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Renting an Apartment in Desert Hot Springs
Desert Hot Springs, also known as DHS, is a city in Coachella Valley,
Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 16,582 at the
2000 census.
The first homesteader in the area was Cabot Yerxa in the 1890s. His large adobe
is now one of the oldest adobe structures in Riverside County, and houses
Cabot's Old Indian Pueblo Museum, a state historical site after his death in
1947.
The town was founded by L. W. Coffee on July 12, 1941. The original town site
was centered on the intersection of Palm Drive and Pierson Blvd and was only a
square mile in area. Coffee chose the name Desert Hot Springs because of the
area's natural hot springs caused by seismic activity.
Desert Hot Springs became a tourist destination in the 1950s because of its
small spa hotels or boutique hotels. The city's seclusion appealed to urban
"escapees."
Realtors arrived to speculate real estate appraisal of thousands of vacant lots,
but the streets are laid out over a six square mile area. Over time, some homes
are bought by sun-seeking retirees and the area incorporated into a city in
1963, with only 1,000 residents.
Desert Hot Springs experienced periods of dizzying growth in the 1980s and 1990s
when most of the vacant lots were filled with new houses and duplex apartments.
The city's population doubled in the 1980s and increased by 5,000 in the 2000
census.
In 1993, a 3-star hotel, Mirage Springs Hotel Resort opened in DHS. Despite good
reviews and providing much needed financial revenue to DHS, Mirage Springs
closed its doors in 1998. Another hotel, the Miracle Springs Resort and Spa, has
since occupied the site.
A new high school opened in 1999, two new public parks and several country clubs
either opened or were proposed. A hotel resort near the 40-year old Mission
Lakes golf club is under construction.
The Desert Hot Springs Police Department was established in 1997, after
residents complained to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department about being
"underserved" by only a part-time deputy from the Palm Desert regional station.
The City of Desert Hot Springs contracts for fire protection and emergency
medical services(EMS) with the Riverside County Fire Department through a
cooperative agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection(Cal Fire). Fire Station 37 has 1 paramedic engine company and if
needed, receives support from other Riverside County Fire stations.
Desert Hot Springs is home to a number of hot mineral water spas. During the
1950s and 1960s the town had over 80 various spa hotels, often called "spa-tels."
From the late 1990s to the present a number of these boutique hotels have been
completely renovated and revived. With their mid-century modern architecture
they appeal to travellers who want a unique hotel / spa experience.