Need Palm Springs information from locals

Hi,

We will be renting a house in Palm Springs sometime in November and we would like to have some peace and quiet. We know it will be the high season. We need someone local to answer the following three questions:

1- We plan to rent a house in North Palm Springs that is under the flight pass of PS airport. Does anyone know if this will be a very noisy proposition?

2-Is the week of Thanksgiving very crowded in the area as far as partaking of activities, IE: shows, restaurants, museums? Should wego before or after?

3- Will the weather be too cold to have an unheated pool anytime during the month of November?.

Thanks for your help.

Need Palm Springs information from locals

#1 The flight path is not as much to worry about as the fact that its in North PS. Where??? Please get an address.

It%26#39;s not really an issue with airport noise. We don%26#39;t have huge jets flying in and out. It%26#39;s brief and tends to be off to the southeast anyway. In 2 years living just blocks PSP the worst airport noise was when Bush came to town.

#2 Thanksgiving is really the BEGINNING of the season, not high season. As far as crowds, there will be some but the traffic to and from LA would be what I%26#39;d plan my trip around. Assuming you%26#39;re driving.

#3 The weather in November is mild and cooler at night, Dec and Jan are normally the coldest months. If you are renting a house, it should have a heated pool. They should give you an allowance towards the Gas bill.

Need Palm Springs information from locals

How far ';north';? Who are you renting it from, ask them for the cross streets. If they wont provide the address, go elsewhere.

Crowds are obviously going to be heavier the week of the holiday but November is a calmer time to come than say, January - when most Snowbirds arrive.

The wind is more of an issue than airport noise in north Palm Springs. You say the pool is unheated? It will be too cold to use without heating it. It will also likely not stay clean from sand blowing into it in the windier part of town.

If possible rent in South Palm Springs (below Vista Chino or even better Tahquitz Canyon).

Thanks to all for the earlier answers. We were looking at 3 houses.

One is in Desert Hot Srings. The pool is not heated so I guess that one is out and thus we are down to the last two houses.

The second one is the one by the airport on Amelia Way. It is between Paseo de Anza and Shannon Way. It has everything we want.

The third one is on Ortega in south Palm Springs, just north of East Palm Canyon Drive between Via Entrada and Via Salida. This last house costs more and I think it is on a busier general are, even though we have been told the house itself is quiet and secluded..

Why the concern about the north Palm Springs area?

Are the all the above mentioned areas safe?.

How bad are the sand storms? Are they provoked by the Santa Ana winds? My husband has respiratory problems. Should we stay away during that time? How is December?.

I think Amelia Way is fine as we have stayed on Racquet Club an dthat was OK too. I think NORTH Palm springs is sometimes used to mean houses north of I-10which is NOT palm Springs ,(or not really)

North of the I-10 is not Palm SPrings at all.

North Palm Springs is considered north of Racquet Club and there are some not great areas around there. Again, its spotty, some parts are ok, safety wise. But ALL are windy.

Desert Hot Springs should not even be considered.

The house on Ortega is in the best neighborhood and thats why its the most $$. You could walk to several restaurants ans shops from there

We Rented a GREAT house in Palm Desert that is just a few blocks from El Paseo. It has its own beautiful, private pool and spa, 3br inside plus a poolside casita bedroom. I Highly reccomend it and it is not too expensive. The rental agency is Palm Springs Rental Agency.

The house we loved is Key 0525 Casita Parosella

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You just have to scroll down pretty far on the properties list

';why all the concern about North Palm Springs';

North Palm Springs is the low income area as this is the least desireable area in P.S. proper. It is further away from the action and often gets blasted by sandstorms and a stream of heavily concentrated smog coming in from LA. The south area is more of the classic P.S. -- hardly ever any smog and the blowing sand doesn%26#39;t get into this area (unless you go further down the 111 as far as Indian Wells). Desert Hot Springs has even worse sand and smog problems. It isn%26#39;t all that uncommon for the tempurature to be in the 80%26#39;s in November in P.S. I wouldn%26#39;t worry much about noise, P.S. is just a ghost town of what it once was. For things to do, the Agua Caliente Indian Canyons are the best P.S. has to offer (thats where P.S. gets its name from). More ';to do%26#39;s'; can be found in the ';P.S. attractions'; tab to your left --or -- check www.virtualtourist.com/palmsprings ';things to do'; section (also has pictures) --or-- check www.whatsonwhen.com

Didn%26#39;t notice the original post date ( 9/06 ). They%26#39;ve already come and gone. No more responses needed. Just the same, this info may be of interest to others.