This is the real reason we never see inside Mar-a-Lago during Members Only: Palm Beach
Taja Abitbol spilled the tea
Netflix’s Members Only: Palm Beach is basically a glittery scavenger hunt for status symbols, and the show has one holy grail it cannot stop name-dropping: Mar-a-Lago.
The cast talks about it like it’s a zip code, a personality trait, and a VIP wristband all at once.
Yet when it comes to actually showing the club, its ballroom, its dining rooms, the infamous social swirl, we get… drive-bys, gate shots, and a whole lot of “trust me, babe, I was there.” So what gives? Let’s unpack the real, very Palm Beach-y reason…
Members Only: Palm Beach stars are obsessed with Mar-a-Lago
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From episode one, Mar-a-Lago is framed as the ultimate Palm Beach measuring stick: who’s invited, who’s “regular,” who’s only popping in when there’s a ticketed charity event.
The club is pretty much used as shorthand for social ranking, and it ends up a recurring source of tension and flexing, of course.
And off-screen, the vibe matches. Cast members have publicly posted about attending events there, which only fuels the mystique: we’re meant to understand Mar-a-Lago as the room where it happens, even when the camera isn’t allowed in.
While we might catch glimpses of the grounds from nearby vantage points, anyone hoping for an interior tour is out of luck.
So yes: the series talks a huge Mar-a-Lago game, because in this social circle, being able to say “I was at Mar-a-Lago” is basically a designer label you can wear in conversation.
Why don’t cameras ever go there during the show?!
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It turns out that the production team wasn’t allowed to film inside Mar-a-Lago because of the privacy the club affords its guests, according to Newsweek.
One of the show’s main cast members, Taja Abitbol, opened up in an interview about the behind-the-scenes arrangements.
She said: “They filmed a kickoff party to one of Mar-a-Lago’s events, called The Palm Event, that took place at a different location.”
Taja is one of the show’s many cast members who has posted about Mar-a-Lago on social media. But when it comes to that exclusive club, not just anyone is getting in there.
That privacy piece is everything. Mar-a-Lago is a private club that sells exclusivity, and exclusivity is hard to maintain when a reality TV crew is capturing the room, the members, the seating charts, and the “who said hi to who” politics in 4K.
Even if the cast is comfortable being filmed, other guests didn’t sign up to become background characters in Netflix’s Palm Beach production. In that world, discretion isn’t just polite, it’s part of the product.
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