Riviera (Palm Springs hotel)
| Riviera | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Address | 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive |
| Coordinates | 33°50′45″N 116°32′38″W / 33.845709°N 116.543964°W |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Renovated | 1974, 1984–1989, 2006–2008, 2020–21 |
| Cost | $3 million (original structures) |
| Owner | Welcome Group Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 (original hotel structures) 3 (hotel addition, 1961) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Homer Rissman (1959) |
| Website | |
| rivierapalmsprings | |
The Riviera is a resort hotel in Palm Springs, California. It occupies 16 acres (6.5 ha), and includes 398 rooms, as well as 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) of meeting and banquet space.
The property opened in 1959. It included the city's first convention center, and a golf course that operated for the next two decades. Ownership of the resort has changed numerous times since the 1960s. The property has been known as the Riviera for much of its history, sometimes operating under variations such as Holiday Inn-Riviera (1965–1969) and Hilton Riviera (1978–1988), in affiliation with Holiday Inn and Hilton Hotels respectively. It also once operated as the Radisson Palm Springs Resort (1988–1992), in partnership with Radisson Hotels.
The Riviera was closed from 2006 to 2008, allowing for a $70 million renovation. It closed again in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was rebranded by the end of the year as a Margaritaville resort, becoming the chain's first location on the U.S. west coast. In 2024, the Riviera name was restored under new ownership.