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La Quinta Resort & Club, Curio Collection by Hilton
La Quinta, California, United States · Curio Collection · Accessible Luxury
Walter H. Morgan hired Pasadena architect Gordon Kaufmann to build 20 Spanish Colonial Revival adobe casitas on 1,400 Coachella Valley acres, opening December 29, 1926 as a Hollywood hideaway where Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, and Frank Capra (writing It Happened One Night) escaped before the resort lent its name to the city of La Quinta.
- 796 rooms
- Opened 1926
- Neighborhood: Old Town La Quinta
- Architect: Gordon B. Kaufmann
About La Quinta Resort & Club, Curio Collection by Hilton
- The resort closed during World War II from 1942 to 1945 and later lent its name to the city of La Quinta.
- It joined Hilton's Waldorf Astoria Collection in 2006 and now operates under the Curio Collection, with roughly 718 to 800 casitas and rooms.
- Blackstone sold the resort to Henderson Park in December 2021; it is operated by Pyramid Global Hospitality.
History
La Quinta Resort & Club was created by San Francisco businessman Walter H. Morgan, who bought 1,400 acres at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains in the Coachella Valley and hired Pasadena architect Gordon Kaufmann to design 20 Spanish Colonial Revival adobe casitas. The La Quinta Hotel held a soft opening on December 29, 1926 and its public grand opening in January 1927, quickly becoming a hideaway for Hollywood stars (Greta Garbo, Clark Gable) and where Frank Capra wrote 'It Happened One Night.' The resort closed during World War II (1942-1945) and later gave its name to the city of La Quinta.
It joined Hilton's Waldorf Astoria Collection in 2006 and now operates as La Quinta Resort & Club, Curio Collection by Hilton. Morgan Stanley Real Estate acquired the resort (with PGA West) in 2007, and Blackstone sold it to Henderson Park in December 2021; it is operated by Pyramid Global Hospitality, with roughly 718-800 casitas and rooms.
Restaurants and bars
- Twenty 6 — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Golf course
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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