Kimberly Pierceall
Ritzy Ritz
Rendering of Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage
Every once in awhile I get a kick out of browsing the real estate ads in the Wall Street Journal looking for insanely priced Palm Springs-area properties. Today I ran across an ad in Friday's edition -- half-page, above the fold, obviously not cheap -- for The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage.
That means the much anticipated return of the Ritz-Carlton hotel atop a Rancho Mirage hill is less far off. According to the hotel's Web site and the site for the real estate portion, reservations are currently being taken for when the hotel re-opens next September. Prior estimates had the hotel re-opening before the end of the year or in early 2008.
No rates for hotel rooms are posted yet, but don't expect to get your daily newspaper at your doorstep for free. A $25 a day resort fee will get you:
- 24 hour fitness center access
- unlimited Internet access
- morning coffee
- daily newspaper delivery
- 24-hour computer access in the business center
- $25 voucher on a purchase of $100 or more
- daily exercise classes
- bottled water
- preferred tee-times at more than 10 golf courses
- pool towels and poolside refreshments
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