Choosing where to hold a corporate retreat isn’t just a logistics decision — it shapes the whole experience, from how a team bonds to how their headshots turn out. Palm Springs gives companies an unusual range of options for this, all within a short drive of each other, and we’ve spent years photographing teams across the best of them.
Downtown, the Palm Springs Convention Center offers over 261,000 square feet of flexible, modern meeting space with easy access to hotels, restaurants, and the Palm Springs Art Museum next door — a solid choice for large groups that still want a walkable, culturally rich setting. A short drive out in Indian Wells, the Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa and Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa both pair versatile indoor and outdoor event space with genuine desert scenery — manicured gardens, mountain views, and enough natural light to make outdoor headshot sessions feel effortless.
For retreats that want history and character, La Quinta Resort & Club brings Spanish-style architecture, forty-one pools, and settings ranging from grand ballrooms to intimate garden courtyards. The Ace Hotel & Swim Club goes the opposite direction with a mid-century, poolside-lounge energy that suits teams looking for something less traditional, while the Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs leans fully into a playful, island-inspired atmosphere with colorful backdrops built right in.
If the goal is pure luxury, The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage delivers hillside panoramic views and a sophisticated, tech-equipped meeting space, and the Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa adds a water park and three golf courses into the mix for teams that want recreation built into the retreat. The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is the wildcard on this list — an unconventional venue where animal encounters and desert scenery turn a routine offsite into something genuinely memorable. Rounding it out, the Palm Springs Marriott Resort & Spa offers a stylish, centrally located option with a mountain-view pool deck perfect for both meetings and portraits.
Whichever venue a company chooses, our approach stays the same: showing up ready to capture the energy of the retreat itself and to make each headshot session feel quick, comfortable, and genuinely reflective of the person in front of the camera.