Travel & Outdoors

Item Description

Escape to an oasis in the desert!

•  Ace Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs - 2 nights Garden Patio Room:

We found a neglected treasure — a mid-century desert modern former Westward Ho with a Denny’s — dusted it off, gave it some love and made it into Ace Hotel & Swim Club. Our 173-room hotel, spa and resort in Palm Springs, California is within biking distance of downtown and close to cool stuff like Joshua Tree, the Salton Sea, Salvation Mountain, all kinds of historic desert modern architecture and tons of great vintage shopping. It's also the best place in Palm Springs to get a laid-back massage or natural treatment at the Feel Good Spa, by the pool or in your room. Two big pools, a vintage photobooth, award-winning room service, free WiFi and a gym round out the basics. Bring your kids, bring your dog— we're family and pet-friendly.

This gift certificate is for 2 nights in a Garden Patio room. These Patio with Garden rooms feature a king bed, bathroom with shower and amenities by Rudy’s Barbershop, flat screen TV, MP3 plug-in radio, adjacent private patio (235 - 265 square feet) with lounge area, record player and unique vintage furniture. Dog-friendly.

•  Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert - 4 General Admission Tickets:

Come explore over 80 hands-on educational exhibits and have some serious fun!

The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert inspires and promotes intellectual curiosity and self expression through inventive and interactive exhibits and programs. It encourages children to learn about themselves and the world around them by exploring the natural environment and the community. The Museum serves children of all ages. The Museum added a new Exhibit gallery in the Dinah Shore Center, children's gardens, children's maze, new multi-purpose building, and outdoor play spaces in 2011. In its first thirteen years of operation, the Museum has served over 883,000 visitors.

The winning bidder will receive two (2) free general admission passes to the Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert located in Rancho Mirage.

•  The Living Desert - Family 4 Pack:

Visit the Living Desert and help save the cheetah!

The Living Desert zoo is a 1200 acre facility that specializes in the plants and animals found throughout the deserts of the world. Many exotic and endangered species can be seen in natural surroundings such as bighorn sheep, oryx, cheetahs, wolves, striped hyenas, thick-billed parrots, leopards and golden eagles. The botanical gardens represent over 1500 species, indigenous to the arid areas of North America and Africa. A state-of-the-art wildlife hospital allows visitors to interact with the staff while procedures are being performed on animals. A children's discovery center and desert play park, live animal shows, endangered species carousel, G-scale garden railroad, and many other features can be found in this unique zoo which sits in the middle of the Coachella Valley, just 15 miles east of Palm Springs.

This Family Four (4) Pack includes 4 complimentary passes and a Visitor Guide.

•  Las Casuelas Terraza, Palm Springs - $50 gift certificate:

Located in Downtown Palm Springs, with three outdoor patios, high arched ceilings and world-class Mexican food (serving four generations of family recepies), Las Casuelas Terraza remains one of the most popular destinations for visitors and locals of the Coachella Valley.

Item Special Note

•  Ace Hotel & Swim Club Palm Springs - 2 nights Garden Patio Room:

Valid until 05/31/2019. Black out dates apply. Palm Springs location only. Valid Sunday through Thursday.

•  Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert - 4 General Admission Tickets:

Expires August 2018. Museum hours are generally 10 am to 5 pm; 1 pm to 5 pm on Sundays. Closed most Mondays from September through November.

•  The Living Desert - Family 4 Pack:

Expires April 10, 2019. Passes are for 2 adults and 2 children. Open every day October 1 to May 31 9:00am to 5:00p and every day June 1 to September 30 8:00am to 1.30pm. Closed December 25.

•  Las Casuelas Terraza, Palm Springs - $50 gift certificate:

Expires 4/30/2019.

•  Details about Pick-Up/Shipping/Sales Tax and The Fine Print:
Items must be picked up from the CEC (140 Foothill Blvd, La Canada, CA 91011) from Wednesday, May 23 to Friday, May 25 between 3:30-6:30 p.m., otherwise shipping fees will be assessed and charged to the purchaser. If you are an out of state bidder, or a bidder not local to Los Angeles, and would like your item shipped to you, please use the “Ask a question about this item” link above to provide your shipping address so that we can give you a more accurate shipping estimate. Gift certificates will be mailed without a shipping fee. The CEC accepts no responsibility for items and gift cards lost, damaged, or misdirected in the mail. California sales tax will be added to the winning bid on eligible items. See the Bidder FAQ (or click the “Help” link on biddingforgood.com) for more details. Read all the auction fine print here: www.ceconline.org/s/The-Fine-Print-2018.pdf