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Over the seven seasons of Love Island USA, contestants have been treated to a variety of accommodations, ranging from tropical villas to luxury stateside hotels.
The reality dating series — an international edition of the original U.K. version — brings together a group of single contestants (Islanders) into one villa to find love. Throughout their time in the villa, the Islanders are presented with a series of tests, including new bombshell contestants, Casa Amor and more. The villas serve as a backdrop to the entire show, providing Islanders with a variety of areas to lounge and chat.
Season 7 — which premiered on June 3 — takes place at the same Fijian villa that the previous season of Love Island USA was filmed in. In a May 2025 Entertainment Tonight promo, host Ariana Madix showed off the house’s revamped Hideaway, plus a brand-new speakeasy and sauna.
“To ensure things get extra-hot this season,” she added.
So, where has Love Island USA taken place over the years? Here’s everything to know about where Love Island USA is filmed.
Fiji
Several seasons of Love Island USA have been filmed in Fiji, including seasons 1, 5, 6 and 7.
Arielle Vandenberg, who hosted the show’s first three seasons, gave fans a tour of the first-ever villa for the U.S. series in 2019. The house featured 3,000 locally sourced Fijian plants for the gardens, outdoor decks and custom-printed fabrics from Los Angeles, Sydney and Fiji. The Hideaway was designed by Jonathan Adler.
Season 5 took place in a different house. In addition to a new “sunset nook,” the house featured Love Island villa staples like a heart shower, communal bedroom, private lounge and the firepit, according to a 2023 tour.
For the season 6 villa, more than 50 locals worked with the show’s production designer to renovate an existing property in Fiji to transform it, per Today. The 50,000 square foot property featured two pools, an updated Hideaway, a ping pong table and more.
Season 7 takes place in the same villa.
Las Vegas
In 2020, Love Island USA’s season 2 was hosted stateside due to the pandemic. This time, the Islanders were sequestered in Las Vegas on The Cromwell’s rooftop.
The show’s production designer transformed the hotel into a typical villa, including a fire pit, outdoor gym, pool and sundeck, per CBS News.
Hawaii
Season 3 of Love Island USA was still hosted in the United States in 2021, but this time, Islanders were taken to a villa in Hawaii.
The season was filmed at Water Falling Estate in Nīnole, Hawaii, per Forbes. The property included two waterfalls and a waterslide, according to Entertainment Tonight.
“It was a wild ride to see the creatives at CBS/Love Island USA turn our typically zen Big Island oasis to a candyland of color, lights, patterns and party energy!” the property’s Instagram account posted after the season wrapped up in September 2021. “I wish we could have kept the fire pit, all of the cool decks & thousands of twinkle lights – but was fun to see what big vision & imagination can create!”
California
Love Island USA season 4 was brought back to the mainland in 2022 for the show’s first season on Peacock after moving over from CBS. In July 2022, the Santa Barbara Independent confirmed that the season was filmed at Dos Pueblos Ranch in Santa Barbara, Calif.
In a 2022 villa tour, new host Sarah Hyland showed off a workout area, brand-new treehouse, hidden seating areas and more.
