Taco Bell Hotel Sells Out In 2 Minutes In Palm Springs

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Lucky fans, from 21 different states, managed to score rooms this weekend at The Bell: A Taco Bell Hotel and Resort in Palm Springs — not an easy feat as stays at the Taco Bell-themed property sold out in two minutes.

The hotel opened Thursday and the final check-outs will be Monday, with guests treated to "Bell" hops, poolside entertainment and DJs, a dive-in movie, an on-site salon offering Taco Bell-inspired manis, "Fire Fades" and Cinnamon-Twist braids, discounted Lyft rides around town and a gift shop selling Bell fashion gear and such commemorative swag as sauce-packet pool floaties and phone chargers. (See the "Taco Shop" merchandise here.)

And on The Bell hotel menu: such exclusive dishes as Fire Chip Chilaquiles (recipe here); room-service, build-your-own breakfast tacos; chipotle butter popcorn with Verde seasoning; and specialty drinks like a Strawberry Sangria Baja Blast popsicles in Champagne and a Horchata-Date Smoothie.

The over-the-top taco-decor carried inside to the rooms, which started at $169 per night with options for one king bed or two queen beds, with standard or pool views.

The minimum age for guests was 18, and among those welcomed was a couple celebrating their honeymoon after saying “I do” at the flagship Taco Bell Cantina in Las Vegas.

The resort's opening ceremony was attended by local dignitaries and marked with a ribbon-cutting, with a "ribbon" of —can you guess? —hot-sauce packets.

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