. Designed by Robertson and Associates of Los Angeles,
the $2.3 million renovation is expected
to be complete by mid-December. The oor-to-ceiling renovation in soothing earth tones blends stylishly with the use
of desert textures and materials, including
rich woods, plush leather, rough stone
and sleek metals. Guest bathrooms will feature new granite surfaces and new lighting and xtures. The exterior of the resort is also being revitalized with a complete new paint makeover in shades of yellow, gold and umber. The renovation is taking place oor by oor, ensuring rooms are always available for immediate check in.
Power of the Waters: Mineral Springs Spa
The Spa Resort Casino hotel is located on the very spot where over 1000 years ago, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians rst discovered “Se-Khi” (boiling waters), the hot mineral springs for which Palm Springs was
named. The Cahuilla considered the springs sacred, with great curative and restorative powers. It is said that the Tribe built a simple bathhouse on the site that is now the Spa Resort Casino hotel.
The hot springs were used for bathing and health purposes for as long as the Indians can remember and was opened to the public as a bathhouse in
1870. Today’s streamlined Spa has two forerunners. The rst was a primitive, rough-planked shack. Years later, the second one was a low-lying structure of “bathing cubicles.” In their place now stands the beautiful Spa Resort hotel. The same springs that bubble from that spot today rival other outstanding spas throughout the world.
The award-winning Spa is a true oasis to experience the power of the waters. The Spa offers water therapy, massage, skin and body
treatments and “relaxation” packages. A wide variety of spa services and treatments are available including Swedish Massage, Aromatherapy, Shiatsu, Sports Massage, European Facials, Stone Therapy—each expertly handled by a professional massage therapist, aesthetician or a spa technician.
A complete range of cardiovascular, strength training equipment and free weights are available in the private tness center. Personal training instructors are also ready to assist.
Palm Springs has much to offer, including the gorgeous Agua Caliente Casino in nearby Rancho Mirage, also owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Tribe, just a quick shuttle bus drive away from the Spa Resort Casino.
The Spa Resort Casino is only two miles from Palm Springs International Airport and a two-hour drive from Los Angeles or San Diego. The new Spa Resort Casino is at 401 E. Amado Road in Palm Springs. Call for reservations and information at 760-323-5865.
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