Every day, from deciding whether or not to hit snooze to choosing to read a few more pages before shutting our eyes, our brains are a blur of choices—approximately 35,000 according to prevailing research. And frankly, it’s exhausting trying to make the right one every time. A vacation reboot would help… but travel planning requires even more decisions, which obviously defeats the purpose.
And so the trip gets backburnered again. What if there was a place that made choosing easy—because there’s no possible wrong answer? A land where you could decide to do all the things on the visitor’s bureau checklist, or none of them, and have an equally good time?
Enter La Quinta, California, a city of championship golf courses, towering palms, sprawling resorts with pools and spas, Old Hollywood lore, dramatic mountain backdrops, purple skies at dusk, and savory restaurants tucked into a calm corner of the Coachella Valley. It’s a place where you’re encouraged to do only what you love and what makes you feel most alive. Here in this sun-kissed slice of paradise, choose to follow the itinerary that is most Quinta-ssentially you.
There are 20 golf courses within the city limits, including the nine at the PGA West, a 2,000-acre luxury golf resort and community. Among those are the Mountain Course and the Stadium Course, which blend stunning natural beauty, manicured landscapes, challenging holes and expert designs by masters Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus, and Greg Norman. You can hit up the pickleball and tennis courts at Fritz Burns Park from dawn until well past dusk.
The 12-acre green space also features a skate park, a children’s playground, a pool, and a dedicated area to play fetch with your pup. If you need to brush up on the rules of your chosen game, book some time with the pros at La Quinta Resort & Club, where you can rent equipment or pick up a match. Whether you’re craving laid-back brunch bites, like the huckleberry hotcakes or double smashburgers at the farm-to-table eatery Beautiful Day, or a night on the town enjoying minty lamb chops and mai tais exploding with citrusy pucker at DSRT Club, La Quinta’s culinary scene does not disappoint.
Greet the day with Mexican delicacies like machaca or chilaquiles on the colorful porch at Casa Mendoza. If you have a hankering for south-of-the-border specialties later in the day, they also make a mean molcajete, seafood enchiladas, or tacos al pastor. Come afternoon, head to La Quinta Cliffhouse for the legendary nightly happy hour and stay for supper at sunset.
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