My husband and I arrived late afternoon March 22nd, 2019 and checked out March 25th. Nick the pool bartender accused my husband and I of bringing in drinks into the pool area, two days in a row. This was not the case and we told him so. The first day my husband did have an empty beer can in our bag but that was all we had. We were drinking water at the time. We asked him if he would take our drink order and he said no and walked away. He was obviously annoyed that he was mistaken, and that we had not brought in any other alcohol as he thought. The next day we arrived at the pool and poured water into cups from the pool bar. Nick saw this and added the ice for us, then 30 minutes later he comes up to us while in the Jacuzzi and tells us once again there is not outside alcohol allowed, (mind you we have water cups) he provide. Nick did this in front of other guest. We are again shocked at his behavior and show him the water. I ask, what is he doing and why? He says "because I saw you pour something from your bag into the cups". He did not see this, as we had nothing to pour. Not only was this totally out of line, it was embarrassing. My husband and I were in P.S. to celebrate his 62nd birthday, do some hiking and relax. We are professionals that are not accustom to being treated this way. I asked for the manager, relayed the incident and asked for an apology. Well we never got an apology from Nick, but after sending off a detailed email to the hotel manger they are crediting us for one night, of our 3 night stay with a halfhearted apology. We usually stay at the Marriott, but were hoping to save a little money this time around. We will not be so short sighted again. I think in this case, you get what you pay for.
It is curious as to why the General Manager would tolerate such behavior from his pool bartender Nick. It is not the first time this has happened and I doubt it will be the last. Nick will behave nicely if you order drinks from him from the start, but if you do not, take this as your warning.

As our usual mid century modern was unavailable we tried the BWP Las Brisas. BWP's are usually better than average and this one was close. The central location, just a few minutes walk from downtown is terrific. Once you figure out the front and back entrances, getting to and from places works well. The basic southwest motif works fine; the house is not new and could use some refreshing up, but in general it passes muster. With 90 units parking could be an issue, but we were always able to find a spot somewhere on the property. Our B- building room overlooked the pool and we did not experience exterior noise problems others have noted. The walls are thin and if you have noisy neighbors they will "share" with you. Check in was efficient and friendly in pleasant enough lobby. The elevators get you up and down well enough and there are ice machines throughout the facility. The pool and bar/ bistro area, while not large, are plenty large to service the guests. Our room and bath were medium sized, with enough lights and outlets. The towels and toiletries were good to very good. The bed and linens were very good. The HVAC was good, with a large flatscreen and lots of channels, refer and good coffee service. The complementary internet worked well. We had trouble syncing up with housekeeping; their schedule and ours were not a match made in heaven. We were not serviced one day and got a limited late service another. The complementary breakfast was more along the lines of basic Best Western, not a Plus as we were used to. The quality and variety were ok ( excellent oatmeal!) but the offering was identical each of our 4 days. We did not eat at the bistro. Check out was efficient. While we were not in Palm Springs for the tennis tournament, we suffered from the dramatic increase in rates due to the event. This is a good enough house at its normal rates, it is pretty marginal stay at nearly $350 per night ( inclusive of taxes and fees). Average with a little plus.

The Manager Sal was so kind and professional. I felt as though I was staying in his home...he is the perfect host. Michael at the front desk was so funny and cute. And Nick at the toolbar was accomodating and charming. This hotel pays close attention to the details from the new pool funrniture to the umbrellas that match the fabulous blooming bougainvilla to the wonderful colorbowls around the fountain. They have built a sound wall to minimize the noise from surrounding restaraunts. The rooms are comfortable...best bed I've ever slept on (and I am well travelled!)
This will always be my choice in the desert. Thanks Sal and staff.