Caliente Tropics Iconic A-Frame suffers terrible structural damage - General Tiki

WM Wildsville man Member PALM SPRINGSVILLE Joined: Dec 13, 2007 Posts: 1388	WM Wildsville man Posted posted on Tue, May 24, 2011 3:34 PM On 2011-05-24 15:29, Wildsville man wrote: On 2011-05-24 09:13, bigbrotiki wrote: On 2011-05-24 07:29, JOHN-O wrote: On 2011-05-24 07:05, Piratiki wrote: Ack! We're booked to stay at the Caliente Tropics in about a week and half for 2 nights. The primary reason we are/were staying was for the Tiki Architecture here. (I wasn't aware of the disdain the owners have for Tiki. Boo.) Should we look elsewhere in PS for a couple of nights? Suggestions? Scott "Disdain" might be harsh. C'mon they own/run a Tiki motel. :). My understanding is they didn't want to accomodate a large event until the SLOW season. Anyway NOW might be the best time to go out of your way to stay there. Just make sure to remind them you're there for the TIKI. Good differentiation, John-O. Can we really judge the owner of a business if he does not bend over backwards for a once-a-year event? The fact remains that the Tiki community does not carry enough weight for any large business, Motel OR restaurant, to sustain itself all year around. That said, it is totally understandable that an event operator, after having proven the economic validity of his event several times and still not getting appropriate service, chooses to go somewhere else. And I hear the new Motel owners offered just the kind of hospitality and gratitude that one COULD be shown - that is wonderful! I would not call it disdain, I would call it indifference. In this case though, the indifference is such that it gets close to willful indifference. :) And the same indifference will ultimately affect the outcome of the A-frame salvage: If it is economically feasible, and covered by insurance, OR if the owner is concerned about the loss of re-sale value (a possible argument?) it will get done - it will not be saved because of any love for mid-century architecture. Well Said Sven, It wasn't the owners who were the problem because I never had the ability to talk to them. It wasn't the Staff on Grounds,they were all charming and nice. It was the off Grounds Manager of the investors who overlooks several locations for the them. The same name that came up when you mention the fall out with Tiki Oasis. The Place NEVER hated the Tiki Crowd they were just indifferent. It's like loving someone that do's not love you back. I have great memories of staying at the Tropics with my girlfriend on our first vacation to Palm Springs almost 6 years ago together. I remember being invited into hawaiian bills before it was open when I peaked my head in with a friend when i was in town to do paperwork on my house too. The Caliente Tropics Mugs from tiki farm in 2003 were the first got to have tiki swag i HAD to have. I wish no ill of the Caliente Tropics,I walk those grounds at least once a month and look around and feel the past history. But sadly it is all past history. Every year it looks more distressed and tattered. I am not saying that out of hate or hurt. Since 2008 when we did the first Tiki Caliente,they have been through 4 G.M.'s. When I heard about the roof I stopped by to talk to Jim Law the great G.M. I worked with last year and found out he just left. When you focus on having the cheapest rates in Palm Springs you get a crowd that is usually a little sub par. I hope to God they fix it,but it would shock me if they did. Because I can't believe the only damage would be to the one leg of that A frame. So as the Guy who runs Tiki Caliente please believe I love this place and had no problem sending people there to stay on the weekend of the event. I knew the Event would give them some booking and I was cool with that. But my primary job is to be loyal to the people who treat me well. Travel Lodge was warm and inviting to all the tiki fan's,but you can always visit both. I will always have a soft spot for the Caliente Tropics....It was my first California Tiki Love. But HOLY CRAP what were the chances it would go down the weekend of the event? By the way that first photo is from 2008 with no crack W Rory "WILDSVILLE MAN" Snyder http://www.tiki-caliente.com/ [ Edited by: Wildsville man 2011-05-24 15:42 ]

On 2011-05-24 15:29, Wildsville man wrote:

On 2011-05-24 09:13, bigbrotiki wrote:

On 2011-05-24 07:29, JOHN-O wrote:

On 2011-05-24 07:05, Piratiki wrote:
Ack! We're booked to stay at the Caliente Tropics in about a week and half for 2 nights.

The primary reason we are/were staying was for the Tiki Architecture here. (I wasn't aware of the disdain the owners have for Tiki. Boo.)

Should we look elsewhere in PS for a couple of nights? Suggestions?

Scott

"Disdain" might be harsh. C'mon they own/run a Tiki motel. :). My understanding is they didn't want to accomodate a large event until the SLOW season. Anyway NOW might be the best time to go out of your way to stay there. Just make sure to remind them you're there for the TIKI.

Good differentiation, John-O. Can we really judge the owner of a business if he does not bend over backwards for a once-a-year event? The fact remains that the Tiki community does not carry enough weight for any large business, Motel OR restaurant, to sustain itself all year around.

That said, it is totally understandable that an event operator, after having proven the economic validity of his event several times and still not getting appropriate service, chooses to go somewhere else. And I hear the new Motel owners offered just the kind of hospitality and gratitude that one COULD be shown - that is wonderful!

I would not call it disdain, I would call it indifference. In this case though, the indifference is such that it gets close to willful indifference. :)

And the same indifference will ultimately affect the outcome of the A-frame salvage: If it is economically feasible, and covered by insurance, OR if the owner is concerned about the loss of re-sale value (a possible argument?) it will get done - it will not be saved because of any love for mid-century architecture.

Well Said Sven,
It wasn't the owners who were the problem because I never had the ability to talk to them.
It wasn't the Staff on Grounds,they were all charming and nice.
It was the off Grounds Manager of the investors who overlooks several locations for the them. The same name that came up when you mention the fall out with Tiki Oasis.

The Place NEVER hated the Tiki Crowd they were just indifferent. It's like loving someone that do's not love you back.

I have great memories of staying at the Tropics with my girlfriend on our first vacation to Palm Springs almost 6 years ago together.
I remember being invited into hawaiian bills before it was open when I peaked my head in with a friend when i was in town to do paperwork on my house too.
The Caliente Tropics Mugs from tiki farm in 2003 were the first got to have tiki swag i HAD to have.

I wish no ill of the Caliente Tropics,I walk those grounds at least once a month and look around and feel the past history. But sadly it is all past history. Every year it looks more distressed and tattered.

I am not saying that out of hate or hurt.

Since 2008 when we did the first Tiki Caliente,they have been through 4 G.M.'s. When I heard about the roof I stopped by to talk to Jim Law the great G.M. I worked with last year and found out he just left.

When you focus on having the cheapest rates in Palm Springs you get a crowd that is usually a little sub par.

I hope to God they fix it,but it would shock me if they did. Because I can't believe the only damage would be to the one leg of that A frame.

So as the Guy who runs Tiki Caliente please believe I love this place and had no problem sending people there to stay on the weekend of the event. I knew the Event would give them some booking and I was cool with that. But my primary job is to be loyal to the people who treat me well.

Travel Lodge was warm and inviting to all the tiki fan's,but you can always visit both.

I will always have a soft spot for the Caliente Tropics....It was my first California Tiki Love.

But HOLY CRAP what were the chances it would go down the weekend of the event?

By the way that first photo is from 2008 with no crack

W

Rory "WILDSVILLE MAN" Snyder

http://www.tiki-caliente.com/

[ Edited by: Wildsville man 2011-05-24 15:42 ]

Post #590584 by Wildsville man on Tue, May 24, 2011 3:34 PM