La Quinta Resort and Club
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The La Quinta Resort and Club is a historic resort which opened in 1926 in present-day La Quinta, California
.
Originally built as a series of adobe
bungalow
s on 45 acres (182,000 m²) of fruit trees at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
in an area originally named "Marshall's Cove" and now referred to simply as "La Quinta Cove," the La Quinta Resort and Club now boasts 796 casitas, suites, and villas, 41 swimming pool
s, 53 whirlpool spas, 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) Spa La Quinta, over 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) of meeting facilities, 23 tennis
courts, 11 retail outlets, 7 restaurants, and 90 holes of golf
, both on-property and at nearby PGA WEST, designed by Pete Dye
, Jack Nicklaus
and Greg Norman
. The courses regularly play host to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
charity golf tournament. La Quinta was expanded to its current size by Landmark Land Company
in 1989.
A "hangout" for Hollywood celebrities since its inception, La Quinta Resort's greatest claim to fame is as the site which film director and frequent guest Frank Capra
wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon poolside in 1937.
Both La Quinta Resort and Club and PGA WEST are owned by the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, the real estate investment fund of Morgan Stanley
. The resort has no affiliation with the national, mid-scale hotel chain La Quinta Inn
s, although they share the name. Hilton Hotels Corporation
, based in McLean, Virginia
, manages the hotel as a member of the Waldorf=Astoria Collection.
La Quinta, California
La Quinta is a resort city in Riverside County, California, USA, specifically in the Coachella Valley between Indian Wells and Indio. The population was 37,467 at the 2010 census, up from 23,694 at the 2000 census. The Robb Report credits La Quinta as the nation's leading golf destination...
.
Originally built as a series of adobe
Adobe
Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material , which the builders shape into bricks using frames and dry in the sun. Adobe buildings are similar to cob and mudbrick buildings. Adobe structures are extremely durable, and account for...
bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
s on 45 acres (182,000 m²) of fruit trees at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains
Santa Rosa Mountains
Santa Rosa Mountains may refer to the following mountains in the United States of America:*Santa Rosa Mountains *Santa Rosa Mountains Other similar names include*The Santa Rosa Range in northern Nevada...
in an area originally named "Marshall's Cove" and now referred to simply as "La Quinta Cove," the La Quinta Resort and Club now boasts 796 casitas, suites, and villas, 41 swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
s, 53 whirlpool spas, 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) Spa La Quinta, over 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) of meeting facilities, 23 tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
courts, 11 retail outlets, 7 restaurants, and 90 holes of golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, both on-property and at nearby PGA WEST, designed by Pete Dye
Pete Dye
Paul B. "Pete" Dye is a world-renowned golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers. He is married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye.-Early life:Pete Dye was born in Urbana, Ohio...
, Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
and Greg Norman
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
. The courses regularly play host to the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Bob Hope Classic is a professional golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. Part of the PGA Tour's early season West Coast Swing, this tournament is well known for its celebrity pro-am, as well as having five daily 18-hole rounds of competition vs. the Tour standard...
charity golf tournament. La Quinta was expanded to its current size by Landmark Land Company
Landmark Land Company
Landmark Land Company is a real-estate development company specializing in the creation of golf courses and upscale communities. It is currently based in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.-History:...
in 1989.
A "hangout" for Hollywood celebrities since its inception, La Quinta Resort's greatest claim to fame is as the site which film director and frequent guest Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s...
wrote the screenplay for Lost Horizon poolside in 1937.
Both La Quinta Resort and Club and PGA WEST are owned by the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, the real estate investment fund of Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
. The resort has no affiliation with the national, mid-scale hotel chain La Quinta Inn
La Quinta Inn
La Quinta Inn is a chain of limited service hotels in the United States, Canada and Mexico. LQ Management LLC, the owner, has its headquarters in the Las Colinas area of Irving, Texas, near Dallas....
s, although they share the name. Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hilton Worldwide is a global hospitality company. It is owned by the Blackstone Group, a private equity firm. As of July 2011 Hilton brands encompass 3,750 hotels with over 600,000 rooms in 84 countries...
, based in McLean, Virginia
McLean, Virginia
McLean is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. The community had a total population of 48,115 as of the 2010 census....
, manages the hotel as a member of the Waldorf=Astoria Collection.