Hilton Vacation Club Palm Canyon Palm Springs
Spacious suites with full kitchens and mountain views near downtown Palm Springs.
The verdict
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This Palm Springs resort features roomy studios and suites with full kitchens, comfortable queen beds, and views of the surrounding mountains. Guests praise the welcoming staff and the convenience of having an outdoor restaurant and poolside bar on the grounds. However, multiple visitors note that units and bathrooms feel outdated with stained carpets, and noise around pool-facing rooms can be persistent throughout the day. 9647
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What travelers noticed
- Guests consistently praise the spacious studios and suites equipped with full kitchens and pull-out sofa beds. 6
- The comfortable queen-size beds and scenic deck views facing the pool or surrounding mountains receive steady praise. 69
- Visitors appreciate the friendly resort staff alongside the convenience of an on-site poolside bar and outdoor restaurant. 7
The catch
- Some guests describe the property as a quiet residential stay, while others complain about constant daytime noise from the pool and nearby road traffic. 78
- Certain visitors find studio rates and point redemptions to be a great deal, whereas others feel cash pricing is steep or pushy sales reps detract from the stay. 11
Who it's for
- — Families needing spacious suites with pull-out beds
- — Extended stays requiring full kitchens
- — Travelers booking with points
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to pool and traffic noise
- — Guests seeking modern, fully updated room interiors
- — Travelers who prefer walking directly to off-site restaurants
Seen on camera
3 moments · 1 video · Hilton Vacation Club Palm Canyon Palm Springs
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“so here's the bathroom and it's got one sink but it's a nice long so two people can be using at the same time there's an…”
youtube.com2:47“backing up to take a look at the bedroom there you see the blue towels for the pool and again another nice large TV king…”
youtube.com3:10“You can also say at the Palms Canyon Resort in the summer which I was saying in the silver season is 6600 points which t…”
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Score breakdown
How the 66/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
71- “so here's the bathroom and it's got one sink but it's a nice long so two people can be using at the same time there's another sink inside the bathroom which is great so for two people that works perfectly toilets and then a really nice shower head and tub shower combination with all the necessary soap and all that” 12:47
Location
78Room
66- “My favorite feature of this room was our balcony looking out at the mountains every day.” 4
- “backing up to take a look at the bedroom there you see the blue towels for the pool and again another nice large TV king size bed and actually pretty amazing storage I wonder where you have pretty deep closet and see the ironing board and so forth and in addition there's another closet so very convenient from Storage perspective you can see that you have plenty of storage space” 13:10
Service
73Bed & Sleep
75- “The bed is only a Queen sized bed, but it was still large enough for both of us to sleep comfortably.” 4
Value
70- “You can also say at the Palms Canyon Resort in the summer which I was saying in the silver season is 6600 points which turns into about 120 a night which is a great deal for a wonderful resort with great facilities here in Palm Springs” 16:41
- “Rates were far less than the Hilton proper hotel, but off the beach.” 11
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-09
Where it sits
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Stay value
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Falls short of what $ usually buys
Scores 16 points below the modest median of 82, across 232 hotels in the same bracket. In Palm Springs it sits 12 points below the local median of 78.
- This hotel
- 66
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 88
Based on 232 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 1 mention
- 1 mention
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 30 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “The big rooms have full kitchens and nice balconies but furniture is dated and some carpets are stained.” 7
- “My favorite feature of this room was our balcony looking out at the mountains every day.” 4
- “backing up to take a look at the bedroom there you see the blue towels for the pool and again another nice large TV king size bed and actually pretty amazing storage I wonder where you have pretty deep closet and see the ironing board and so forth and in addition there's another closet so very convenient from Storage perspective you can see that you have plenty of storage space” On camera13:10
- “The Studio itself has a lot of space. There's a small table for two, a large TV, a sofa bed and a comfortable queen-size bed.” 9
- “Just do it 1st in the am and be done on your first full day available. We've booked regular stays in Kings Land HGV Kona. Huge rooms, we opted for 2 bedroom, 2 bath with full kitchen.” 11
- “Just do it 1st in the am and be done on your first full day available. We've booked regular stays in Kings Land HGV Kona. Huge rooms, we opted for 2 bedroom, 2 bath with full kitchen. (Family of 5).” 11
- “The large rooms have private balconies, but they're showing their age with a powder-blue decor and dated furniture.” 7
- “Spacious and Comfortable Villas Designed with families in mind, the villas offer full kitchens, private patios, and plenty of room to relax.” 6
- “A slightly larger fridge would've been nice since we had it stuffed completely full when we first arrived for a 5 night stay, but it worked out fine for us overall.” 4
- “But other than the initial borderline harassment, check-in is usually a smooth process.” 4
- “A lot of amenities, FREE laundry service! I recommend it to everyone. Only thing it needs is a safe.” 6
- “I will say, every staff member I have ran into has been so pleasant and genuine nice.” 6
- “Enrique at the front desk was such amazing help! He was able to get all our families on the same floor and same building.” 6
- “The staff is fabulous and kind. Beautiful clean pools and clean rooms.” 6
- “Beautiful views from your room. The staff is fabulous and kind.” 6
- “I will start off by saying that really the only negative thing I have to say about the resort as a whole is that with Verizon, we do not get phone service in many areas of the resort.” 4
- “Paul and Keyla were incredibly welcoming, helpful, and friendly from the moment we arrived.” 6
- “so here's the bathroom and it's got one sink but it's a nice long so two people can be using at the same time there's another sink inside the bathroom which is great so for two people that works perfectly toilets and then a really nice shower head and tub shower combination with all the necessary soap and all that” On camera12:47
- “The Palm Springs hotel is ideally located in a prime touristic area.” 8
- “Close to Palm Springs Attractions Just minutes from downtown Palm Springs, the Aerial Tramway, golf courses, and Joshua Tree National Park.” 6
- “Clean rooms, quiet location. A lot of amenities, FREE laundry service! I recommend it to everyone. Only thing it needs is a safe.” 6
- “None of the shopping, restaurants, and bars of Palm Springs are within walking distance, but it's only a five-minute drive to the downtown strip.” 7
- “The hotel is located aways away from town. But, very quiet and peaceful.” 6
- “The bed is only a Queen sized bed, but it was still large enough for both of us to sleep comfortably.” 4
- “You can also say at the Palms Canyon Resort in the summer which I was saying in the silver season is 6600 points which turns into about 120 a night which is a great deal for a wonderful resort with great facilities here in Palm Springs” On camera16:41
- “Rates were far less than the Hilton proper hotel, but off the beach.” 11
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- 9 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 53/100We read 13 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-09.
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- 4Palm Canyon Resort Reviewdiscoveringhiddengems.comReview site2025-08-24Recent8 quotes used
“A slightly larger fridge would've been nice since we had it stuffed completely full when we first arrived for a 5 night stay, but it worked out fine for us overall.”
Read originaldiscoveringhiddengems.com - 7Palm Canyon Resort & Spa Reviewoyster.comReview site2024-08-12Ageing6 quotes used
“The big rooms have full kitchens and nice balconies but furniture is dated and some carpets are stained.”
Read originaloyster.com - 11Anyone have experience with Hilton Grand vacations?reddit.comForum thread2021-08-03Ageing11 quotes used
“Bookable with points as well. We've also stayed in HGV in Vegas. Again, large rooms for less.”
Read originalreddit.com - 12Hilton Grand vacation Club HGVC (my review)disboards.comReview site2002-03-01AgeingRead originaldisboards.com
- 1One Bedroom Palm Canyon Hilton Vacation Club in ...youtube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only3 quotes used
“so here's the bathroom and it's got one sink but it's a nice long so two people can be using at the same time there's another sink inside the bathroom which is great so for two people that works perfectly toilets and the…”
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