Where was The Royal Treatment filmed?
The royal treatment was actually largely filmed in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Yep, we were just as surprised as you to learn that the film, which seemed worlds away from the Oceanic country, managed to convincingly make use of the landscape the local area presented.
To start with, the castle scenes were filmed at Dunedin's Larnach Castle, a stunning piece of architecture on the ridge of the Otago Peninsula. It was designed by Robert Lawson in 1884, and has since become a common tourist attraction in the South Island city. It also boasts a sprawling garden filled with trees, fountains and florals.
To add, the film's scenes from inside the castle weren't actually captured at Larnach Castle. They were actually filmed in Olveston House, another historic residence in the city of Dunedin.
It was previously owned by a wealthy heiress, but per her will following her death in 1966, she gifted the residence to the City of Dunedin.
As for all the bustling New York City scenes in the film, the set was actually based on Dunedin's Vogel Street, which was designed to look like a street in Manhatten.
Located just off one of Dunedin's, main strips, filming would've no doubt disturbed the peace a little—but that said, it's incredible to see what this beautiful real-life city has to offer on the big screen.
