Shadow Mountain Resort

Shadow Mountain Resort is a desert resort in Palm Desert best known for tennis, with 14 courts and the Desert Tennis Academy offering private and semi-private lessons, clinics and junior programs. Guests also have seven pickleball courts, a padel court, four heated pools, five hot tubs, a gym and massage service. Guests can also golf at more than 100 courses in the Palm Desert valley, and the resort has been creating vacations since 1946.

The resort sits two blocks from El Paseo, the shopping and dining street in downtown Palm Desert, so guests can walk to shops, restaurants and galleries. The on-site Cafe & Bar is closed until fall 2026. Meetings, business events and catering are also hosted here, and reservations are handled by phone.