Hyatt Regency Suites Palm Springs is an all-suite hotel on Palm Canyon Drive in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. The central location means you and your dog can walk out the front door and be surrounded by restaurants, shops, galleries, and street life — no car needed for most of the city’s main attractions. The hotel welcomes dogs in designated rooms, and the downtown setting makes it one of the easier places to travel with a pet in the Palm Springs area.

The suites offer more space than a standard hotel room, with separate living and sleeping areas that give you and your dog room to settle in. It’s the kind of layout that works well for a few nights with a pet — there’s space for a dog bed, food and water bowls, and room to move around without feeling cramped. You won’t be stacking everything on top of each other like you might in a standard room. The hotel also features an outdoor pool and hot tub, which are good for cooling off after a day in the desert sun, though you’ll want to leave your dog in the room for those.

From the hotel, dog-friendly restaurant patios are within walking distance in every direction along Palm Canyon Drive. The Thursday evening VillageFest, a popular street fair, happens right outside the hotel’s doorstep and welcomes dogs, so if you’re visiting midweek it’s worth timing your stay accordingly. For off-leash exercise, the Palm Springs Dog Park is a short drive away with separate areas for large and small dogs. The Indian Canyons trail system offers scenic leashed hiking through desert canyons — best enjoyed in the morning when temperatures are cooler. The Tahquitz Canyon waterfall hike is another nearby option if your dog handles rocky terrain well. Staying here means you can enjoy most of downtown on foot, which is a big advantage when traveling with a dog in a car-dependent city.