The trip after the wedding
A friendsmoon in Palm Springs, CA
3 places here can put the whole group under one roof.
The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.
Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December.
Where the group sleeps
- Palm Springs Vacation Home$400–$1,200 / night
Mid-century modern homes with private pools and mountain views
Sleeps 14
- Mid-century modern pool home$600–$1,800 / night
Sleeps 12
- Desert-modern estate with pools$900–$3,000 / night
Sleeps 18
What you do
- Coachella Valley Winery Tour (Miramonte Winery)
Desert wine tasting at Miramonte and Bouchaine in the Coachella Valley with a guide — surprising quality and gorgeous mountain backdrops.
- Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Rotating cable car to the top of Mt. San Jacinto with pine forests and 8,500-foot views — temperature drops 40 degrees from the desert.
- Photoshoot at The Saguaro Hotel
Group photoshoot at Palm Springs' most colorful hotel with a private photographer — content for everyone.
- Sound Bath at The Arrive Hotel
Crystal singing bowl session in an air-conditioned Palm Springs studio — perfect midday break from the heat.
- Palm Springs Shopping Tour
- Cocktail Class at Farm Palm Springs
Private group cocktail class in a desert garden setting — make agave-forward cocktails and keep the recipes.
Where you eat
- Cheeky's
The most beloved brunch in Palm Springs with a rotating seasonal menu, bacon flights, and a wait that's always worth it.
- Mr. Lyon's Steakhouse
1958 supper club with Rat Pack energy, red leather booths, and a prime rib that hasn't changed in decades.
- Wilma & Frieda
Breezy California brunch spot in the Desert Fashion Plaza with the most Instagram-ready pancakes in the valley.
- Copley's on Palm Canyon
Cary Grant's former estate converted into an intimate dinner restaurant with a lush garden patio — deeply romantic for the group dinner.
- Johannes Restaurant
Chef Johannes Bacher's European fine dining with a wine list that punches above the Palm Springs average.
- Norma's (Parker Palm Springs)
Parker Hotel brunch with the famous $1,000 frittata on the menu — order it or just enjoy the scene.
Still deciding?
How Palm Springs stacks up against the other places in the West.
- Palm Springs or Los Angeles?
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- Palm Springs or Park City?
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- Palm Springs or Portland?
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- Palm Springs or Reno?
- Palm Springs or Salt Lake City?
- Palm Springs or San Diego?
- Palm Springs or San Francisco?