The first Holiday Inn in California was established on the site that would become The Parker Palm Springs.

Gene Autry purchases the property to house his baseball team, the California Angels, during spring training, changing the name to Melody Ranch (also commonly known as The Autry Hotel).

Autry sells the property to hotel director Rose Narva, who turned the site into French-themed resort in line with designer Hubert de Givenchy renaming it the Givenchy Hotel and Spa.

The hotel is purchased by Merv Griffin and renamed Merv Griffin's Resort Hotel and Givenchy Spa. The resort becomes a site for celebrity visits.

Robert Downey Jr. is arrested for drug possession on the resort after police searched Room 311, where he was staying.

Hotelier Jack Parker purchases the resort and hires designer Jonathan Adler for a $27 million remodel.