The hotel is literally around the corner from the city's biggest strip of gay bars, which brings us back to the central appeal of this property: It's good for a party. Ones facing the pool from the west wing have terrific mountain views. Behind doors, rooms are larger than the norm but their equipment isn't much different from a standard hotel, although most of them have a patio or balcony that is well-shielded from prying neighbor eyes. And about that pool: There's barely a lick of shade and, unaccountably for a hotel that wants a reputation for nightlife, it shuts down at 8pm. (That's a problem.) Frequent events such as music festivals can pack both the rooms and a central pool around which its angled buildings are oriented. It moved into a low-slung, dirt-brown concrete hotel built in 1985, still aiming for a young, post-college crowd-so much so that guests are forced to sign an agreement not to bring in outside food or drink. The beleaguered Hard Rock Hotel bailed on Palm Springs in 2018, and the Zoso took over its facility nearly untouched.
