Getting the right housing is an equally significant task as the one of arranging your Coachella transportation 2026. As the festival takes place between April 1719, hotels and vacation rentals in the Palm Springs/Indio area are booking out months - even a year - ahead.
The closest hotels to the Empire Polo Club in Indio include the Indian Wells Resort Hotel, La Quinta Resort & Club, and various short-term rentals in nearby Bermuda Dunes and La Quinta. Remaining within five to ten miles of the festival does away with a lot of the transportation stress, as rideshares and taxis between those areas and the grounds take a very short time and are relatively cheap.
Palm Springs proper (approximately 25 miles to the festival) has more hotels of various price categories. Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs, Ace Hotel Palm Springs, and Parker Palm Springs all are frequented by Coachella attendees and will usually have group shuttles or collaborate with transportation services during the weekend of the festival.
The first step is to get out of LAX to your hotel. Hotels in LAX to Palm Springs will require 2-4 hours, depending on traffic. Rideshares will be employed but will expect surge pricing. Several hotels in Palm Springs are served by the Coachella official shuttle, which serves the greater Palm Springs area before heading to the festival.
In case you are staying at Indio or La Quinta, there are properties that offer free shuttles to the actual location of the festival, a feature that can be immensely helpful. Booking: Inquire about this advantage.
Airbnb and VRBO vacation rentals are a runaway hit with Coachella. Huge houses around the festival can host complete groups of friends, and the price per person can be compared or even lower than that of hotels. Early bookings only - the rentals near Indio are priced at $3,000 to 10,000 per weekend.

