SPA RESORt CASiNO

Spa Resort Casino
401 East Amado Road
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Hotel Reservations: 800.854.1279
General Information: 888.999.1995
www.SpaResortCasino.com
Therese Everett-Kerley
Public Relations Specialist
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Telephone: 760.883.1396
Fax: 760.883.1381
teverett-kerley@aguacaliente.net
Overview
Spa Resort Casino is nestled in the heart of Palm Springs, California, approximately two miles
from Palm Springs International Airport and 122 miles east of Los Angeles. The property is
owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. It features a hotel, fitness
center and spa, as well as an award-winning casino, all in a prime location just steps away from
the outdoor cafés, boutiques, museums and art galleries of downtown Palm Springs. Spa Resort
Casino is unique in that it is the only local casino situated in a city center.
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Spa Resort Casino consistently garners high marks in readers’ polls for its gaming and entertainment
experience. In 2007, the casino won accolades from a readers’ poll for its hot gaming action, buffet and live
entertainment.
Slots
Play the newest, most exciting slot machines or your classic favorites. With 1,000 to choose from, there’s
something for everyone—whether it’s penny, nickel, quarter, half dollar, dollar or high stakes! Spa Resort
Casino also offers “Paradise Jackpots,” a permanent, progressive slot promotion where guests can win
between $25,000 and $100,000 on any slot spin, so long as they are playing with their Paradise Rewards
card. Guests playing with their card at the time a jackpot hits also win $50 as part of the celebration.
Table Games
Try your hand at one of our 32 table games, including Single Deck Blackjack, Double Deck Blackjack,
6-Deck Shoe, Pai Gow Poker, “Hot Water” Craps, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Mini-Baccarat, and
Spanish 21. Spa Resort Casino also features the most liberal Blackjack rules in the area!
Poker
If Texas Hold ‘Em is your game, check out our 8-table Poker Room. With weekly and monthly
tournaments and specials, the competition is always fun and exciting.
High-Limit Platinum Room
$1, $5, $10, $25, $50 and $100 slots
• High-Limit Bar
• Video Poker
• High-Stakes table games including Mini-Baccarat
and Blackjack $50 - $5,000
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Paradise Rewards Club
The Paradise Rewards Club card is your key to the area’s premiere Player’s Club. Membership is free and
takes only minutes to enroll in this program which offers the best player benefits in town.
Members who play with their Paradise Rewards card earn valuable points three times faster. Points are
based on play and can be redeemed for Free Slot Play, dining, shopping, hotel rooms and more. In addition,
when guests play slots with their card, they are automatically eligible to win up to $100,000 with Paradise
Jackpots, our exclusive progressive slot promotion.
Based on play, all cardholders earn Paradise Rewards Club Points redeemable for:
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Free Slot Play
Dining
Retail shop merchandise
Spa services
Golf
Hotel rooms
All cardholders are also eligible to receive special offers for free “Paradise Cash Play”, non-negotiable chips,
dining and hotel specials, as well as special birthday offers. What’s more, your Paradise Rewards card and
all its benefits can be used at both Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Casino • Resort •
Spa in Rancho Mirage.
Cardholder Benefits*
• Black Card
Your Black Card is your invitation to the finest events, gaming and amenities our casinos can offer. In addition to
the benefits listed above, Black cardholders are also invited to a variety of special events including concerts,
sporting events and golf tournaments as well as special slot and blackjack tournaments. They are entitled
to priority VIP hotel check-in, suite upgrades (based on availability), VIP access to restaurants and a 20%
discount at our retail shops and the buffet when using points. Black cardholders can also take advantage
of priority lines at the Paradise Rewards Club booths, restaurants and the cages. Black cardholders are also
given a special VIP toll-free number and their very own executive host to assure that their stay with us is
the finest possible.
• Platinum Card
Platinum cardholders enjoy a wealth of benefits, including invitations to concerts, sport events,
golf tournaments, as well as slot and blackjack tournaments. Platinum cardholders enjoy a 15% discount
on all retail shop merchandise and a 10% discount for themselves and a guest when they redeem their
points at the buffet.
• Gold Card
Gold cardholders receive a 10% discount on all retail shop merchandise.
*All cardholder benefits are based on play.
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Paradise Jackpots
Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs has changed the way slots are played and jackpots are won with the
launch of Paradise Jackpots, a permanent, progressive slot promotion.
This randomly awarded jackpot starts at $25,000 and is guaranteed to hit by $100,000. Then it starts all
over again. Guests can win the Paradise Jackpot even if the reels on their machine don’t line up – all they
need to do is have their Paradise Rewards card inserted properly in their slot machines while they’re
playing.
And when one person wins a Paradise Jackpot, everybody wins! All slot players with their card in a
machine at the time a jackpot is won will receive $50 in Free Slot Play. This is a permanent player’s card
bonus.
Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage are the
only casinos in Southern California to offer this terrific way to win big.
Over $1,000,000 was awarded in just the first four months of Paradise Jackpots.
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Hotel
Nestled near the foothills and canyons of Palm Springs, the hotel at Spa Resort Casino offers a quaint,
boutique feel to its guests. The earthy tones and clean lines of this historic hotel create a warm, comfortable
atmosphere with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. The relaxing swimming pool complex
features an Olympic size pool, plus two smaller pools brimming with the legendary mineral waters for
which the Agua Caliente tribe is known.
The hotel at Spa Resort Casino features 228 comfortably appointed rooms. There are 206 Standard
Rooms, 17 Junior Suites, 4 One-Bedroom Suites and for those who require a bit more space, a masterful
2,000 square-foot Penthouse Suite.
All rooms include an array of amenities including hair dryer, iron and ironing board, tea/coffee and coffee
maker as well as mini refrigerator among other items. Each living space has a view of the city, pool or
surrounding mountains. Many have balconies with an outdoor sitting area for enjoying the clean, desert air.
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The Spa
The world-famous Spa at Spa Resort Casino is designed to relax the mind, body and spirit. We offer:
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Skincare services – facials and waxing
Rejuvenating body treatments – scrubs, polishes, wraps
Variety of relaxing massage experiences including, but not limited to:
Therapeutic, Swedish, Sports, Hot Stone, Reflexology, Sugar Cane Peel, Asian Fusion
Couples Massage Rooms
Relaxation Lounges
Deluxe manicures/pedicures, paraffin& glycolic treatments (natural nails only)
Hair style, color and design
Our Signature Experience: Taking of the Waters
No visit to the Spa (or to Palm Springs for that matter) is complete without the Spa’s signature
experience: the “Taking of the Waters.” The relaxing therapy combines steam, sauna, eucalyptus inhalation
and the power of our very own mineral waters to help remove toxins, increase circulation and reduce
muscle tension. This is the contemporary take on what has drawn people from far and wide to this
particular hot spring since the late 1800s.
The Spa Boutique
All of our treatment products and many other items, including gift baskets and aromatic candles and spa
wear are available for purchase!
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The Well Spirit Fitness Center at Spa Resort Casino features the finest in fitness training for hotel guests,
as well as the local community. Membership programs are available.
The Well Spirit Fitness Center offers state-of-the-art equipment and training. It is the only facility in the
desert and surrounding areas to offer the Korebalance™ interactive balance training machine used by top
sports franchises across the country.
Well Spirit Fitness Center also offers guests:
• Free-weight room, cardio room, circuit room
• Stationary bicycles, elliptical trainers, treadmills and more
• Certified Personal Trainers & Master Instructors
• Fitness Classes including:
Yoga, Pilates, Core, Salsa Dance, Aqua Fitness, Basic Training, Martial Cardio Dance & Spin
• Workout programs tailored to Seniors and couples are also available
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The Steakhouse at Spa Resort Casino features the finest filet, veal, seafood and wine in an elegant, upscale
atmosphere. Voted “Best New Restaurant” in 2005 by Palm Springs Life Magazine and repeatedly
honored with the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for a wine program featuring over 200 varieties,
The Steakhouse is an experience not to be missed.
The menu was created by Executive Chef Paul Woods, formerly the Executive Chef at the famous
Jefferson Hotel in Washington D.C., where he designed menus and special State dinners for U.S.
dignitaries and celebrities including Ambassador Shirley Temple Black, the Annenbergs, Johnny Carson
and Wayne Newton, among many others.
The Steakhouse uses only the freshest and finest ingredients available. Executive Chef Woods has chosen
the exclusive use of “Brandt Prime” beef, which is organically grown. Brandt beef is corn-fed and strictly
controlled, assuring only the finest, most flavorful and tender cuts make it to the table. The Steakhouse
filets are seasoned with a special proprietary rub.
In addition to fine filets, The Steakhouse also offers a wide variety of artfully prepared seafood entrées.
Guests can choose from an array of entrées such as an impressive and savory 1 ½ pound Lobster, a
generous Shrimp Cocktail or locally farmed Striped Bass, which is a local favorite.
No fine meal would be complete without dessert at The Steakhouse, which is an experience unto its own.
The selection is deliciously decadent, featuring everything from three varieties of soufflé to classic favorites
like key lime pie and strawberry cheesecake.
Seating: 168 indoor, 52 patio
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A local favorite, bringing the best of the Orient to your table
with a traditional pan-Asian flair at a moderate price.
Seating: 45
Featuring an expansive international menu which includes
active cooking stations for custom-ordered entrées.
Don’t miss the Sunday Champagne Brunch!
Seating: 320
A quick bite to get you back into the action,
including sandwiches, pizza and other tasty tidbits.
Seating: 24
Located at the hotel, the Agua Bar and Grill has been a
traditional gathering place for over 40 years, offering restaurant
and patio dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Seating: 70 indoor, 30 patio
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Entertainment
The desert’s best live entertainment can be found under the stars at Spa Resort Casino. Headliners
including the Moody Blues, Heart, Johnny Lang, Tom Jones and more have performed in our intimate,
2,000 seat outdoor venue. Blues, Jazz and Top 40 can also be found on a nightly basis in the Cascade
Lounge, voted “Best Place to Hear Live Music in the Valley” in a 2007 readers’ poll.
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Hotel Meeting Rooms
Spa Resort Casino is the ideal location to plan a conference or business retreat. Our hotel features more
than 4,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. It also offers a separate kitchen dedicated to servicing
conference guests with quality and efficiency. With downtown Palm Springs just two blocks West and the
Palm Springs Convention Center two blocks to the East, the hotel at Spa Resort Casino is ideal for any
event.
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20’
7’
STORAGE
LLA ROOM 53’ x 32’
17’
TAHQUITZ ROOM 45’ x 24.5’
STORAGE
BAR
8’
OOM 23’ x 18’
12’
ANZA ROOM 30’ x 17’
ANZA ROOM 30’ x 17’
18’
ESQUITE ROOM 25’ x 24’
OCOTILLO ROOM 23’ x 18’
THE BOARD ROOM 27’ x 19’
12’
STORAGE
14’
MESQUITE ROOM 25’ x 24’
18’
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Hotel Meeting Rooms and Dimensions
CAHUILLA ROOM
Square Feet: 1980
Dimensions: 53’L x 32’W x 8.5’H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
200
Classroom
125 (withbeveragestation)
Classroom
150 (withoutbeveragestation)
U-Shape
70
Conference
80
Banquet
130 plated
Banquet w/Patio 180
Banquet
110 buffet
Reception
200
Reception w/Patio250
TAHQUITZ ROOM
Square Feet:
800
Dimensions: 45’L x 24.5’W x 9’H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
105
Classroom
62
U-Shape
37
Conference
45
Banquet
60 plated
Banquet
50 buffet
Banquet w/Patio 100
Reception
75
Reception w/Patio150
OCTILLO ROOM
Square Feet:
252
Dimensions: 23’L x 18’W x 8.5’H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
20
Classroom
20
U-Shape
20
Conference
20
Banquet
30 plated
Banquet
20 buffet
Reception
30
MESQUITE ROOM
Square Feet:
400
Dimensions: 25’L x 24’W x 8’10”H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
65
Classroom
34
U-Shape
24
Conference
30
Banquet
50 plated
Banquet
40 buffet
Reception
60
ANZA ROOM
Square Feet:
540
Dimensions: 30’L x 17’W x 8.5’H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
30
Classroom
20
U-Shape
12
Conference
12
Banquet
30 plated
Banquet
20 buffet
Reception
30
THE BOARDROOM
Square Feet:
486
Dimensions: 27’L x 19’W x 8’11”H
ROOM CAPACITY
Theater
n/a
Classroom
n/a
U-Shape
n/a
Conference
12
Banquet
n/a
Banquet
n/a
Reception
n/a
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History
Since time immemorial, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians inhabited and governed some 2,000
square miles of ancestral land in the Palm Springs area. The members lived in several well-established
communities in the surrounding canyons, mountains and desert floor.
The Cahuilla called the Palm Springs area “Se-khi” or “boiling water” after the land’s hot mineral springs.
In 1772, Spanish Conquistadors arrived, naming this Cahuilla band of Indians “Agua Caliente” after the
same “hot water” or mineral springs.
Years later, the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad would leave an indelible mark on the Agua Caliente
as a people and shape their future. In the 1860s, the Federal Government gave all the odd-numbered
sections of land in the Coachella Valley to the railroad. Thus, in 1876, when President U.S. Grant
established the present Agua Caliente Indian Reservation by Executive Order, only the even-numbered
sections were still available. This created the Reservation’s “checkerboard” pattern.
To encourage economic development, the Federal Government allocated the bulk of the Reservation land
to the individual members of the Tribe in a process called “allotment” that lasted until 1959. In the same
year, and for the same purpose, Congress authorized only this Tribe and its members to lease their land for
up to 99 years.
Much of Palm Springs and adjacent Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage and unincorporated Riverside County
is built on such land allotted to individual Tribal members and leased to developers in this way. However,
under the Tribe’s Constitution, adopted in 1955, and federal law, the Tribe maintains primary control over
the use and development of all land on its reservation, including those parcels included in cities located on
the Reservation.
The activities of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have multiple economic impacts on the
Coachella Valley, stemming not only from the last 10 years of its casino operations, but also the extensive
holdings remaining in the Tribe’s historic land base, underlying much of what is now the Cities of Palm
Springs and Cathedral City, and portions of the City of Rancho Mirage and Riverside County.
Today, much of the Tribe’s original Reservation of 31,500 acres has been highly developed into a modern
desert tourism center, plus extensive upscale retail and residential uses. The Reservation includes billions
of dollars worth of valuable real estate as well as critical desert and mountain habitat.