The Willows Bed & Breakfast, Palm Springs, CA

Photos and writing by Kathryn Bechen
www.KathrynBechenInk.com
Copyright 2010.

Continuing on with my "keep your eye on design" theme from my recent magazine writing trip to Palm Springs, CA, I'd like you to meet my beautiful new beau, The beautiful Willows Bed & Breakfast Inn. Yes indeed, I'm in LOVE! As a veteran B&B inn traveler, (my hubby and I have stayed in over 60 inns in 17 U.S. states,) I consider The Willows to be a very private and elegant grand old dame!

Let's enter through their beautiful wrought iron entry gate and take a look, shall we?

The Willows is nestled high into the beautiful desert mountains yet is within walking distance to downtown Palm Springs.

Flora and fauna abound to beautifully decorate the property on the outside.

And here we're stepping inside the front door into the spacious living room, with its lovely beamed ceilings and simple elegance for decor.

Comfy furnishings and botanical prints create a welcoming and restful aura for repose and retreat...

You can cozy up to the fireplace on a chilly desert night.

Don't you just love the beautiful architectural details?!

And the old black and white historical photos of the property...

as well as this gorgeous ceiling?!

If you prefer not to gaze into the fireplace in the living room, you can gaze at the beautiful mountains instead!

We were treated like royalty to a sumptuous breakfast feast...

including these lovely berries and other festive treats.

We enjoyed the soothing sound of the waterfall outside the dining room too.

I didn't get a chance to actually sleep in this gorgeous antique bed since I was on a media tour and didn't stay overnight at the inn, but I'd sure like to snuggle down into it, wouldn't you?

And I'd also like to partake of this lovely old-fashioned bathtub and the soft robes for two!

And from another room's tub, we can see the swaying palm trees as we soak our cares of the day away!

And speaking of soaking our cares away, their pool looks pretty "desertly-divine" too, don't you think?

I hope you enjoyed the tour of the beautiful Willows Bed & Breakfast Inn in Palm Springs, CA, where simple elegance and beautiful antiques are the order of the "desert -design -day."

'Til next time, "keep your eye on design!"

Kathryn :)
www.KathrynBechenInk.com