Korakia Pensione

BACKSTORY: Daveland gives a glowing recommendation of this beautiful property in Palm Springs. Comprised of a number of villas, studios, and suites, you are transported to another world where you can actually breathe and get disconnected from all that bogs you down during the work week. According to the Korakia website, silent-screen star J. Carol Naish owned the 1930's Mediterranean villa, which blends the charm of Southern Europe with North African accents throughout its structure. The Moroccan villa (built in 1924 and originally named Dar Marroc) was the former hideaway of Scottish painter Gordon Coutts. The villa served as the venue for Coutts to re-create his earlier life in Tangier by employing a wide variety of architectural features that promoted a Moroccan decor. Together, the two villas create magic.