At the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains – about 17 miles from Palm Springs International Airport — the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort ... treatment rooms at Spa Esmeralda.

John Fought is more than aware how serious the City of Indian Wells is about bringing some ... that currently wrap around the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort. “Those two holes are disjointed ...

Within the last decade, the resort changed its name to Renaissance Indian Wells, but the change did not stick with repeat guests and locals who kept referring to it as the Esmeralda.

When John Fought redesigned one of the two courses at the Indian Wells Golf Resort in 2007 ... 17 and 18 because of the (Renaissance Esmeralda Resort) hotel,” Fought recalled.