President George W. Bush spent the weekend at
The Lodge in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs, California. Bush stayed
in the presidential suite of course, and was the first president to stay at the hotel since former President Bill
Clinton stayed there a decade ago. The hotel, which is located above the Coachella Valley is accessible from only
one road. The suite includes a living room with a baby grand piano, formal dining room, master bedroom, and a master
bathroom with Jacuzzi bathtub. According to
The Desert Sun, Bush held a
dinner there Sunday night with a handful of Southern California mayors, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa. Fun fact, this is the same suite where Trista and Ryan Sutter (of The Bachelorette reality television
show) stayed after their televised wedding at The Lodge two years ago.
