The filmmakers were mostly interested in filming the exterior scenes at the Paranal Residencia, the accommodation for staff operating the Very Large Telescope.
In the movie, the Residencia is supposedly the “Perla de Las Dunas”, a unique hotel in the desert.
In Quantum Of Solace, Bond makes his way to Chile’s Atacama Desert where he visits the eco-hotel of a so-called ‘environmental-entrepreneur’ Dominic Greene, who in fact has evil plans to control the water supply in Bolivia.
In reality the ‘hotel’ is a residence for the scientists and engineers at the Paranal Observatory.
Tourists are able to take guided tours of the complex, but you can’t actually stay overnight unless you work there.
