Where was My Secret Santa filmed? The Sun Peaks Resort Location
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Set in Washington state, My Secret Santa was filmed a little farther north, in British Columbia, Canada.
Set against the backdrop of Sun Peaks Resort, the festive comedy stars Virgin River’s Alexandra Breckenridge as a single mother who, after losing her job, disguises herself as Santa Claus.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of My Secret Santa, listed in order of their first appearance.
Set against the backdrop of Sun Peaks Resort, the festive comedy stars Virgin River’s Alexandra Breckenridge as a single mother who, after losing her job, disguises herself as Santa Claus.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of My Secret Santa, listed in order of their first appearance.
My Secret Santa locations
The movie opens with a series of aerial stock footage shots of snowy landscapes from various places.
The church is the Lititz Moravian Congregation in Pennsylvania. The two people skiing are from Lake Bohinj in Slovenia, in Central Europe.
The Clotz Cookie Company building is actually an Islamic school in Kazan, Russia, with the sign added digitally in post-production.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Church / Lake / Clotz Cookie Co.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Church / Lake / Clotz Cookie Co.
In the movie, Taylor lives in an apartment building in Mount Lincoln, Washington.
In reality, Mount Lincoln is not a town but an almost 6,000-foot summit in the Olympic Mountains, located on the border of Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest.
The house exterior is actually the Mariposa Manor apartment building in North Kamloops, BC.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
The exterior of the Barnacle Records store, where Taylor meets Matthew (played by Ryan Eggold), was filmed on Victoria Street in Kamloops City Centre.
The interior scenes were shot in the real shop, located just around the corner on 3 Avenue.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Maps: Exterior / Barnacle Records
The My Secret Santa resort
Most of the movie takes place in Sun Peaks Village, a charming ski-through pedestrian hub at the base of three mountains in British Columbia.
Located about 280 miles (≈450 km) northeast of Vancouver, this resort town mixes cozy European-style lodging, cafés, restaurants, and boutiques, all easily accessible on foot or on skis.
Image courtesy of Netflix and Anton Bielousov - Map
The Layne family hotel is the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel and Conference Centre, a holiday complex within Sun Peaks Resort that offers direct access to the ski lifts.
Comparable to a 4-star property, rooms typically range from CAD 200–400 (USD 140–280) per night, with higher rates during peak ski season.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
The scene pictured was filmed outside the Oya Japanese restaurant, with views of the picturesque Sun Peaks clock tower.
Sun Peaks Resort began development in the 1960s–1970s under the name Tod Mountain Ski Resort, before being rebranded in the 1980s.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
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