INTRODUCTION
Desert Island Country Club is unlike any other community in the Coachella Valley. Described by the club itself as "Club Life Less Ordinary," Desert Island offers something no other private golf club community in the valley can: panoramic elevated views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains from three high-rise condominium buildings rising above a 25-acre sparkling lake on a secluded private island at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in the heart of Rancho Mirage.
Desert Island has had a fascinating name history. Originally opened as Desert Island Golf and Country Club in 1971,the property was briefly rebranded in 2017 as The Sinatra Resort and Country Club and later The S at Rancho Mirage under ambitious plans to add a hotel and revamp the property. The community has since returned to its roots and operates today as Desert Island Country Club, a name that perfectly captures what makes it so extraordinary.
Established in 1971 on 160 acres at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive, Desert Island is a private gated community of 226 condominiums in three high-rise buildings, two with seven stories and one with five, all surrounding a Desmond Muirhead-designed 18-hole championship golf course that hugs the perimeter of the island. The 25-acre lake that encircles the island creates a unique natural security barrier, with buildings monitored by video surveillance and 24-hour on-site management in addition to guard-gated access.
Life at Desert Island is defined by its extraordinary setting. Several acres of island greenbelt with citrus trees and mature landscaping make it a beautiful and serene place to walk. The yacht club with its fleet of pedal boats, catch-and-release fishing on the lake, a 39,000 sq ft recently remodeled clubhouse with dining and banquet facilities, and pools and spas in each building round out an amenity package as unique as the community itself.
With condominiums ranging from approximately $500,000 to $1,900,000 for the most spectacular penthouses, Desert Island offers a living experience that is quietly extraordinary and unlike anything else the desert has to offer.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate are your Coachella Valley specialists for Desert Island Country Club real estate. Call today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com.
THE COURSE
Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart Championship Golf Course
18 holes | Par 72 | 6,716 yards | Rating 71.9 | Slope 128
Bermuda Grass greens and fairways
Designed by Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart | Built 1971
Tee times available for non-members
The championship golf course at Desert Island was designed by Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart and built in 1971, making it one of the earliest Muirhead layouts in the Coachella Valley. Muirhead designed the Desert Island course just before beginning his celebrated partnership with Jack Nicklaus, giving this layout a special place in golf architecture history.
The course is laid out along the perimeter of the island property, creating a circular routing that takes full advantage of the lake, the mountain views, and the island's unique topography. Playing to 6,716 yards at Par 72 with a rating of 71.9and slope of 128, the course features Bermuda Grass greens and fairways, gentle slopes, shade trees, and short distances between greens and tee boxes.
Tee times are available for both members and non-members, offering a semi-public experience where visitors enjoy many of the amenities and privileges traditionally associated with private clubs. Personal amenities including chilled towels, insulated water bottles, and a mobile refreshment cart enhance every round.
Golf membership initiation: $5,000 single, $10,000 couple
Golf annual dues: $6,185/year single ($515/month), $12,370/year couple ($1,030/month)
Introductory memberships available to test drive the club before becoming an equity member
THE RESIDENCES
Desert Island Country Club offers 226 condominiums in three high-rise buildings on a 25-acre island surrounded by a 25-acre sparkling lake in Rancho Mirage. Two buildings rise to seven stories and one to five stories, all offering dramatic elevated views that are simply unavailable at any ground-level community in the Coachella Valley.
All units are on fee simple land with no land lease. Units range from approximately 1,200 to over 5,000 sq ft with 1 to 4 bedrooms. Most units are approximately 2,000 sq ft with very large terraces and balconies. The most spectacular penthouse units command the highest positions in the buildings with unobstructed 360-degree panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains and the lake below.
Every building has its own year-round heated pool and spa. The restaurant in the clubhouse offers residents dining discounts. The island environment, surrounded by the lake with buildings monitored by video surveillance and 24-hour security, creates one of the most genuinely secure private residential environments in the Coachella Valley.
2025-2026 market snapshot: Condos range from approximately $500,000 to $1,900,000. Average days on market approximately 29 days, making Desert Island one of the faster-moving private club markets in Rancho Mirage.
REAL ESTATE AT A GLANCE
AMENITIES
Golf
Clubhouse and Dining
Recreation
Security
HISTORY
The story of Desert Island Country Club begins with a well. In the early 1970s, Thunderbird Country Club member L.L. "Red" Oakes drilled a well at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage that struck water and created an unexpected oasis in the desert. That discovery inspired a vision: a private island community unlike anything that existed anywhere in the Coachella Valley.
Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart were commissioned to design the 18-hole championship golf course, which Muirhead laid out along the perimeter of the island in 1971 just before beginning his celebrated partnership with Jack Nicklaus. The course design was one of Muirhead's last independent layouts before that legendary collaboration began.
Construction of the three high-rise buildings, two rising to seven stories and one to five, produced 226 condominium units that remain the only high-rise residential property in the Coachella Valley. The elevated units offer panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains that no ground-level community in the valley can replicate.
The community has carried more than one name through its history. Originally opened as Desert Island Golf and Country Club in 1971, the property was briefly rebranded in 2017 as The Sinatra Resort and Country Club and subsequently The S at Rancho Mirage under plans to add a hotel and significantly revamp the property. Those plans ultimately did not materialize and the community returned to its original identity as Desert Island Country Club,honoring the island setting and the golf club history that has defined it since the beginning.
Today Desert Island Country Club is recognized as one of the most distinctive and genuinely unique private residential communities in the American West, offering what the club itself describes as "Club Life Less Ordinary" in a setting that has no equal in the desert.
LOCATION
Desert Island Country Club is located at 71777 Frank Sinatra Drive at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage, California.
Eisenhower Medical Center is directly nearby. The River shopping and entertainment center is minutes away. The historic Sunnylands Center and Gardens is close by. El Paseo in Palm Desert is a short drive. Highway 111 and Interstate 10 connect residents to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, and Palm Springs. Palm Springs International Airport is approximately 20 minutes away.
WHY WORK WITH BILLY AND STACY THOMAN
Desert Island Country Club is one of the most unique and genuinely singular communities in the Coachella Valley. With only 226 units in the only high-rise residential property in the desert, a 25-acre island setting, panoramic mountain and lake views, and an average of just 29 days on market, Desert Island is a community that rewards buyers who move decisively with the right guidance.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate specialize in Coachella Valley luxury real estate with deep knowledge of Desert Island Country Club, The Springs Country Club, Morningside Country Club, Mission Hills Country Club, Tamarisk Country Club, and the full range of Rancho Mirage country club communities.
Whether you are searching for an entry-level island retreat, a spacious two-bedroom unit with mountain views, or a penthouse with 360-degree panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, Billy and Stacy bring the expertise and local relationships to find exactly the right fit.
Call Billy and Stacy Thoman at Billy Thoman Real Estate today or visit
INTRODUCTION
Desert Island Country Club is unlike any other community in the Coachella Valley. Described by the club itself as "Club Life Less Ordinary," Desert Island offers something no other private golf club community in the valley can: panoramic elevated views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains from three high-rise condominium buildings rising above a 25-acre sparkling lake on a secluded private island at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in the heart of Rancho Mirage.
Desert Island has had a fascinating name history. Originally opened as Desert Island Golf and Country Club in 1971,the property was briefly rebranded in 2017 as The Sinatra Resort and Country Club and later The S at Rancho Mirage under ambitious plans to add a hotel and revamp the property. The community has since returned to its roots and operates today as Desert Island Country Club, a name that perfectly captures what makes it so extraordinary.
Established in 1971 on 160 acres at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive, Desert Island is a private gated community of 226 condominiums in three high-rise buildings, two with seven stories and one with five, all surrounding a Desmond Muirhead-designed 18-hole championship golf course that hugs the perimeter of the island. The 25-acre lake that encircles the island creates a unique natural security barrier, with buildings monitored by video surveillance and 24-hour on-site management in addition to guard-gated access.
Life at Desert Island is defined by its extraordinary setting. Several acres of island greenbelt with citrus trees and mature landscaping make it a beautiful and serene place to walk. The yacht club with its fleet of pedal boats, catch-and-release fishing on the lake, a 39,000 sq ft recently remodeled clubhouse with dining and banquet facilities, and pools and spas in each building round out an amenity package as unique as the community itself.
With condominiums ranging from approximately $500,000 to $1,900,000 for the most spectacular penthouses, Desert Island offers a living experience that is quietly extraordinary and unlike anything else the desert has to offer.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate are your Coachella Valley specialists for Desert Island Country Club real estate. Call today or visit MyHomeInTheDesert.com.
THE COURSE
Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart Championship Golf Course
18 holes | Par 72 | 6,716 yards | Rating 71.9 | Slope 128
Bermuda Grass greens and fairways
Designed by Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart | Built 1971
Tee times available for non-members
The championship golf course at Desert Island was designed by Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart and built in 1971, making it one of the earliest Muirhead layouts in the Coachella Valley. Muirhead designed the Desert Island course just before beginning his celebrated partnership with Jack Nicklaus, giving this layout a special place in golf architecture history.
The course is laid out along the perimeter of the island property, creating a circular routing that takes full advantage of the lake, the mountain views, and the island's unique topography. Playing to 6,716 yards at Par 72 with a rating of 71.9and slope of 128, the course features Bermuda Grass greens and fairways, gentle slopes, shade trees, and short distances between greens and tee boxes.
Tee times are available for both members and non-members, offering a semi-public experience where visitors enjoy many of the amenities and privileges traditionally associated with private clubs. Personal amenities including chilled towels, insulated water bottles, and a mobile refreshment cart enhance every round.
Golf membership initiation: $5,000 single, $10,000 couple
Golf annual dues: $6,185/year single ($515/month), $12,370/year couple ($1,030/month)
Introductory memberships available to test drive the club before becoming an equity member
THE RESIDENCES
Desert Island Country Club offers 226 condominiums in three high-rise buildings on a 25-acre island surrounded by a 25-acre sparkling lake in Rancho Mirage. Two buildings rise to seven stories and one to five stories, all offering dramatic elevated views that are simply unavailable at any ground-level community in the Coachella Valley.
All units are on fee simple land with no land lease. Units range from approximately 1,200 to over 5,000 sq ft with 1 to 4 bedrooms. Most units are approximately 2,000 sq ft with very large terraces and balconies. The most spectacular penthouse units command the highest positions in the buildings with unobstructed 360-degree panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains and the lake below.
Every building has its own year-round heated pool and spa. The restaurant in the clubhouse offers residents dining discounts. The island environment, surrounded by the lake with buildings monitored by video surveillance and 24-hour security, creates one of the most genuinely secure private residential environments in the Coachella Valley.
2025-2026 market snapshot: Condos range from approximately $500,000 to $1,900,000. Average days on market approximately 29 days, making Desert Island one of the faster-moving private club markets in Rancho Mirage.
REAL ESTATE AT A GLANCE
AMENITIES
Golf
Clubhouse and Dining
Recreation
Security
HISTORY
The story of Desert Island Country Club begins with a well. In the early 1970s, Thunderbird Country Club member L.L. "Red" Oakes drilled a well at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage that struck water and created an unexpected oasis in the desert. That discovery inspired a vision: a private island community unlike anything that existed anywhere in the Coachella Valley.
Desmond Muirhead and Walter R. Stewart were commissioned to design the 18-hole championship golf course, which Muirhead laid out along the perimeter of the island in 1971 just before beginning his celebrated partnership with Jack Nicklaus. The course design was one of Muirhead's last independent layouts before that legendary collaboration began.
Construction of the three high-rise buildings, two rising to seven stories and one to five, produced 226 condominium units that remain the only high-rise residential property in the Coachella Valley. The elevated units offer panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains that no ground-level community in the valley can replicate.
The community has carried more than one name through its history. Originally opened as Desert Island Golf and Country Club in 1971, the property was briefly rebranded in 2017 as The Sinatra Resort and Country Club and subsequently The S at Rancho Mirage under plans to add a hotel and significantly revamp the property. Those plans ultimately did not materialize and the community returned to its original identity as Desert Island Country Club,honoring the island setting and the golf club history that has defined it since the beginning.
Today Desert Island Country Club is recognized as one of the most distinctive and genuinely unique private residential communities in the American West, offering what the club itself describes as "Club Life Less Ordinary" in a setting that has no equal in the desert.
LOCATION
Desert Island Country Club is located at 71777 Frank Sinatra Drive at the corner of Bob Hope Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive in Rancho Mirage, California.
Eisenhower Medical Center is directly nearby. The River shopping and entertainment center is minutes away. The historic Sunnylands Center and Gardens is close by. El Paseo in Palm Desert is a short drive. Highway 111 and Interstate 10 connect residents to Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert, and Palm Springs. Palm Springs International Airport is approximately 20 minutes away.
WHY WORK WITH BILLY AND STACY THOMAN
Desert Island Country Club is one of the most unique and genuinely singular communities in the Coachella Valley. With only 226 units in the only high-rise residential property in the desert, a 25-acre island setting, panoramic mountain and lake views, and an average of just 29 days on market, Desert Island is a community that rewards buyers who move decisively with the right guidance.
Billy and Stacy Thoman of Billy Thoman Real Estate specialize in Coachella Valley luxury real estate with deep knowledge of Desert Island Country Club, The Springs Country Club, Morningside Country Club, Mission Hills Country Club, Tamarisk Country Club, and the full range of Rancho Mirage country club communities.
Whether you are searching for an entry-level island retreat, a spacious two-bedroom unit with mountain views, or a penthouse with 360-degree panoramic views of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, Billy and Stacy bring the expertise and local relationships to find exactly the right fit.
Call Billy and Stacy Thoman at Billy Thoman Real Estate today or visit
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