Just a caution: Do not call the Polo Club. They don't know anything about this yet. At this point I am dealing with the owner and when that is done he will hand me off to the office staff to do the actual planning.

As far as hotels, the Palm Springs/Palm Desert/La Quinta area has outstanding hotels and resorts. It's a world class resort destination with everything from huge casino/hotels to spa resorts, to small B&B's. I would recommend staying in Palm Desert or La Quinta. The farthest out I would stay is Rancho Mirage. When I set up WestFest III I was able to get some discounted hotel rates. I'm planning on getting that arranged again. The hotels that were willing to discount were the Holiday Inn in Palm Desert/Indian Wells and the Embassy Suites in Palm Desert.

When it's time to plan hotels, I'll be happy to provide recommendations to people.

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