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Welcome to the Spa Casino
Over 1000 years ago, The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians discovered
"SE-KHI" (boiling water) in the area that has come to be known as Palm Springs. The Cahuilla considered the mineral springs to be sacred as well as waters with great curative and restorative powers. So
special were these mineral waters that the Cahuilla built a bath house on the site that is today, The Spa Resort Casino.
We're Palm Springs only full-service resort offering casino, spa and hotel amenities.
The Spa Resort Casino is situated
on nine acres in the heart of downtown Palm Springs, California. You'll find the resort an oasis of luxury, capturing the essence of its rich history with all the amenities of a modern, upscale resort.
More ways to win. Relax and enjoy!
Gaming options galore - 1,000 Slots. Progressive Jackpots, Blackjack, Let It Ride, and Pai Gow Poker. Plus weekly drawings, bonuses and prizes.
229 luxury rooms and suites overlooking spectacular mountain
views. Wide variety of spa services, from massage therapy and body treatments to a fully equipped fitness center.
Quality indoor/outdoor dining at the Agua Bar & Grill.
Golfing at nearby Tahquitz Creek and Cimarron Golf Resort.
Resort History
The site of the Hotel and Mineral Springs Spa was formerly the Cahuilla Indians' gathering place for hundreds of years. They proclaimed the springs as having "magical" powers for their ills and regarded it as a shrine.
The hot springs where the Spa Hotel now stands was used for bathing and curative purposes for as long as the Indians can
remember and was opened to the public as a bathhouse in 1870. Today's streamlined Spa has two forerunners. The first was a primitive, rough-planked shack. Years later, the second one was a low-lying structure of
"primitive bathing cubicles". In their place stands the beautiful combination Spa and Hotel. The same springs bubble from that spot today with luxurious embellishments which rival the Roman baths of old
and the outstanding spas throughout the world.
The Spa Hotel lease was the first long-term (99 year) lease to be executed by the Tribe after enactment of an amendment to Public Law 86-326 in 1959. Since that
time, individuals are entering into long-term leases and the Indian-owned property is gradually being improved with commercial developments. If they prefer, the individual Indian may apply for a fee patent to sell
his property rather than lease it.
The Indians of Palm Springs, like those in other areas of the United States, considered the land of their ancestors as their own property. Therefore, it was difficult for
them to accept the purchase of railroad land by others, and the diversion of water from the creeks to serve other purposes than their own. Certain early settlers, revered by many, were not blameless in their
treatment of the Indians. There were hardships and antagonisms; however, as the years passed, their financial difficulties were lessened.
Some 6,700 acres, nearly 10.5 square miles, of the Reservation's
present acreage, lie within the Palm Springs city limits. The remaining sections fan out across the desert in a checkerboard pattern, south and east of the city, and even mount the sheer slopes of the San Jacinto
Mountains on the west. Today, this Band of over 300 Tribal members represent Palm Springs' largest single landowner in this popular and growing resort area.
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