PALM SPRINGS GOES POLYNESIAN

Grab the cocoa butter, baby. The tiki-themed resort is back and swinging in Palm Springs at the Caliente Tropics Resort. New owners resuscitated the 1964 Polynesian relic, restoring the original poolside wooden gods, the vintage patio sets, and the period avocado and orange facade. Lush floral prints, bamboo furniture, ceiling lamps, and old desert prints work the theme into the resort’s 90 rooms, but it’s the lavish pool deck where the Rat Pack once romped that makes everyone a star behind stylish shades. Especially after a mai tai or two. Rooms from $99. (866) 468-9595, www.calientetropics.com —