Sparrows Lodge is the full MICHELIN package in Palm Springs

"A homestyle retreat in Palm Springs, this handsome One MICHELIN Key property near the center of town tells its story with a box of memorabilia behind the check-in counter and a past that stretches from Hollywood Golden Age actor Don Castle’s getaway to a working crimson-red barn whose stables were rehabbed into guest rooms. Today, owners Richard Crisman and Jeff Brock have traded the AstroTurf era for earthy stone pavers and desert shrubs by the pool, where guests with intelligent reads settle into rustic wood lounge chairs even on the hottest days, and the barn wears a more sophisticated taupe. In the common spaces and rooms, cozy design and art from the pair’s personal collection — a Damien Hirst butterfly by the barn’s sitting area, a radiant Sol LeWitt above the bed in my room — create a lived-in feel, like an elegant guest house, that keeps loyal customers returning (the same L.A. actor set still included). “Our hope is that guests can leave their busy lives behind and chill with the scent of sage in the air, birds chirping, delicious food, and firepit chats with our complimentary s’mores,” share Crisman and Brock, a promise borne out in the easy, familiar comfort that defines the experience." - David Shortell