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DUPONT ESTATERESORT

Filming & Production

A filming location where the crew sleeps on site

Dupont Estate Resort — a private estate in La Quinta, California, in the Coachella Valley. Three separate structures, 8 bedrooms, a 39,000-gallon pool and the Santa Rosa Mountains rising directly behind the lawn. The address is not published; it is given on a call.

Talent, crew and base camp go in three different buildings. There is no hotel run at wrap.
Low white-roofed house behind a clipped hedge and gate, seen from the road through date palms, with a rocky mountain behind

Spec

Location
La Quinta, CA — Coachella Valley
Structures
3 — Main House, Guest Lodge, Spa House
Bedrooms / bathrooms
8 / 8.5
Kitchens
2 full, plus a Viking catering oven and an outdoor grill
Bars
2
Pool
39,000 gallons, plus 2 jacuzzis
Grounds
Fenced-in, private back yard; citrus, bamboo, date palms, succulents; 5-hole putting green
Backdrop
Santa Rosa Mountains, directly behind the property
Floor plan
Published — see below
Acreage
Unconfirmed
Total square footage
Unconfirmed
Ceiling heights
Unconfirmed
Power / available amperage
Unconfirmed
Parking count
Unconfirmed
Drive time from Los Angeles
Unconfirmed
Drive time from PSP airport
Unconfirmed

Floor plan

The estate's blueprint is published on this site as a downloadable PDF. Almost nothing in this category publishes a plan, and a scout should not have to phone anyone to find out how the buildings sit relative to each other.

The plan is drawn from a 2017 survey. Two spaces on it are labelled Future Bath and Future Gym: the Guest Lodge bathroom and the fitness facility, drawn as planned space. The owner lists both as additions. Both are built and in use now.

Looks

Each location on the property, named. Every one of these is in the client's own description of the estate and is photographed in the existing library; none is a claim about dressing or availability.

Main House interiors
Open-plan, one level, modern / Asian-fusion. A wall of glass onto the garden, a stone fireplace under a lit domed ceiling, a sports bar, a white baby grand.
Master suite
Private patio and in-ground hot tub, rock-Zen garden, dual vanities.
Master bath
Rock-grotto shower with 5 heads and a steam-bath feature, steam-bath jacuzzi tub with a view.
The lanai
Covered, off the living room, panoramic over the grounds.
Guest Lodge
Poolside bedrooms, second full kitchen, living room, poker table.
Spa House
Spa, sauna, massage room, 2 whirlpool baths, its own bar. Poolside.
Pool and jacuzzis
39,000-gallon pool, 2 jacuzzis, shaded cabana, covered gazebo.
Putting green
Five holes.
Movie room
3D TV.
Grounds
Citrus, bamboo, date palms, succulents, rose plantings, a fire pit, an open lawn in a fenced-in back yard.
Mountain backdrop
The Santa Rosa Mountains, immediately behind the lawn.
Street elevation
Mid-century modern roofline, date palm colonnade, mountains behind.
Square spa in the foreground, with a pool, red loungers, a stone statue and low white houses among palms behind
Street lined with tall date palms in front of clipped hedges and low white houses, with a rocky mountain behind
Octagonal wooden card table and chairs in a room opening toward the pool
Exercise room with treadmill, weights and mirrored wall
Burning octagonal fire pit ringed by red-cushioned wicker sofas, with a white cottage and a rocky mountain behind
Sunken soaking tub in a glass-walled sunroom, with blue towels on the ledge and a clipped hedge outside

Production practicalities

Load-in route and gate width
Unconfirmed
Truck access
Unconfirmed
Generator placement
Unconfirmed
Blackout / controllable light
Unconfirmed
Base camp area
Unconfirmed
Parking count
Unconfirmed
Restroom count available to crew
Unconfirmed

Crew accommodation

This is the part that is not available anywhere else in the valley.

8 bedrooms and 8.5 bathrooms across the property. Each bedroom has its own private patio.

Three buildings means talent, crew and production can be housed separately on the same property. Base camp and the unit are at the same address as the beds. Nobody drives anywhere at wrap.

Total overnight capacity
18

Permits

Not legal advice, and we are not going to pretend to file it for you. What we can tell you: filming on private property in this region still requires a city film permit, and the county runs a film commission that coordinates the process.

La Quinta's own process, notice period and insurance requirement
Unconfirmed

Production terms are given on direct contact. Tell us the dates, crew size and looks and inquire →

House rules and off-limits areas

Off-limits areas
Unconfirmed
House rules for productions
Unconfirmed
Rules on rigging, paint, set dressing and furniture moves
Unconfirmed
Insurance / COI requirement
Unconfirmed