Two extraordinary places to stay in California to fulfill your desires for more than a little fantasy

 

 

We were taken back with all your response to Queerguru’s wee film last month about The Madonna Inn which we think is possibly the most fabulous hotel in the World.  (Check HERE ). And we loved even more your suggestions about other possible contenders for that title ….. here are just two of them 

Just the year before drag persona TRIXIE MATTEL won the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. she had started dating David Silver. It was love at first sight not just romantically but they both wanted to create a Trixie themed vacation rental.

It took some years before this vision in Pink (and David) plan’s could come to fruition but when David stumbled over a Motel ….. already painted pink …..in (very gay) Palm Springs ….. it was a no-brainer.  It naturally needed work to be bought up to standards fit for a queen (or two) BUT rather than roll thelr sleeves up to get stuck in,  the canny pair persuaded The Scott Brothers i.e. TV’s Property Brothers to take in the job.

 

Now these hunky siblings who are ……. how can we put this nicely …. not exactly tough on one’s eyes ….. proved that even straight men can love pink too.  (You can even check out the transformation into this pink palace on Discovery TV) 

Trixie is after all very Palm Springs. She’s very California. She’s Americana, and she’s very ‘60s.” Mattel and her team, including designer Dani Dazey, just chose to work from Trixie’s existing character bible, thus creating a space that’s as

Though the motel is certainly tinged with a sense of retro flair, it’s not your cookie cutter mid-century remake. Mattel says she specifically went out of her way to avoid being “a cringy millennial” with “some kind of Pinteresty space,” instead choosing to take inspiration from the character of Trixie Mattel.

Rooms at the Trixie Motel start at $550 a night, and there’s a two-night minimum stay

 

 

Perched on a hill in the middle of the arid souther californian desert, the lighthouse of queer artist Love Bailey’s Savage Ranch seems dropped from the sky like Dorothy’s house. The ranch – an queer artists’ colony and home run by Bailey – exists for the creative. It is home to a vibrant community of artists, a photo and video shoot location, refuge for underprivileged LGBTQ+ and safe space for gatherings and music festivals. the 60 acres of sacred land provides an Artist Residency and Animal Rescue. The ranch is available to book through Peerspace..

Bailey revels in the distortion of archetypal Americana imagery, serving up dead birds on cake stands like a surreal red stocking-clad housewife, and putting horse rains in the hands of Tom of Finland-esque boys in painted cowboy boots and jewels. Day to day life itself is focused on gardening, working the land and the house, cooking and bringing people together around meals and sunset. The bare bones of the house and the earth around it become canvases for the creation of fantasy: entire rooms are painted in the deep, Savage Ranch red, like wombs to bear the fruits of creativity; sails are strung up above the outdoor decking, turning part of the porch into a beautiful ship hybrid. The house and land morph day to day into varyingly surreal stages, a Beetlejuice-esque pantomime of simple domestic existence with all the tongue-in- cheek gaudiness of a John Waters film.

 

 

MOON UNDER THE SEA

This luxe, mindfully curated space serves two purposes on Savage Ranch – Airbnb rental AND Peerspace video/photo shoot site rental. You’ll take your slumber in our lovingly curated Blue Room, a private suite with a fully loaded bathroom. Enter behind-the-scenes through the Tiki Room to your private oasis with custom window drapings, plush bedding and mother nature’s plant babes adorning the furniture. Coffee bar equipped with water kettle, french press and gourmet coffee for your pleasure. Get glam in front of your sparkling vanity under a crystal dripping handmade chandelier and soak in the hot tub with a sunset backdrop.

 

 

 

COWBOY BUNGALOW
Rough, authentic and sexy. Vintage tools, Western themed fabrics and rustic decor. Come save a horse and ride a cowboy in the cowboy bungalow. (created by Mark Dahl)

 

 

 

LIGHTHOUSE

This is the main house on the ranch with our guest bedroom and Loves quarters, breathtaking 360 degree views out the windows, a perfect place to unwind from a long day. 

 

For further information and to  make a reservation [email protected]

Posted by queerguru  at  13:50

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