Closed · 1533 N Chaparral Rd, Palm Springs · status checked October 2026
Desert Sun Resort: closed.
Desert Sun closed as a clothing-optional resort in January 2025. The property reopened in summer 2025 as Casa Palma, a hotel that is not clothing-optional.
Researched by the Hotel Terracotta editorial desk · Edited by John Dason · Status and sources checked October 15, 2026
Current status
- Is it open?
- No. Desert Sun no longer operates as a clothing-optional or nudist resort.
- When did it close?
- Planet Nude reported the permanent closure on January 30, 2025. The resort’s website said it was “permanently closed for business” and that deposits would be refunded. (statement quoted)
- What happened?
- The property was sold to Ryan Jaleh after an earlier attempt to buy it, in March 2024, fell through over financing. (Planet Nude, Feb 7, 2025)
- What is there now?
- Casa Palma Hotel & Bungalows: 33 rooms (22 guestrooms and 11 suites), two pools and a tennis court. Its grand opening was announced on August 6, 2025. (source) Planet Nude reported it would not be a nude-use property.
Timeline
Opens as Desert Shadows Inn on Chaparral Road. (source)
The Lee R. Baxandall Bridge, known as the “Naked Bridge,” is built over North Indian Canyon Drive to connect the resort with its condos. (source)
John and Elizabeth Young acquire the property and rename it Desert Sun. (source)
Reported to be under contract with a buyer. That deal later fell through, reportedly over easements on the property. (source)
Ryan Jaleh’s first attempt to buy fails over financing. He later closes the purchase at a reduced price. (source)
Planet Nude reports the resort’s permanent closure. (source)
Reopens as Casa Palma, with a grand opening announced on August 6, 2025. (source) A ribbon-cutting was covered by NBC Palm Springs in October. (source)
Where former guests can go instead
No traditional couples’ naturist resort is left inside Palm Springs. What remains is spread across three kinds of stay, and they are not interchangeable:
- Hot-springs stays for any adult: Mi Kasa Hot Springs and Hotel O2 in Desert Hot Springs, about 20 minutes north. Calm and clothing-optional, without a lifestyle scene.
- Traditional naturism: Glen Eden Sun Club in Temescal Valley, about 75 miles west. The closest match to the non-sexual nudist culture these resorts were known for.
- Lifestyle resorts for couples: Sea Mountain Inn in Desert Hot Springs and Exotic Dreams in Warm Sands. These are swinger-friendly, which is a different atmosphere.
The couples guide compares all of them, including drive times and who each one admits.
Questions
Is Desert Sun Resort still open?
No. It closed as a nudist resort in January 2025. The property reopened in summer 2025 as Casa Palma, which is not a clothing-optional hotel.
What replaced Desert Sun Resort in Palm Springs?
Casa Palma Hotel & Bungalows, a 33-room hotel at the same address, 1533 N Chaparral Road, owned by Ryan and Rochelle Jaleh.
Is the Naked Bridge still there?
Yes. The Lee R. Baxandall Bridge over North Indian Canyon Drive was still standing in June 2025, and the adjoining condos were reported to remain clothing-optional.
Part of our Palm Springs resort closures timeline. Know something we don’t? Send a correction.