Top Desert Hot Springs Venues

• Spaces for 50 Guests

• Spaces for 125 Guests

• Spaces for 75 Guests

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Resorts

Cimarron Golf Resort sits at the foot of the San Jacinto Mountains in Cathedral City, California, offering a striking desert backdrop for private celebrations of all kinds. Established in 2000 and designed by architect John Fought, the resort encompasses two championship golf courses — the Boulder Course and the Pebble Course — along with a full-service clubhouse and multiple indoor and outdoor event spaces. The venue accommodates gatherings from intimate occasions to receptions of up to 200 guests, with both indoor and outdoor settings to suit different event styles. The clubhouse ballroom features natural light and panoramic mountain views through oversized windows, while the outdoor terrace overlooks a sparkling pond and the lush fairways of the Boulder Course. On-site culinary staff provide plated, buffet, and hors d'oeuvres service options, with full bar service available. Cimarron Golf Resort hosts weddings, quinceañeras, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, wedding showers, birthdays, and elopements. An event planning specialist is on-site to support the planning process from initial inquiry through event day.

• Spaces for 50 Guests

• Spaces for 250 Guests

Las Casuelas Nuevas is a family-owned Mexican restaurant and event venue located at 70-050 Highway 111 on Restaurant Row in Rancho Mirage, California. A culinary institution in the Coachella Valley for more than 50 years, the restaurant has become a beloved destination for celebrations, private gatherings, and corporate events. The venue offers several distinct private dining spaces, including La Tienda, with its high vaulted ceilings; La Cantera, a rotunda-shaped room framed by four cantera stone archways and a wrought-iron chandelier; El Amor, an intimate corner room appointed with artisan details and a handmade stone statue; and two outdoor patio areas — the 50s Patio, a garden courtyard shaded by mature ficus trees with terracotta tile floors and string lights, and the Main Patio, a larger open-air space nestled beneath a canopy of grand ficus trees. Traditional Mexican cuisine and customizable banquet menus are available for all private events, with booking coordinated through the restaurant's events team.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 200-2,000 Guests
• 5 Hotels
• 3 Ballrooms
• 5 Total Spaces

Grand Hyatt Indian Wells Resort & Villas is a 45-acre resort in the exclusive desert community of Indian Wells, California, nestled against the San Jacinto Mountains and surrounded by championship golf courses, lush gardens, and shimmering water features. Following a $64 million renovation completed in September 2024, the property relaunched as a Grand Hyatt and now offers 531 refreshed guest accommodations alongside more than 88,000 square feet of reimagined indoor and outdoor event space. The resort's collection of 17 event spaces ranges from grand ballrooms with 24-foot ceilings to intimate garden terraces and open lawns overlooking fairways and mountain panoramas. Gatherings as small as 20 and as large as 2,000 can be accommodated across venues that include the Indian Wells Ballroom, the Grand Salon Ballroom, the Desert Vista Ballroom, and several outdoor spaces such as the Courtyard, The 18th Lawn, and the Cove Lawn. In-house catering, expert event planning staff, and advanced audiovisual capabilities are available across all event spaces. The surrounding resort amenities — nine pools, a 30,000-square-foot spa, two championship golf courses, and multiple dining concepts — make Grand Hyatt Indian Wells a full-service destination for weddings, corporate conferences, and private celebrations of every scale.

• Spaces for 50-1,000 Guests
• 11 Museums
• 8 Outdoor Spaces
• 11 Total Spaces

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a non-profit zoo and desert botanical garden set on 1,800 acres of the Colorado Desert in Palm Desert, California. Opened in 1970, the property spans 80 developed acres of habitats, gardens, and event spaces, with the remaining 1,720 acres preserved in their natural state. More than 500 animals representing 150 species live across three continental sections — African Safari, Wilds of North America, and Australian Adventures — alongside botanical collections encompassing palms, agaves, aloes, euphorbias, and more. For private events, The Living Desert offers over a dozen indoor and outdoor venues ranging from intimate gatherings of 40 guests to full-campus celebrations of up to 1,000. Notable spaces include the open-air Palm Garden Patio, the African Village WaTuTu near the giraffe habitat, the Giraffe Savanna platform where guests can feed giraffes during their event, and the Chase Administration Building with its desert mountain views. The venue's experienced events team coordinates weddings, corporate functions, holiday parties, team-building gatherings, and social celebrations throughout the year.

• Spaces for 50 Guests

• Spaces for 100-300 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Bar
• 4 Total Spaces

Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon is a full-service event venue set within a 33,000-square-foot Modern Tuscan-inspired clubhouse in Beaumont, California. Positioned at the intersection of the I-10 and SR-60 freeways, the property is accessible from Los Angeles, Orange County, and Palm Springs, and is surrounded by rolling canyon hills with panoramic mountain views and striking sunset backdrops. The clubhouse features high-vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, wrought-iron chandeliers, and a stone fireplace — offering a warm, distinctive setting for weddings, quinceañeras, corporate retreats, and milestone celebrations. The main banquet facility accommodates up to 275 guests with a dance floor, the Bar and Grill seats up to 120, and the outdoor patio holds up to 100. A flat lawn area east of the clubhouse can accommodate a tent for up to 300 guests. All events are supported by an in-house culinary team offering customizable menus, a fully stocked hosted bar, and a professional on-site coordinator who manages planning details from booking through event day. The venue is a public facility — no membership is required to book.