The Breakers Palm Beach

Address:Palm Beach, Florida

The Breakers in Palm Beach delivers the finest in beachfront luxury. This 140-acre property, with its magnificent Italian Renaissance-style architecture, is renowned for its outstanding beachfront experience. The 550-unit wooden hotel is currently undergoing a $225 million renovation to improve 160 of the guest rooms, though the remainder of the rooms are still open to visitors in the meantime.

Built in 1890's by real estate and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler, and intended as a winter resort for the very wealthy, the Breakers is said to have been the largest wooden structure in the world. Since burning down in 1903, and then again in 1925, the rebuilt seven-story Breakers has maintained its elegance and magnificence.

The Breakers in Palm Beach features twin Belvedere towers modeled after the Villa Medici in Rome, a Florentine fountain based on the fountain in the Boboli Garden in Florence, and a main lobby patterned after the Great Hall of the Palazzo Carega in Genoa. Sporting five seaside pools, a 100-yard private beach, a 6,200-yard golf course, and a 6,160-square-foot family entertainment center, The Breakers has something for everyone. The Breakers' 20,000-square-foot spa offers an oceanfront whirlpool spa, a lap pool, and 17 private treatment rooms. The exclusive Flagler Club, on the seventh and eighth floors of the Breakers in Palm Beach, is a 28-room model of luxury for those who want the best the hotel has to offer, boasting personal butlers and concierges, as well as 24-hour tea, hors d'oeuvres, cocktailss and desserts. These intimate services are designed for discerning visitors, who return year after year. Dining options at the Breakers in Palm Beach include everything from a world-class steakhouse to a seafood bar to pan-Asian cuisine.

Room rates plummet in the off-season, making a stay at the Breakers in Palm Beach affordable for vacationing couples and families alike. Get to the Breakers is easy. Visitors should exit I-95 at Okeechobee Blvd. E., head east to S. County Rd., and turn left. Come stay at the Breakers in Palm Beach, and experience Florida's luxury at its finest.