Airport Commuter Black SUV + Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chauffeur for the Coachella Valley's historic 1926 Spanish Colonial desert resort — nearly 800 casitas at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains, with 41 pools, the 34,000 sq ft Spa La Quinta, championship golf beside PGA West, and Frank Capra's old writing retreat, deepening AC's Coachella Valley sub-region.
La Quinta Resort & Club at 49499 Eisenhower Drive is the Coachella Valley's historic Spanish Colonial Revival desert resort, set at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains. Opened in December 1926 by Walter Morgan and designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann — turning 100 in 2026 — it is the oldest resort in the valley, and the city of La Quinta took its name from the hotel. From 20 original adobe casitas it has grown to nearly 800 guest casitas and villas with white stucco walls, red-tile roofs, and landscaped courtyards, plus 41 pools, the 34,000 sq ft Spa La Quinta, five restaurants, and championship golf. La Quinta Resort & Club deepens AC's Coachella Valley sub-region, joining the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, Parker Palm Springs, and the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells.
~800 Spanish-style casitas. White-stucco, red-tile casitas and villas across landscaped grounds at the mountain's base, many with private patios.
41 pools + Spa La Quinta. Forty-one pools and a 34,000 sq ft spa with 38 treatment rooms and a salon.
Championship golf. The Coachella Valley's first golf course opened here in 1927; the resort sits beside the celebrated PGA West courses, a frequent professional-golf host.
Five restaurants. Including the signature Morgan's in the Desert, named for founder Walter Morgan.
Indian Wells (minutes). The Indian Wells Tennis Garden — home of the BNP Paribas Open — and AC's Hyatt Regency Indian Wells.
El Paseo, Palm Desert. The desert's premier shopping, dining, and gallery street.
Indio festivals. The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals and the Empire Polo Club, a short drive east.
Palm Springs (30 min NW). The aerial tramway, mid-century-modern architecture, and downtown (AC's Parker Palm Springs).
Joshua Tree National Park. About an hour north for the boulders and Joshua trees.
PSP Palm Springs International (primary). About 30 minutes northwest — the closest airport. SFO+PSP flight + the 30-minute chauffeur is the fastest SF Bay routing.
Bermuda Dunes (UDD) + Thermal (TRM). Bermuda Dunes 15 minutes; Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Thermal about 20 minutes — both for private jets.
ONT Ontario / SNA John Wayne. About 1:45 west for connecting traffic.
LAX Los Angeles International. About 2:15 west via I-10.
La Quinta Resort and Club is the Coachella Valley's historic Spanish Colonial Revival desert resort, at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the city of La Quinta. It opened in December 1926 - turning 100 in 2026 - built by Walter Morgan and designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann, and it is the oldest resort in the Coachella Valley; the city of La Quinta took its name from the hotel. From 20 original adobe casitas it has grown to nearly 800 casitas and villas with white stucco walls, red-tile roofs, and courtyards, plus 41 pools, the 34,000-square-foot Spa La Quinta, five restaurants, and championship golf. It was the Hollywood elite's desert hideaway - Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn - and director Frank Capra wrote many of his classics, including Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, from his private casita. La Quinta deepens AC's Coachella Valley sub-region, and AC chauffeurs guests resort-to-fairway, to El Paseo, and to the desert's festivals with a Black SUV waiting.
La Quinta Resort and Club offers nearly 800 Spanish-style casitas and villas spread across landscaped grounds at the base of the Santa Rosa Mountains, many with private patios. There are 41 pools and the 34,000-square-foot Spa La Quinta with 38 treatment rooms and a salon. Dining spans five restaurants, including the signature Morgan's in the Desert, named for founder Walter Morgan. Golf is central to the resort: the Coachella Valley's first course opened here in 1927, and the resort sits beside the celebrated PGA West courses, a frequent host of professional golf. The grounds, tennis, and the Spanish Colonial architecture make it the desert's historic grande dame - quieter and more storied than the valley's modern resorts.
La Quinta sits at the south end of the Coachella Valley, minutes from Indian Wells and the Indian Wells Tennis Garden (home of the BNP Paribas Open) and from Palm Desert's El Paseo, the desert's premier shopping and gallery street. Indio - home to the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals and the Empire Polo Club - is a short drive, as are the PGA West and SilverRock golf courses. Palm Springs, with its aerial tramway, mid-century-modern architecture, and downtown, is about 30 minutes northwest, and Joshua Tree National Park is about an hour north. AC builds a Coachella Valley retainer pairing La Quinta with golf, El Paseo, the festival grounds, and AC's other desert anchors - the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, Parker Palm Springs, and the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells.
PSP Palm Springs International Airport is about 30 minutes northwest and is the primary arrival. Bermuda Dunes UDD is 15 minutes and Jacqueline Cochran Regional TRM in Thermal about 20 minutes for private jets. ONT Ontario and SNA John Wayne are about 1 hour 45 minutes, and LAX about 2 hours 15 minutes, for connecting traffic. From SF Bay, an SFO-PSP flight plus the 30-minute chauffeur is the fastest routing. La Quinta pairs with AC's other Coachella Valley anchors - the Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage, Parker Palm Springs, and the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells - for a desert-resort tour, and with the Strawberry Creek Inn in nearby Idyllwild and AC's Temecula Valley wineries for an inland-SoCal mountain, desert, and wine circuit. AC positions vehicles at PSP, Bermuda Dunes, and Thermal for La Quinta and the south Coachella Valley.