Palm Springs Girls Trip
A Palm Springs girls trip is the pool-and-spa reset — mid-century houses with private pools, warm sun, and a mellow downtown, about two hours from LA. Here's where to stay, what to do, a sample weekend, what it costs, and how to split it.
Where to stay for a girls trip in Palm Springs
Almost every rental has a private pool — central Palm Springs near downtown, or the Movie Colony for iconic estates. ⚠️ The city caps group sizes and requires short-term-rental permits — book a licensed home that fits your group. See Palm Springs rentals for large groups.
What to do in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs girls-trip lineup:
- Pool days at the private-pool rental — the whole point.
- A spa afternoon and a boozy brunch.
- Downtown dinner and shopping on Palm Canyon Drive.
- A Joshua Tree day trip or a mid-century architecture tour.
- The Aerial Tramway for cooler air and views.
A sample Palm Springs girls-trip weekend
- Friday — arrive, settle into the pool house, a downtown dinner.
- Saturday — a pool day, a spa afternoon, and a group dinner.
- Sunday — a Joshua Tree trip or an architecture tour, then drive back to LA or fly out of PSP.
Plan it in the girls trip guide and pack with the girls trip supplies list.
Cost & when to go
Excluding travel, budget roughly $450–$900 per person for a weekend — the private-pool rental and a spa day are the big costs. Split it with the cost splitter. Spring and fall are ideal; midsummer is very hot (a private pool and early mornings still work); it's about two hours from LA or a short flight to PSP. Book a permitted rental that fits your group size.
Plan it and split the cost
Lock the date and headcount, set a per-person budget early, and book one big rental with room to hang. Plan a couple of anchors (a dinner, an activity) and leave the rest open — see the full girls trip planning guide. Then split the cost with the cost splitter.
FAQ
Where should we stay for a girls trip in Palm Springs?
Central Palm Springs to be near downtown, or the Movie Colony for iconic pool estates. Book a permitted rental for your group size.
What do you do on a Palm Springs girls trip?
Pool days, a spa afternoon, downtown dinner and shopping, a Joshua Tree day trip, and an architecture tour.
How much does a Palm Springs girls trip cost?
Excluding travel, budget roughly $450–$900 per person for a weekend — the private-pool rental and a spa day are the main costs. Splitting one big pool house keeps it down; use a cost splitter.
What do you do on a girls trip to Palm Springs?
Pool days at the private-pool rental, a spa afternoon, a boozy brunch, downtown dinner and shopping, a Joshua Tree day trip or a mid-century architecture tour, and the Aerial Tramway.
How do you split the cost of a girls trip?
Total the shared costs — rental, group activities, shared meals — and divide evenly, weighting by room or nights if those differ. The cost splitter does the math.
Plan the girls trip together
Squadcation turns a group chat into one shared plan — everyone adds ideas, votes on dates and stays, and the itinerary builds itself. Free to start, no app to install.
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