The Villa Royale Inn is a boutique hotel with 31 individually themed and decorated guest rooms and suites that feature down duvets and private fireplaces and patios.  The hotel also offers a complimentary breakfast and features an award-winning restaurant, Europa, with an intimate cocktail bar. The 50-year-old property, once home to such celebrities as figure-skater and movie star Sonja Henie, has been lauded by Travel and Leisure, CNN and Westways Magazine, and just this year it was named one of "The West's Best Small Inns" by Sunset

Villa Royale Inn 1620 Indian Trail Palm Springs, CA 92264

Owned by a small group of actors, directors and other professionals headed by Los Angeles actress Amy Aquino, this desert hideaway is surrounded by lush landscaping and tranquil fountains and has spectacular mountain views.  The property has two heated pools with a large whirlpool and is located near the best hiking, shopping and golf courses in Palm Springs.

�We are excited about the addition of the Villa Royale Inn to the Coastal Hotel Group because it affords our loyal California customer base an attractive alternative in Palm Springs.  It also allows us to strengthen our brand presence even further in the California market,� said Ralph Aruzza, Vice President of Marketing. 

Coastal Hotel Group is a privately held, Chicago-based hotel management company. Since its founding in 1987, Coastal Hotel Group has developed a reputation as one of America's finest managers of small luxury hotels.  Coastal currently manages 29 hotels totaling over 2,500 rooms primarily falling into two market segments: luxury resorts and boutique hotels.  Coastal Hotel Group is owned by Altamont Group, a privately owned Washington-based, synergistic group of hospitality companies that manage portfolios of boutique hotel real estate investments and provide hotel acquisition, development, project management, marketing, reservations, and private label travel services.