DESERT RIAD

Korakia Pensione

Palm Springs, California

IN THE HEART OF PALM SPRINGS

  

IN THE HEART OF PALM SPRINGS

The Romance of a Moroccan Desert Hideaway

Korakia Pensione has hosted visiting artists and musicians since it was a Moroccan hideaway owned in the 1920s by painter Gordon Coutts to recreate his life in Tangier, next door to a Mediterranean villa owned by 1930s silent screen star J. Carol Naish. Now a 1.5-acre petite resort in the heart of Palm Springs, Korakia is a hidden oasis of secret gardens, pools, lounges, and fountains among 16 stunning Mediterranean villas and 12 exotic Moroccan villas.

Begin your day with a relaxing breakfast in our Moroccan courtyard; take traditional mint tea and lounge with old and new friends near our fire pits or in the library, and greet a cloudless desert sky with morning yoga. Up for adventure? We'll guide you through sacred grounds in Tahquitz Canyon, past waterfalls, and ease your muscles with a massage when you return. Stroll around the villas in the evening after the ritual lighting of our Moroccan lanterns and you may wonder just where you are.

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For those in search of a truly unique experience, Korakia Pensione is one of a kind.

Vogue

ACTIVITIES

Never Get Bored

Breakfast
Breakfast
Yoga
Yoga
Nightly Outdoor Movies
Nightly Outdoor Movies
sound bath meditation
Sound Bath Meditation
bicycles
Bicycles
In-Room Record Player
In-Room Record Players
Breakfast
Coffee Service
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Hiking
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Bocce Ball
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Massage
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PLAN YOUR EVENT

Floor Plans and Details

Desert riad style comes to life in Palm Springs in a secret oasis of courtyards, gardens, fountains and private villas.

Courtyard and Lobby
Moroccan Pool Deck
Mediterranean Event
Mediterranean Pool
Orchard House
Naish House
Courtyard and Lobby

Our historic courtyard, lobby and library spaces host indoor/outdoor events and can be configured in multiple ways. Our front courtyard makes a scenic backdrop for a wedding, milestone birthday, or corporate retreat. Begin with cocktail hour, and give your guests the option to spread into the library with its cozy fireplace and vaulted ceilings. A kitchen adjacent to the lobby makes prep easy for cocktail events.

Dimensions
Center Courtyard: 1,900 square feet
Side Courtyard: 750 square feet
Library: 370 square feet
Lobby: 300 square feet
Capacity
130 guest Courtyard wedding ceremony
80 guest Front Courtyard cocktail reception
65 guest seated Front Courtyard dinner
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Moroccan Pool Deck

Our Moroccan pool deck and adjoining courtyard are the perfect backdrop for scenic dinner parties and weddings. A convenient setting with lots of features gives your guests the option of moving around to different environments: They'll love milling around (or swimming in) the pool; sitting around the fire pit in the waterfall seating area; and socializing around the adjoining fireplace and outdoor bar.

Dimensions
2,675 square feet
Capacity
Courtyard: 130 guests seated
Pool Deck: 130 guests seated
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Mediterranean Event

Our Mediterranean Event space is our largest outdoor area, and can be used for parties, brand activations, weddings, receptions, photo shoots and cocktail hours. A pool with three ground-level fireplaces; yoga platform for 20 people that can also be used as a dance floor; and large seating space, make this a truly flexible event space.

Dimensions
8,000 square feet
400 square foot yoga platform
Capacity
130 guests seated dining
150 guest reception
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Mediterranean Pool

The bungalows around our Mediterranean deck open up to the pool—the perfect spot for bars and pop-up shops. Host your guests for pool parties, cocktail hours, and brand activations.

Dimensions
2,000 square feet (Pool Deck)
Capacity
40 guest cocktail reception
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Orchard House

Stage your wedding—or elopement—with up to 20 guests in our private apple orchard. The house is also an elegant setting for a dinner party, VIP lounge, birthday celebration or photo shoot. This is a particularly romantic house and environment, with three fireplaces (one outside), a Jacuzzi, waterfall, full kitchen, wood beam ceilings, and our secluded citrus orchard behind private walls.

Dimensions
Indoor: 1,120 square feet
Outdoor: 1,400 square feet
Capacity
24 guests seated dinner and ceremony
30 guest cocktail reception
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Naish House

Ideal for intimate dinner parties and lounges, Naish House has been used as a VIP lounge during local music festivals, a groomsmen hub during weddings, and can be configured for any kind of event. The historic small villa has a fireplace and private outdoor shower, full kitchen, sun room, vaulted ceilings, a breakfast nook, dining table and living room.

Dimensions
Indoor: 930 square feet
Outdoor: 250 square feet
Capacity
20 guest cocktail reception
12 guest seated dinner
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candles each night

Our nightly ritual is lighting candles all around our courtyards—a favorite nightly custom of our guests, who often plan their evening to watch us put them out.

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Location

257 S Patencio Road

Palm Springs, CA 92262

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fountains dot our courtyards

We float fresh flowers in all our fountains daily, a sweet touch that makes our courtyards feel even more colorful and exotic.

90

years since Winston Churchill visited

Historians believe that Winston Churchill, an avid watercolorist himself, spent time in the 1920s at Dar Maroc, the Moroccan-themed home that has become part of Korakia. You can even book a stay in our artist studio, where he would have painted.