Caliente Tropics Resort

411 EAST PALM CANYON DRIVE
PALM SPRINGS

Originally built in 1963 as part of Ken Kimes’ motor lodge chain, this tiki-themed motel was THE place to be in its early days, with everyone from the Rat Pack to Elvis hanging out there. More recently, it enjoyed a role in “Alpha Dog” as the spot where Anton Yelchin partied – and swam with Amanda Seyfried and Amber Heard – while being held as collateral for his brother’s drug debt. The hotel also appeared in the 1997 thriller “City of Industry” and in a season 2 episode of “The Anna Nicole Show.” And it has a true crime connection, as well! Founder Ken was the longtime husband of murderous con woman Sante Kimes, aka the “Dragon Lady,” and fathered her co-conspirator, Kenneth Jr., in 1975.

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