Palm Springs, CaliforniaLa Quinta Cove
La Quinta Resort & Club
Golden-age Hollywood desert estate
La Quinta Cove   Palm Springs, California
Renovated
2025
Price
$$$
Rated for
Heritage Resort ClassicOutside the door
The house
HiltonGolden-age Hollywood desert estate
Designed for complete Hollywood discretion, the estate keeps life private behind walled gardens, adobe arches, and deep mountain shadows.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Original 1926 adobe casitas where Frank Capra scripted films beneath the desert peaks.
Remarkable
Forty-five acres with forty-two swimming pools and twenty-three championship tennis courts.
Notable
Nearly a century of discreet Hollywood getaways and weekly historical walking tours.
What they say
Also in AFAR.
Recent renovations melded Waldorf Astoria amenities with original Saltillo tile floors, vintage relics, and photography from its Old Hollywood heyday.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
The grounds sit in La Quinta Cove beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains, a twenty-minute drive east of Palm Springs.
The rooms
Casitas have Saltillo tile floors and gas fireplaces, and higher categories open onto walled private yards.
The pools
Bring a swimsuit.
Courtyard swimming pools and hot tubs dot the grounds, looking straight up at the Santa Rosa Mountains.
The spa
Spa La Quinta features an outdoor tranquility garden alongside private hydrotherapy baths equipped with Vichy showers.
Tennis and fitness
Tennis courts span Har-Tru clay and a sunken stadium court, and indoor studios host daily yoga and fitness classes.
Restaurant
Twenty6
The bistro serves American comfort classics, with counter seats facing the open kitchen and tables out on the fountain patio.
At the table
Morgan's in the Desert serves steaks past a lantern-lit pergola, and Adobe Grill pours over a hundred tequilas beside a fireplace.
How it began
The surrounding desert city took its name from the hotel, which began in 1926 with casitas baked from local adobe.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.