The Ritz-Carlton, located in the Palm Springs area, is undergoing a $600 million renovation and is expected to open January 2009. Several big changes made by the hotel’s owner, Miami-based Gencom Group, delayed the much-anticipated opening by a year.
The hotel will include ballroom and meeting space, as well as a 24,000-square-foot La Prairie spa—only one of four such spas the world. The nearest La Prairie spa at the Beverly Hills Hotel measures 1,916 square feet. The new Ritz in will also feature 242 guest rooms.
