Bike Rental Palm Springs

Bike rental in Palm Springs is a must do activity, especially if you want to see as much as possible. We rented E-Bikes from Big Wheel Tours and spent the day cycling around finding every colourful door and mid century modern home we could!

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Best Bike Rental Palm Springs

The best place for bike rental in Palm Springs is definitely Big Wheel Tours! They offer not only excellent bike hire but you can also take a Palm Springs bike tour or Palm Springs Indian Canyons Bike and Hike with them! What better way to get to know an area than from locals.

Our Bike rental Experience

With Big Wheels Tours we had the easiest bike rental experience ever! We grabbed a couple of E-Bikes, we hadn’t ridden them before but were keen to give it a go. Meeting up with the team at Big Wheels, conveniently located in Downtown with an excellent range of bikes made the experience so simple. There was a colour and a style for everyone. After consulting with the staff Mike took the Flyer Cruiser, while I loved the Flyer Cruiser Step Thru. They were both the perfect choices for us. We got a lesson on how to use them properly and were on our way.

Why hire bikes when you can walk or drive?

Honestly there is no comparison! While Palm Springs consists of a main tourist street there is so much more to see than just Palm Canyon! You couldn’t walk all of the neighbourhoods to look for the coolest mid century modern houses or colourful doors. It would take forever!

Driving is great for those must do activities in Greater Palm Springs or Cathedral City but you won’t want the hassle of parking or stopping every few meters because you found a cute house! We had a car and didn’t use it for anything in the actual Downtown area of Palm Springs.

Cycling is really the absolute best way to see Palm Springs and everything it has to offer! It is also a LOT of fun! We had the best day on our e-bikes and will definitely do it again next time we are there.

Where to cycle Palm Springs

Las Palmas and Tennis Club Neighbourhoods

We wanted to check out as many of the cool houses as possible. We headed straight for Dennys to fuel up for breakfast then off to the Las Palmas neighbourhood. This was one of my favourite areas. It was really pretty and relaxed. We cycled around here for about an hour slowly enjoying the morning.

riding around Palm Springs on bikes is the best

Slowly we started winding our way south to the Tennis Club neighbourhood which is also full of cool houses to check out. The streets in these areas are wide, open and not very busy! It is the perfect location to get your bearings on your bike and practice riding an e-bike. We grabbed some lunch back on Palm Canyon Drive before carrying on.

Canyon View Estates

Finally we went down to Canyon View Estates which ended up being my overall favourite spot to ride around. Again the streets are wide and safe for riding. The houses are really beautiful and they have the most colourful doors. I loved riding around spotting the next pretty house and picking which was my favourite. Whereas the houses in the other two neighbourhoods were more fenced in and not easy to see this area has a more open feeling. You can often see the doors and the frontage of the house. We spent ages here, cycling around and just having lots of fun together.

In the afternoon there was a free vintage car show so we cycled back into Downtown for this, it was great! We locked our bikes up and went to check out the cars. They were stunning and in perfect condition! It was a cool event that really suited the vibes of Palm Springs.

free car Show at Modernism Week Palm Springs

The time was up way too quickly as it always is when you are having fun. We rode down to Big Wheels Tours to return our bikes. The staff were ready to take our bikes and after a chat about our day we were off, back on foot and missing the bikes already.

We loved our time with our bikes! It was one of the best things we did in Palm Springs, I can’t imagine a better day. It was just perfect, make sure to check out Big Wheels Tours for your bike hire in Palm Springs, we can’t recommend them more highly! If you are looking for a great Palm Springs colourful door itinerary check out my blog with the details or better yet book a tour with Big Wheels Tours and be shown around by the best!

Need to know for Palm Springs-

Helpful information to help you plan your Palm Springs trip!

Where to stay in Palm Springs?

Our top Palm Springs hotels for every budget are:

Rainbow Hotel Palm Springs

The Sagurno Palm Springs – this is ‘the’ Palm Springs hotel. Think the perfect colourful hotel with the best pool. Enjoy your afternoons by the pool with great music and best people watching. It’s where you’ll want to get your insta pic. Tip – get down there early to reserve your sunbed.

Romantic Places to stay in Palm Springs

Kimpton Rowan– the most stylish and beautiful of the Palm Springs hotels. This is where you’ll have the most perfect time! Every detail is divine.

Hyatt Palm Springs – in the absolute centre of town this is the usual excellent Hyatt standard, you won’t be disappointed.

Palm Springs Boutique Hotels

Drift Palm Springs – Iconic styling, a gorgeous stay

Fleur Noire Hotel – super pretty and very plush, it’s a great location.

Hotels in Downtown Palm Springs

Delos Reyes – it’s a little below downtown (easy bus ride or stroll in) but has the colourful building and pool for that Palm Springs vibe on a budget. Tip -book a deluxe room for the better option. Rooms also include a microwave if you’re a budget traveller this can be handy!

Motel 6 Downtown – slightly more in town and slightly more expensive than the Delos Reyes.