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Below are some favorites to acquaint you with the area’s hundreds of accommodations — from restored, historic castle-size properties to the contemporary luxury hotels and popular chains. They are listed by geographic area for your convenience. We welcome your comments and hope to include your own suggestions about places to stay in future editions of The Insiders’ Guide® to Boca Raton & The Palm Beaches.
Assume the most expensive rates will be between November and March, but it's best to inquire individually as to when each hotel adjusts its seasonal rates. Many, for instance, raise rates November 1 and again the week of Christmas.
Note: Each entry in this chapter has a dollar code intended to serve as a general price guide. The designation is based on the average cost of one night’s lodging for two people (double occupancy) during the winter (peak) season.
Price-code Key
$50 and less  $
$51 to $100 $$
$101 to $150 $$$
$151 and more $$$$
Unless otherwise noted, all accommodations accept at least MasterCard and Visa. Inquire when you make your reservation about which credit cards are accepted. Also, in the case of long-term stays, find out in advance what the accommodation’s policies are regarding cancellations.
Here’s wishing you a comfortable and pleasant stay.
Boca Raton
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Best Western University Inn
2700 N. Federal Hwy. •
$$ • 395-5225
This is a convenient place to land, with complimentary van service to and from Palm Beach International and Fort Lauderdale International airports. The inn has 92 rooms, and prices include a continental breakfast served from 7 to 10 AM. In the off-season until December 15, the inn is an even better value. Adjacent Zuckerello’s restaurant is a popular spot for lunch and dinner buffets. Amenities at the inn include a heated swimming pool, sauna and meeting rooms designed to accommodate up to 125 for seminars, banquets and social gatherings.
Boca Inn Motel
1801 N. Federal Hwy. •
$$ • 395-7500
This inn can accommodate groups of up to 50 people and has 50 guest rooms overlooking a swimming pool. The adjacent Punjab restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine, and the inn is walking distance to Peking and Pine Garden Chinese restaurants, Bennigan’s, Fran’s Chicken Haven and other eateries along Federal Highway. Inquire about extra-low summer rates.
Boca Raton Marriott
5150 Town Center Cir. •
$$$-$$$$ • 392-4600
The 12-story contemporary Marriott has 256 rooms, convention and banquet facilities, a gift shop and in-house dining and entertainment at the 5150 Brasserie. The Marriott is the hub of a 28-acre, mixed-use destination of 30 upscale shops and boutiques and eight restaurants. Services include a concierge, car rental desk, valet and self parking.
Rooms have cable television and mini-bars. Recreational amenities include an outdoor swimming pool and a health club equipped with sauna, hydrotherapy pool and exercise room. Guests have complimentary use of the neighboring Bally’s Scandinavian/Olympiad Health Club. Nearby are golf and tennis, with the beaches and boating opportunities a few miles east.
The Radisson Suite Hotel in west Boca Raton.
Photo: E. "Manny" Abraben
The Shops at Boca Center offer fine merchandise, art galleries and salons. The Marriott provides transportation but also is walking distance to Town Center, a 192-store regional mall with anchors such as Bloomingdale’s, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Burdines and Sears.
The hotel’s fourth floor is designated nonsmoking, and a concierge level has rooms with other upgraded services. Boca Raton Marriott is off Military Trail, west of I-95 and north of Palmetto Park Road.
Boca Raton Resort and Club
501 E. Camino Real • 395-3000 •
$$$-$$$$ • (800) 327-0101
The term “hotel” in Boca Raton refers to Her, the one and only. The city has many fine establishments, marvelous places to stay, but the Hotel is the only incarnation of history, romance, legend and real life — with clean sheets that whisper and friendly ghosts who hum.
Our doyenne, and the inspiration for illustrator Thomas B. Allen’s 1987 limited-edition pastel “The Lady of Boca,” she is a patron saint who knows how to cook.
Born in the imagination of Addison Mizner and making her debut on February 26, 1926, the 100-room Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn became an expanded private club in 1930, and a luxury hotel again in 1944. “The Boca” has hosted the rich, famous and well-connected, as you’ll see in our History chapter. A milestone in its elaborate past, current owners renamed her the Boca Raton Resort and Club in the mid-1980s.
Configured around 223 groomed acres perched along the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway, with 133 more acres and additional amenities off the main property, Boca Raton Resort and Club continues to draw the world’s most sophisticated travelers — people who can afford any accommodations and wouldn’t stay anywhere else.
Guest room choices range from the original Cloister and the Palm Court Club concierge-level; the contemporary 27-story Tower with ocean views; secluded Golf Villa apartments on the main golf course; and the Boca Beach Club, a sister property where a private half-mile stretch of ocean and beach cabanas complement the amenities package. Dozens of suites enhance a total of 963 rooms.
Room packages for three or seven nights include golf, tennis, health and fitness — maybe even romance.
Guests who like to hit the links will be pleased to know the Resort and Club was rated one of America’s top golf resorts by Golf magazine. Golfers can take advantage of two 18-hole championship courses, created by well-known designer Joe Lee, as well as the Dave Pelz Short Game Golf School.
If you’d rather pick up a racket than a club, revel in the fact that World Tennis magazine ranks the hotel among the top six tennis resorts in the country. New in 1996 are 18 hydro-grid clay tennis courts to expand the existing 34 clay surfaces. Hydro-grids are misted systematically from underground for optimum texture. There’s also expanded parking on the Camino Real lot and a remodeled main entrance. A new tennis clubhouse and fitness center is under construction.
Further expansion plans call for a new 120,000-square-foot conference center, another 18-hole signature golf course, more spa space and a new golf clubhouse.
Seven restaurants in the main hotel and four at the Beach Club comprise seemingly limitless dining selections.
Guest services include laundry and valet, room service, a concierge, a beauty salon and barber shop, valet parking, safe deposit boxes, a reading room and complimentary transportation between hotel properties and to nearby downtown shopping destinations. Mizner’s Dream, a teak vintage motor yacht, ferries passengers between the main hotel and the Beach Club. Retail treats include 11 boutiques and the Curzon Gallery of fine art.
Other amenities include Olympic-size swimming pools, a 23-slip marina, rental boats, watersports, fitness centers, biking, walking and jogging. Call for current rates, special packages and reservations.
Courtyard by Marriott
2000 N.W. Executive Ct. • 241-7070 •
$$-$$$ • (800) 321-2211
Courtyards are designed with the business traveler in mind. Rates are adjusted for weekday, weekend and seasonal stays. Holidays that fall on a weekday are therefore less expensive than they might be elsewhere. The hotel has 152 rooms, including some that are handicapped-accessible, 12 deluxe suites equipped with small refrigerators, a restaurant that serves breakfast and a lobby lounge open from 5 to 10 PM. A heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa offer guests a nice place to relax. The on-site fitness room with Universal equipment and two exercise bikes is designed for those who like to stay in shape while traveling.
Crown Sterling Suites Hotel
701 N.W. 53rd St. • 997-9500 •
$$$ • (800) 433-4600
This four-story contemporary home-away-from-home has 183 suites, with hot cooked-to-order breakfast included. Conveniences include TV with remote and telephones in both rooms, a microwave oven, refrigerator and coffee maker. With 3,200 square feet of meeting space accommodating 10 to 80 people, the Crown Sterling is ideal for small to medium-size business conferences. There’s an outdoor pool, and fitness-conscious guests are given complimentary passes to nearby Bally’s Scandinavian/Olympiad Health Club.
Days Inn of Boca Raton
2899 N. Federal Hwy. •
$-$$ • 395-7172
Conveniently situated in central Boca, the inn used to be an Econo Lodge. It has 48 guest rooms with color cable TVs, and amenities include an outdoor swimming pool. Eateries within walking distance include a Denny’s, the Boca Diner and Zuckerello’s Restaurant.
Embassy Suites
661 N.W. 53rd St. •
$$-$$$$ • 994-8200
What an ace location! Of all the I-95 interchanges, Exit 40 at Yamato Road is the easternmost point. Embassy Suites also is the site of the city’s Tri-Rail commuter station. The seven-story hotel has 263 suites, each outfitted with a separate bedroom, living room with sleeper sofa and work area, telephones and televisions in both rooms, a microwave oven, refrigerator and coffee maker. Guests receive a full, cooked-to-order breakfast, and the manager hosts a two-hour cocktail reception daily.
The 80-seat Palm Theater or one of several conference hospitality suites is available for meetings and can be set up to accommodate special needs.
Dining and banquet facilities, an outdoor swimming pool and fitness center bring it all together for the busy traveler.
Holiday Inn
1950 Glades Rd. • 368-5200 •
$$-$$$ • (800) HOLIDAY
Great access — right at I-95 and two blocks from Town Center mall — makes the inn ideal for business travelers on the go. Accommodations include five levels of rooms and three levels of suites — a total of 176 — surrounding a sweeping expanse of landscaped courtyard, a large heated swimming pool, a whirlpool spa and a shallow wading pool. Stay in-house for breakfast, lunch or dinner, or several popular restaurants are within walking distance. Corporate meeting packages and wedding packages are available.
Holiday Inn Boca Raton West
8144 W. Glades Rd. • 482-7070 •
$-$$ • (800) HOLIDAY
A hall of fame contender for value, this accommodation has the Pete Rose Ballpark Cafe (see our Restaurants chapter for details about the cafe and the owner’s nationally syndicated radio show broadcast live from its sound booth), 97 guest rooms, meeting rooms for parties of 60, an outdoor heated swimming pool and super accessibility just west of Florida’s Turnpike entrance. Hotel personnel can arrange limousine or bus transportation to Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton airports, area shopping centers, restaurants and other attractions. The inn is only a half-mile from the Boca Raton Municipal Golf Course (see our Golf chapter).
Services include complimentary newspapers, free parking and safe deposit boxes. Call (800) 23 HOTEL for details on the inn’s participation in Florida Mini-Vacation packages.
The Inn at Boca Teeca
5800 N.W. Second Ave. •
$$-$$$ • (800) 344-6995
Daily, weekly and monthly accommodations are available at this lodge in Boca Teeca Country Club (see our Retirement chapter), a condominium community primarily popular with retirees. Forty-six rooms are available poolside. Amenities include access to the semiprivate golf course with 27 holes, free tennis on six courts, men’s and women’s exercise rooms, a large swimming pool (heated in the winter) and a recreation hall with pool table and Ping Pong.
To reach Boca Teeca, take Yamato Road east of I-95 to N.W. Second Avenue (also Boca Raton Boulevard); turn left and go north — the guest lodge is on your right at the next traffic light.
La Boca Casa By the Ocean Resort
365 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • 392-0885
The timeshare resort has 19 furnished one-bedroom condominiums, occasionally available by the week. There’s a swimming pool on the property, which is across Fla. Highway A1A from the ocean. Nearby is the oceanfront Red Reef Executive Golf Course (see our Golf chapter), a par 32 challenge where you haul the clubs and the Atlantic breeze caddies the ball.
Ocean Lodge
531 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$-$$ • 395-7772
Newly renovated in 1995, Ocean Lodge has 18 rooms — 14 with kitchens. Across from the beach, the lodge is walking distance to the oceanfront, par 32 Red Reef Executive Golf Course (see Golf). Within a short drive are shopping and dining along Palmetto Park Road, at Royal Palm Plaza and Mizner Park. Ocean Lodge has a heated swimming pool and shaded barbecue area, complimentary coffee service, maid service and a laundry room. Weekly and monthly packages are available.
Radisson Bridge
Resort of Boca Raton
999 E. Camino Real •
$$-$$$$ • 368-9500
Originally known as The Bridge Hotel, the resort enjoys the same scrumptious views as the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Built in 1980 by the late Richard Dinallo, an affluent retired electrical contractor from New Jersey, the resort underwent a major redo of its 121 rooms in recent years. One early rumor described the unusual number of electrical outlets — said to be an idiosyncrasy reflecting Dinallo’s taste for convenience. Others said he merely anticipated the future of legalized gambling and wanted to be ready to open a casino.
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Well, casinos remains illegal, but almost anything else goes at the Radisson Bridge. It’s great for a honeymoon, weekend getaway, a power lunch, bar or bat mitzvah celebrations and Sunday brunch. All guest rooms have balconies with views of the Intracoastal or the Atlantic, and some corner suites have both. The outdoor circular heated pool and sun deck are nestled close to the Intracoastal Waterway, literally in the shadow of the Inlet Bridge. Amenities include a separate health club and sauna for men and women, complimentary valet or self parking, bicycle rentals and dockside rentals of WaveRunners and boats.
Carmen’s Restaurant and Lounge at the Top of the Bridge has panoramic views of the city and serves one of Boca’s best Sunday brunches. At Watercolors outdoor cafe (see our Restaurants chapter) — currently the only Boca Raton spot to dine on the Intracoastal — guests may enjoy a meal or watch the world drift by as boats head to and from the inlet.
Business travelers especially appreciate the resort’s executive meeting space for corporate seminars or conferences. For worldwide reservations, call (800) 333-3333.
Radisson Suite
Hotel – Boca Raton
7920 Glades Rd. •
$$$-$$$$ • 483-3600
There’s great accessibility here, with the hotel in the Arvida Parkway Center next door to Florida’s Turnpike at Exit 75.
Shops, restaurants and sophisticated lakeside meeting facilities complement the Radisson’s 200 suites. Each room has a microwave oven, coffee maker, mini-bar, private balcony, two voice-mail telephones, a hair dryer, iron and ironing board. A hot cooked-to-order breakfast and complimentary two-hour cocktail reception are included.
Lakeside meeting facilities, including three meeting rooms in the hotel, a nearby 3,400-square-foot conference center and Pete’s (neighboring restaurant) banquet room accommodate groups of up to 200 for business or social functions.
Whether you like to work out or just relax, the hotel offers a variety of recreational opportunities, including a heated outdoor pool and soothing whirlpool, an on-site fitness center and a lakeside parcours. Guests also enjoy privileges at nearby golf courses and country clubs, the use of a dine-around card good at Park of Commerce restaurants, and complimentary shuttle service within the Boca Raton area.
This hotel consistently receives the Radisson President’s Award.
Use the reservations system at (800) 333-3333 to make the Radisson’s acquaintance.
Ramada Inn
2901 N. Federal Hwy. • 395-6850 •
$$-$$$ • (800) 272-6232
Formerly the Paramount and previously a Ramada Hotel, the 95-room Ramada Inn is convenient for business travelers in need of meeting and catering facilities. There’s a full-service restaurant and lounge, heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa. The hotel offers several handicapped-accessible rooms.
Other nearby eateries include the Boca Diner, a Denny’s and Zuckerello’s.
Residence Inn By Marriott
525 N.W. 77th St. •
$$-$$$ • 994-3222
There are 120 guest suites at the Residence Inn, directly off I-95 at the Congress Avenue interchange north of Yamato Road. Two meeting rooms here can accommodate groups of 30. Suites have full kitchens and a complimentary continental breakfast. Amenities include a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, basketball court, gas barbecue grills, access to golf and tennis facilities, a health club, weekday cocktail receptions and complimentary shuttle service within Boca Raton. Ask about studio and penthouse suites as well as weekly and monthly rates.
Riviera Apartments
424 N.E. Wavecrest Way •
$ • 391-5984
A small collection of 10 one- and two-bedroom apartments is available, though scarce, at Riviera, on Fla. Highway A1A near the entrance to South Beach. Furnished one-bedroom units are available monthly. Two-bedroom apartments require a yearly lease, but at the time of this writing, all units were occupied.
The Sheraton Inn – Boca Raton
2000 N.W. 19th St. •
$$-$$$ • 368-5252
A pond-skip from the Holiday Inn – Glades and walking distance to Town Center mall, the Sheraton is just west of I-95 and south of Glades Road at the corner of Sheraton Way. The 193-room, five-story hotel has full dining and live entertainment in the lounge on weekends. Its newest restaurant, Meson Madrid, is discussed in our Restaurants chapter.
Enjoy a private balcony breakfast overlooking the Atlantic Ocean at one of the many area resort hotels.
Photo: Four Seasons Ocean Grand Hotel
Fax service, in-room data jacks for computers or fax machines, safety deposit boxes and same-day laundry or dry-cleaning service are also available. There’s complimentary shuttle service to Mizner Park, Royal Palm Plaza and Boca’s beaches.
A spacious, heated outdoor pool, deck area and tiki bar are popular spots to relax. Or, play on one of the hotel’s two tennis courts, work out in the on-site fitness center or utilize the facilities at the nearby Bally’s Scandinavian/Olympiad Health Club. Golf privileges are available at several nearby clubs.
The business service center can accommodate banquets for up to 600 people.
For reservations, call (800) 325-3535.
The Shore Edge Motel
425 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$$ • 395-4491
This cozy lodge is only 70 yards from the ocean and offers a choice of efficiencies and double rooms — when they’re available. The Shore Edge has nine efficiencies with full kitchens and seven rooms with small refrigerators and microwave ovens. The manager serves coffee in the lobby, which you may carry to sip beside “the warmest pool” in the area. Weekly rates are available. Eighty percent of the business here is return and referral, so call ahead. Many guests stay a month or more during the winter.
Boynton Beach
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Ann Marie Motel
911 S. Federal Hwy. •
$ • 732-9283
The tiny vintage motel offers weekly and nightly rates for its 16 guest accommodations. Three are efficiencies with stove and dishes, and the other rooms also have refrigerators. Ann Marie is a ma-and-pa operation that offers continental breakfast, bicycles for guests to borrow and a lending library. The 1952 building has been renovated, and each room has a 46-channel TV and a VCR. The Ann Marie Family Restaurant is next door. Most rooms have double beds, but you can ask for a king or queen. The motel is about two blocks from Ocean Avenue; the beach is about a mile east.
Comfort Lodge
2607 S. Federal Hwy. •
$-$$ • 732-4446
Known until recently as Shane’s Motor Lodge, the Comfort Lodge is close to the ocean, shopping, restaurants and the Boynton Inlet, where watersports include snorkeling, Jet Skis, parasailing, deep-sea fishing charters and outdoor barbecues.
Comfort Lodge has 18 rooms with kitchenettes and a swimming pool. Ask about the seventh night free during the summer.
Golden Sands Inn
520 S.E. 21st Ave. •
$$ • 732-6075
There are 26 studio-size units available daily, weekly and monthly year round. All are equipped as efficiencies with sleeping quarters, full kitchens, cable TVs and telephones. There isn’t a swimming pool, but the ocean is about a half-mile walk away. Golden Sands is also walking distance to Denny’s, Arby’s, Pizza Hut, Gentleman Jim’s and Streb’s restaurants.
Golden Sands Inn is near downtown, three blocks south of Woolbright Road.
Holiday Inn – Catalina
1601 N. Congress Ave. •
$$ • 737-4600
Catalina has all the convenience of a 150-room Holiday Inn plus proximity to one of only two Macy’s in Palm Beach County. The motel has fine dining at Dominic’s, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s at Catalina Centre next to the Boynton Beach Mall — 112 fine shops and other major department stores. The inn makes you feel welcome with complimentary newspapers, free parking, safe deposit boxes, a heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa. The beach is only 3 miles away. Catalina offers corporate and group rates, family plans and golf packages. There’s limousine and bus transportation by reservation to the Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale international airports. To reach the Catalina, take the Boynton Beach Boulevard exit of I-95, go west to Congress Avenue and turn right.
Holiday Inn Express
480 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. •
$$ • 734-9100
The Express is directly east and visible from I-95, about a 15-minute drive south of Palm Beach International Airport. There are 102 guest rooms, a swimming pool, complimentary breakfast and free local phone calls. In the evening, coffee is served in the lobby. Call for corporate rates and other discounts.
Relax Inn
222 N. Federal Hwy. •
$ • 732-4333
A small establishment of 18 rooms, the Relax Inn is within walking distance of restaurants in downtown Boynton Beach. Weekly rates are available, and there is a swimming pool.
Seven J’s Motel Apartments
614 N.E. Eighth Ave. •
$ • 732-0696
Seven J’s doesn’t have a pool but it’s only 2 miles from the beach. The tiny motel has 18 rooms with kitchenettes and cable TVs.
Sun Dek Motel
6666 N. Ocean Blvd. •
Ocean Ridge •
$$-$$$ • 732-2544
This 19-unit resort accommodation has a five-day minimum stay and availability weekly and monthly for studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. All have kitchens and patios. There is a heated swimming pool, free cable TV and local telephone service. Sun Dek is about 60 yards from the beach, only 25 yards from the Intracoastal Waterway and less than a mile north of the Banana Boat waterway cafe.
To find the Sun Dek, take Boynton Beach Boulevard east to Federal Highway, head a block south to Ocean Avenue, then east to Fla. Highway A1A and turn left.
Delray Beach
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Berkshire By The Sea
126 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$$ • 276-0901
Here you’ll find 48 rooms, saltwater and freshwater pools, a spa, shuffleboard, a lighted tennis court and putting green. Berkshire is just north of “fun central” at 6 South, Boston’s On The Beach and The Upper Deck — all restaurants facing the ocean — as well as shops, restaurants and art galleries on nearby Atlantic Avenue.
Bermuda Inn Oceanfront
64 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$ • 276-5288
A boutique-size property of 20 accommodations, the Bermuda Inn can afford to boast that every room overlooks the ocean. There’s a large heated swimming pool, and the inn is just a block from the unique, upscale shops, art galleries and nightlife along Atlantic Avenue. More than a dozen fine restaurants and the Ramblin’ Rose dinner showboat are within walking distance. Smaller rooms have refrigerators, maid service is standard, and larger rooms also have microwave ovens, coffee pots and toasters.
To find Bermuda Inn, exit I-95 at Atlantic Avenue and go east to Fla. Highway A1A; the inn is a block south past Boston’s on The Beach.
Boston’s House
40 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$-$$ • 278-3364
If falling through the looking glass holds a certain appeal, consider the 13-room hotel adjacent to Boston’s Upper Deck and Boston’s On The Beach — something of a landmark that’s described in our Restaurants chapter.
Mizner's Dream ferries passengers between the Boca Raton Resort and Club and the Boca Beach Club.
Photo: Stephanie Murphy
Besides being attached to these two popular eateries — where live music is part of the spice — the hotel is walking distance to shops, art galleries and fine restaurants on Atlantic Avenue. Owner Perry Don Francisco says some of his buddies from Worcester, Massachusetts, check in at Thanksgiving, toss him the car keys and never retrieve them until after Easter. So reserve in advance, and inquire about weekly rates.
Breakers on the Ocean
1875 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$ • 278-4501
Very reasonable rates make Breakers on the Ocean quite attractive, especially with 22 apartments right on the ocean. There’s a swimming pool, cabanas on the beach with chairs, free bottled water and ice, daily maid service and a complimentary continental breakfast. Breakers on the Ocean is just south of Linton Boulevard and north of the exclusive Delray Beach Club.
Budget Inn
2500 N. Federal Hwy. •
$ • 276-8961
A small 17-room establishment, the Budget Inn offers reasonably priced rooms with color cable TVs and a swimming pool. Next door is Ellie’s ’50s Diner. Budget Inn is convenient to I-95, about a mile south of Woolbright Road or a mile north of Atlantic Avenue.
The Colony Hotel
525 E. Atlantic Ave. •
$$ • 276-4123
If you call anytime between May 1 and late December, the historic 1926 hotel is closed for the summer, thank you, in the tradition of a gracious bygone era. Hotel owner Jestena Boughton, a landscape architect, reopens the sister property in Kennebunkport, Maine, when her Florida hotel buttons up for the off-season. You can make reservations at either property by calling (800) 552-2363. The Colony has 72 guest rooms, a dining room and a lounge in the lobby. The dining room serves breakfast and dinner during the winter, and lunch is offered at the Colony Cabana Club, 1801 S. Ocean Boulevard, a private beach club with a heated saltwater swimming pool — for hotel guests and members only.
Cote D’Azure
2325 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • 278-2646
The management offers a selection of hotel rooms with kitchenettes and some larger apartments, for a total of 18 units. There’s a heated swimming pool at Cote D’Azure, which is on Fla. Highway A1A at the ocean, south of Linton Boulevard.
Delray South Shore Club
1625 S. Ocean Blvd. • 276-9514 •
$$-$$$ • (800) 456-0009
Owners of these 15 timeshares make units available for nightly or weekly rentals. RDI Resort Services manages the oceanfront property, where apartments have full kitchens and cable television. There’s a swimming pool and whirlpool spa, and the resort is near the oceanfront restaurant and lounge at Holiday Inn – Highland Beach.
Dover House Condominium
110 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$$ • 276-0309
Across from the Atlantic Ocean and walking distance to all the festivities on Atlantic Avenue, Dover House enjoys regular demand. There are 42 one-bedroom apartments with full kitchens, and you can take a dip in the on-site swimming pool. A two-night minimum stay is required in summer, and weekly rates are available.
To reach Dover House, take Atlantic Avenue east to Fla. Highway A1A, turn right and proceed one block.
Grove Condominium
Rental Apartments
30 Andrews Ave. •
$$-$$$ • 276-7729
The Grove has 29 hotel rooms and fully-furnished apartments that are part of a rental pool, courtesy of the condo owners. Fully-equipped units have microwave ovens, cable TVs, coin-operated laundry, direct-dial phones and access to a 15-by-40-foot heated swimming pool. All but the hotel rooms have kitchens.
The management offers hotel rooms, studios, and one- and two-bedroom units. From November 1 to April 30, there’s a 5 percent discount for a one-month stay and a 10 percent discount for a two-month stay. Call for details. From May 1 to October 31, the Grove is available daily, weekly and monthly, with a three-day minimum.
To find The Grove, take the Atlantic Avenue exit of I-95 east to U.S. Highway 1 and go north eight blocks to George Bush Boulevard; head east until you reach Andrews Avenue, just past the Intracoastal Waterway.
Harbor House
124 Marina Way •
$$-$$$ • 276-4221
Perched right at the Intracoastal Waterway within a short walk to the beach, Harbor House has a premium location and 54 units. There are 25 rooms available on a daily, weekly or monthly basis and the rest are reserved for annual stays. There’s a swimming pool, laundry area and shuffleboard courts. Harbor House is only a block south of Atlantic Avenue restaurants, nightlife, shops and art galleries.
Holiday Inn Camino Real
1229 E. Atlantic Ave. • 278-0882 •
$$-$$$ • (800) HOLIDAY
The name throws people off since Camino Real is Boca Raton’s historic thoroughfare, but this Delray establishment certainly reflects the Mediterranean flavor and romance reminiscent of “the king’s highway” era. The mid-rise structure features stucco, a barrel tile roof, quarry tile flooring, wrought-iron grille work and lush landscaping.
The 27-story tower of the Boca Raton Resort and Club was added in 1969, when Arvida Corporation owned the property.
Photo: Stephanie Murphy
Situated on the west side of Fla. Highway A1A on the city’s gateway, the inn is a favorite spectator perch for offshore fireworks demonstrations and live entertainment during assorted street festivals. The 150 rooms are two-bedroom suites with private balconies, small refrigerators and wet bars, not to mention ocean views and one of the top beaches. South Florida Parenting magazine calls Delray the “No. 1 beach in Palm Beach County,” and Travel Holiday magazine says it’s the “best swimming beach in the Southeast.”
There’s a heated outdoor swimming pool, a whirlpool spa, biking and walking paths. Beach activities include sailing, Jet Ski rentals, charter boat cruises and boat rentals.
A short walk along Atlantic Avenue takes you past exclusive shops and art galleries to the Intracoastal, where you’ll want to check out the Ramblin’ Rose riverboat.
Holiday Inn offers meeting rooms for conferences. Room packages include the Honeymoon Plan, Family Plan, Weekends and Weekdays.
Call (800) 23 HOTEL for details on the inn’s participation in Florida Mini-Vacation packages.
Huntingdon Resort
82 Gleason St. •
$$-$$$ • 278-1700
Huntingdon’s 16 furnished apartments — studio, efficiency and one-bedroom units — are available daily, weekly and monthly. Amenities include a heated swimming pool, fully equipped kitchens, maid service and cable TV. Monthly rates include a 10 percent discount. Huntingdon Resort is near the beach on the last street before Fla. Highway A1A off Atlantic Avenue.
Riviera Palms Motel
3960 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$-$$ • 276-3032
This side of the Mediterranean and across from the Atlantic Ocean, you have the Riviera Palms, with 17 units — each featuring a kitchen. There’s a swimming pool on site but no in-house restaurant.
To reach Riviera Palms, take the I-95 Woolbright Road exit east to Fla. Highway A1A and turn right.
The Seagate Hotel & Beach Club
400 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • 276-2421
The hotel has 70 guest accommodations, including studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms with kitchenettes. Amenities include an oceanside restaurant and lounge, 400 feet of private beach, watersports and heated freshwater and saltwater pools. There’s complimentary coffee and muffins, daily maid service and valet parking. The Seagate is between Linton Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue on Fla. Highway A1A across from the ocean.
Spanish River Resort
1111 E. Atlantic Ave. •
$$-$$$ • 276-7441
Right in the middle of all the excitement along Atlantic Avenue, the Resort has 72 guest rooms and is only a block from the beach and restaurants such as 6 South and Boston’s on The Beach (see our Restaurants chapter). Farther west, you’ll find other fine restaurants, such as Ristorante Lunas, Splendid Blendeds and Bennardo’s, as well as the art galleries and unique shops on the Avenue. The Resort has an oversize swimming pool, two lighted tennis courts, a volleyball court and a basketball hoop. The in-house restaurant was closed for renovation at press time but was due to reopen by Thanksgiving 1996.
Gulf Stream and Highland Beach
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Gulfstream Manor
3901 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • 272-6300
Delightful bargains are available several months a year in these apartment-type accommodations furnished like one-bedroom condominiums. Each unit includes a living room with sleeper sofa, dining area, total kitchen, bath and bedroom — so a one-bedroom unit can accommodate four guests. There aren’t any elevators, so people should specify if they need a ground-floor unit. You’ll find a washer and dryer and two televisions in each unit. Outside is a large swimming pool, whirlpool spa, shuffleboard court, gas barbecue grills and a nice gazebo and patio area overlooking the ocean and the Gulf Stream — a warm offshore current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and travels slowly up the coast to merge with the North Atlantic Drift. The exclusive Town of Gulf Stream is named for the ocean phenomenon.
Units are available at a daily rate, with a two-night minimum, for one-sixth the weekly rates. Gulfstream Manor is at the ocean, 1.3 miles south of Woolbright Road. It’s two doors away from The Seahorse, which serves lunch and dinner during the winter season, and 2 miles north of restaurants and shops on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. North on Ocean Avenue at the Intracoastal Waterway are Banana Boat waterway cafe and Two Georges seafood restaurant (see our Restaurants chapter).
Holiday Inn – Highland Beach
2809 S. Ocean Blvd. • 278-6241 •
$$-$$$ • (800) 465-4329
Directly on the ocean, just north of Boca Raton, this 114-room Holiday Inn has all the conventional hotel features plus oceanfront dining, beach cabanas and immediate access to a 15-mile jogging and biking path along Fla. Highway A1A. About 3 miles south is the entrance to fabulous Spanish River Park (see our Parks and Recreation and Beaches chapters). The inn has a glorious swimming pool by the beach and a tiki bar for a sunset rendezvous.
For reservations and current rates, call (800) 23 HOTEL. Call the same number for details on the inn’s participation in Florida Mini-Vacation packages.
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Comfort Inn
810 U.S. Hwy. 1 •
$$ • 575-2936
This 53-room inn is only a half-mile from the beach in Jupiter, near the north end of Palm Beach County. There’s a swimming pool and complimentary continental breakfast. Comfort Inn is 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport.
Jupiter Beach Resort
5 Fla. Hwy. A1A N. •
$$$$ • 746-2511
Formerly managed by the Hilton organization, the nine-story Jupiter Beach Resort has 190 guest rooms, fine and casual dining and beach activities including a children’s program. Dallas-based Noble House Hotels & Resorts purchased the property a few years ago and spent $2.5 million to upgrade all guest rooms in 1995.
The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Boca Raton News
Choose from four-star dining at Sinclair’s, more casual meals at The Cabana Club and sandwiches or snacks at The Sandbar by the swimming pool. There are tennis courts, Jet Skis for rent on the property and an on-site currency exchange.
To visit Jupiter Beach Resort, take I-95 Exit 59A and head east to the end of Indiantown Road, then north to Jupiter Beach Road at Fla. Highway A1A.
Lake Worth
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Atlantis Inn
331 Orange Tree Dr. •
$$ • 968-4000
Affiliated with the semiprivate Atlantis Country Club, the Atlantis Inn has 24 rooms available on a daily basis and special golf packages available year round. Besides golf, there’s a restaurant and swimming pool. To find Atlantis, take I-95 to Lantana Road, go west to Congress Avenue then north to Clubhouse Boulevard; turn left and drive to Orange Tree Drive.
Gulfstream Hotel
1 Lake Ave. •
$$ • 586-9250
Worth is the name of the town’s namesake lake, and it’s also the word many locals use to describe the trip just to see the bygone-era lobby of this 1921 jewel on the Intracoastal Waterway. Well, it’s worth it. There are 121 guest rooms and 13 apartments. Rates include complimentary continental breakfast, and the hotel is only 10 minutes from the beach. Locals visit just to soak up the Roaring Twenties atmosphere in the lobby. The lovely municipal golf course is two blocks away, and the Gulfstream Hotel has two swimming pools. In season, the dining room is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week; in summer, the lounge doubles as a cafe.
For a half-century, a Finnish family owned the hotel, which hosts an 18-piece Big Band orchestra on Wednesday nights during the season. During the summer, there’s live entertainment on Saturday nights after 9 PM — sometimes rhythm ’n’ blues. Twice a month, Gulfstream Hotel stages a murder-mystery dinner theater. Weddings are popular here year round.
Holiday Inn West – Turnpike
7859 Lake Worth Rd. • 968-5000 •
$$ • (800) 325-8193
Convenient to anywhere in the Palm Beaches, the inn is right at Florida’s Turnpike exit on Lake Worth Road. The motel has 114 guest rooms, three meeting rooms and exhibit space. There’s a swimming pool as well as nearby golf and tennis.
The Hummingbird Hotel
631 Lucerne Ave. •
$-$$ • 533-0833
Near golf and tennis and only 10 minutes from the beach, the Hummingbird has 29 rooms with kitchenettes, complimentary continental breakfast, activities for children, airport transportation and shuttle service to quaint downtown Lake Worth.
Ixora Motel
722 N. Dixie Hwy. •
$ • 588-2101
This small establishment is strictly for short stays. There are 19 rooms available at inexpensive daily rates. There’s no swimming pool, but the beach and golf are a mile away.
Lago Mar Motel Apartments
317 N. Federal Hwy. •
$$ • 585-4243
The small complex has 16 units for rent year round. All units are one-bedroom with a kitchen. There’s also a whirlpool spa.
Martinique Motor Lodge
801 S. Dixie Hwy. •
$-$$ • 585-2502
A total of 26 rooms, including one-bedroom apartments with kitchenettes, are available daily and weekly. There is a swimming pool, and Martinique is only a half-mile from the beach.
Palm Beach
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The Brazilian Court
301 Australian Ave. •
$$$-$$$$ • 655-7740
Sunny and extravagantly romantic, the three-story Brazilian Court is a 1926 landmark renovated in 1986. A member of the Historical Hotels of America, it maintains exceptional quality to indulge the whims of sophisticated travelers.
A short walk from the beach, the hotel is a pebble-toss from shopping and dining on Worth Avenue. Its vintage elegance transcends the gentle though persistent efforts to coax the hotel into the 20th century. This Grand Heritage property offers 134 rooms. French doors from the dining room open to a tropical flowering courtyard, and casual dining is set in the bistro. Dancing after dark in Brazilian Court’s Rio Lounge is popular with guests and locals alike. There’s complimentary morning coffee and tea, valet parking, even shoe-shine service. For reservations outside Florida, call (800) 552-0335.
The Breakers
One South County Rd. •
$$$-$$$$ • 655-6611
A slice of another era awaits you at this historic oceanfront property listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Open year round, The Breakers hugs 140 acres of tropical landscape nudging the dunes about 6 miles from Palm Beach International Airport.
To celebrate its centennial in 1995, The Breakers concluded a five-year, $75 million refurbishing of guest rooms, common areas, recreational amenities and service standards. Also new is the Flagler Club, a concierge level with 28 luxury rooms. With 60 new guest rooms, the hotel’s total comes to 572. Big on personalized service to match the head-turning surroundings, The Breakers employs a staff of 1,380.
WaveRunners and other water craft can be rented at Radisson Bridge Resort on Lake Boca Raton at the Inlet Bridge.
Photo: Stephanie Murphy
A heady exercise in the opulence of founder Henry Morrison Flagler, The Breakers oozes Italian Renaissance with hand-painted ceilings, Venetian chandeliers and 15th-century tapestries. Originally the Palm Beach Inn and lost in a fire in 1903, The Breakers also burned in 1925. A year later, the current design appeared as a nod to Villa Medici in Rome.
Amenities include 36 holes of golf, 21 tennis courts, a half-mile of private beach, supervised children’s activities, a full-service fitness center, a business conference center, on-site currency exchange and world-class dining. Retail treats are nearby in the hotel’s apparel shops and flower shop — also being renovated. Eight restaurants provide an assortment for every dining occasion. Sunday brunch is a local tradition on Easter and otherwise popular year round. For reservations and current rate information, call (800) 833-3141.
The Chesterfield Hotel Deluxe
363 Cocoanut Row •
$$-$$$$ • 659-5800
Only walking distance from Worth Avenue, the 57 rooms of the Chesterfield are individually decorated to reflect some nostalgic niceties of English tradition. There’s complimentary overnight shoe shine, bathrobes and turndown service, with hors d’oeuvres served during Happy Hour. The hotel prides itself on being the repository of social grace as it regards taking tea — a daily ritual from 3 to 5 PM. Guests find plenty of others enjoying this bit of civility in the lobby, the library, the courtyard, game room or poolside. Or they withdraw to sip tea quietly in their own accommodations, awaiting the next bit of intrigue in the Leopard Room.
An outrageously appointed dining room, lounge and piano den, the Leopard Room also hosts Churchill’s, a new Palm Beach cigar club. The room is brilliant scarlet with Rubenesque nudes on the ceiling — courtesy of the late artist known to Palm Beachers as Lino Mario — and leopard prints everywhere else. See more about lunch, dinner and High Tea in our chapter on Restaurants.
To find the Chesterfield, take Okeechobee Boulevard east over the bridge and turn right on Cocoanut Row. You can’t miss the London taxi parked outside.
The Colony Hotel
155 Hammon Ave. •
$$-$$$$ • 655-5430
The quaint and stately Colony has 100 rooms including suites and villas and a meeting pavilion. Ideally located, just a block south of Worth Avenue and a block from the ocean, The Colony has a heated swimming pool, two restaurants, a tiki bar and Polo Lounge. Golf and tennis are nearby. You are welcomed with a champagne cocktail, and airport transportation is complimentary. Weekly discounts of 10 percent are available after seven days.
To find The Colony, take Okeechobee Boulevard east to South County Road and turn right; turn right at the third traffic light, one block past Worth Avenue and behind Saks Fifth Avenue. For reservations, call (800) 521-5525.
Four Seasons Ocean Grand
2800 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$$$ • 582-2800
Six miles from Palm Beach International Airport, on 6 acres of incomparable oceanfront in the Town of Palm Beach, the Ocean Grand is one of the area’s newest additions to the luxury resort genre. There are 210 guest rooms, including four two-bedroom hospitality suites, 38 deluxe oceanfront rooms and eight one-bedroom suites — each with a spacious terrace overlooking the Atlantic. All rooms have private balconies, large-screen TVs, VCRs and stereos, refrigerated private bars, in-room safes, full marble bathrooms, hair dryers, even bathroom scales and plush terry robes.
On the premises are a full-service beauty salon, gift shop, health spa and car rental service. The multilingual concierge staff is available seven days a week, and room service is offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Ocean Grand is known among locals, too, as a primo dining destination — both in The Restaurant and The Ocean Bistro. Each is described in the Restaurants chapter. In addition, the Ocean Grand has poolside bar and snack service and The Living Room, a luxurious lobby lounge serving cocktails in the afternoon and evenings, with piano music daily and a jazz trio to entertain on weekends.
Meeting planners will appreciate the conference and banquet area, with two ballrooms, meeting rooms, a formal boardroom and advanced audiovisual equipment.
There’s the beach, a swimming pool and whirlpool spa, bicycle rentals, tennis courts, a pro shop, weight training and cardiovascular equipment, sauna and steam rooms, aerobics classes and the Kids Club. Beach-goers may rent cabanas and Hobie Cats, or may order other watersports equipment in advance. Guests have golf privileges at three area par 72 courses: Atlantis, Wycliffe and Emerald Dunes (see our Golf chapter).
Howard Johnson Hotel
2870 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$$ • 582-2581
Situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, the hotel is across from the ocean and in the vicinity of Four Seasons Ocean Grand and the Palm Beach Hilton. Each of its 100 rooms is equipped with color cable television. There’s a swimming pool and a restaurant next door. Take Southern Boulevard to Fla. Highway A1A and go south about 5 miles.
Palm Beach Hilton
Oceanfront Resort
2842 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$$-$$$$ • 586-6542
Basking in the aura of its distinguished next door neighbor, the Four Seasons Ocean Grand, the Hilton has 134 guest rooms and meeting facilities, Sandcastles Restaurant and the Beachside Bar and Grill. The beach is private.
Amenities include two TVs in each unit (one in the bath), hair dryers, a heated pool, whirlpool and sauna, two tennis courts and watersports and beach rental equipment such as WaveRunners, Jet Skis, chaise lounges and more. The helpful staff can also arrange snorkeling and diving excursions.
To reach the Hilton, take the Lake Worth Road exit of Florida’s Turnpike or I-95 and go east to Fla. Highway A1A, then turn south. From the Palm Beach airport, take Southern Boulevard east to Fla. A1A, then go south for 5 miles.
Palm Beach Hotel
235 Sunrise Ave. •
$$-$$$$ • 655-4705
Just a block from the beach and part of a condominium property, this 70-room hotel is within walking distance of eight fine restaurants in fabled Palm Beach. There’s a swimming pool, bakery/deli and specials available for weekly, monthly and year-round stays. Units have kitchenettes, and there’s a golf course within walking distance.
To reach the hotel, take Okeechobee Boulevard east to South County Road; turn left and go north past the intersection of Royal Poinciana Way. For reservations, call (800) 232-7256.
The Plaza Inn
215 Brazilian Ave. •
$$-$$$$ • 832-8666
This European-style bed and breakfast inn is larger than most of that genre, with 50 rooms — each with a private bath — and two suites with sitting rooms. Deluxe rooms are individually furnished, many with period furnishings, and room rates include a full breakfast.
The Plaza Inn has a heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa; it’s walking distance to Worth Avenue shops and restaurants and only a block from the ocean. There are special seasonal packages with a one-month minimum stay. Reserve early for stays during the season, which is always booked well in advance.
To reach The Plaza, take Okeechobee Boulevard east over Flagler Memorial Bridge and make a right onto South County Road; then turn right at Brazilian Avenue.
The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach
100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan •
$$$$ • 533-6000
The six-story Mediterranean-style resort has its own 7-acre slice of Palm Beach Island, a short ride from Palm Beach International Airport and minutes from Worth Avenue. The Ritz, with 270 guest rooms including king, double and oceanview suites, was built in 1991. Even so, co-owner Mel Simon — a nationally known shopping center developer — is spending $2.2 million to refurbish the rooms, which feature private balconies and an ocean view.
Putting on “the Ritz” got its challenge from the legendary Swiss shepherd Cesar Ritz, a 19th-century hospitality pioneer who set the European standard for luxury hotels. King Edward VII is credited with saying Ritz was “the hotelier of kings and the king of hoteliers.”
A private elevator key takes guests to The Ritz Carlton Club, where perks include continental breakfast, afternoon tea and gourmet hors d’oeuvres with cocktails and beverages.
The Ritz has seven tennis courts, an outdoor pool with sun terrace and ocean boardwalk, outdoor cafe, specialty retail shops and a fitness center with spa. Niceties include turndown service, twice-daily maid service and terry robes.
Four restaurants, a business conference center and on-site currency exchange make the Ritz a popular destination. You may call locally or dial the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company’s reservation system, (800) 241-3333.
Palm Beach Gardens
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Comfort Inn
11360 U.S. Hwy. 1 •
$-$$ • 624-7186
This Comfort Inn has 88 rooms, each with cable television. A continental breakfast is complimentary for guests of the inn. There’s no on-site restaurant, but there is a health and fitness center. For reservations, call (800) 221-2222.
Inns of America
4123 Northlake Blvd. •
$-$$ • 626-4918
Convenient to central and north Palm Beach County, the former Economy Inn has 95 guest rooms and a swimming pool. There’s no in-house restaurant, but the inn serves continental breakfast in the lobby. Nearby eateries include Shoney’s and R.J. Gator’s. Inns of America is west of the I-95 on Northlake Boulevard.
MacArthur’s Holiday Inn
4431 PGA Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • 622-2260
The 280-room inn is named after the late John D. MacArthur, an eccentric insurance tycoon who once was Florida’s largest landowner. His $3 billion estate became the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, a private charitable trust that awards grants to colleges and cultural groups. The hotel has airport transportation, MacArthur’s Vineyard Restaurant and a full-service cocktail lounge with nightly entertainment. There’s a swimming pool, tennis, a fitness center and meeting space for 300.
To reach the inn, take I-95 to PGA Boulevard; it’s directly west.
Palm Beach Gardens Marriott
4000 RCA Blvd. •
$$$ • 622-8888
Demand for the 279-room Marriott comes from its proximity to golf resorts and The Gardens Mall. Most rooms are hotel-style; six suites are also available as well as 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The Marriott has a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, sauna and steam room. Guests have complimentary use of facilities at nearby Staying Alive Fitness Center. The 5,000-square-foot nightspot, Club Safari, is in the hotel as well as Sebastian’s Grill restaurant. Within walking distance are a shopping center, movie theater and three restaurants. The Marriott is just east of I-95 off PGA Boulevard. Call (800) 228-9290 for reservations.
PGA National Resort and Spa
400 Avenue of the Champions •
$$$-$$$$ • 627-2000
You may think it’s all about golf, but PGA knows there may be tennis lovers and others in the family of a links lord. PGA has 339 guest rooms, including 60 suites, plus 80 two-bedroom, two-bath cottages. There are 23 conference settings, a lounge and five restaurants.
Recreational amenities include five championship golf courses (see our Golf chapter), 19 tennis courts, five croquet lawns, a health and racquet club, nine swimming pools and a 26-acre lake with a man-made sandy beach. There are golf packages as well as special packages in the resort’s full-service spa. Weekly and monthly rates are available.
To visit, take the PGA Boulevard exit west of I-95 and watch for the signs.
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Days Inn Oceanfront Resort
2700 N. Ocean Dr. •
$$-$$$$ • 848-8661
You can have the same location as pricier resorts and great value at this recently renovated 165-room Days Inn on Singer Island. There’s a heated swimming pool, whirlpool spa and tiki bar at the beach. Inside the inn is an International House of Pancakes.
To reach Days Inn, take PGA Boulevard east to Fla. Highway A1A and head about 5 miles south.
Island Beach Resort
3100 N. Ocean Dr. •
$$-$$$ • 848-6810
This property has 88 rooms, about half of which were renovated during 1995-96. Ask about the executive suites with king-size beds, Roman tubs, wet bars and kitchens. There’s a swimming pool and the four-star restaurant, The Chef’s Touch. All rooms are oceanfront.
To reach the Island Beach Resort, take PGA Boulevard to Fla. Highway A1A and go south.
Quality Resort
of the Palm Beaches
3800 N. Ocean Dr. •
$$$-$$$$ • 848-5502
The oceanfront property has 126 rooms — some beachfront. All rooms have coffee makers, and other amenities include a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, a kids pool, sauna, putting green, natural coral reef for snorkeling, shuffleboard, volleyball, a jogging trail, lighted tennis courts, free parking, basic cable TV, an exercise room, meeting space, a poolside bar, cocktail lounge and restaurant, gift shop and beachside grill serving lunch. This recently renovated resort is minutes from cruising at the Port of Palm Beach.
To reach the Quality Resort, take the PGA Boulevard exit of I-95 and go east to Fla. Highway A1A.
Radisson Resort
3200 N. Ocean Dr. •
$$-$$$$ • 842-6171
A former Sheraton, the Radisson has 202 rooms including suites — all oceanview with private balconies. There’s a swimming pool, two restaurants and two cocktail lounges.
To reach the Radisson Resort, take the Blue Heron Boulevard exit (Exit 55) of I-95 to Fla. Highway A1A and head north.
Rutledge Inn
3730 N. Ocean Dr. • 842-6621 •
$$ • (800) 348-7946
There are 60 units of motel rooms and efficiencies with kitchenettes at the Rutledge, which is right on the beach at Singer Island. The property has no restaurant but does have a heated swimming pool, tiki bar and complimentary coffee.
To visit Rutledge Inn, take the Blue Heron Boulevard exit of I-95 to Fla. Highway A1A.
Tahiti On The Ocean
3920 N. Ocean Dr. •
$$-$$$ • 848-9764
The atmosphere is strictly vacation-oriented on Singer Island and certainly at Tahiti, which has 52 guest rooms in a variety of sizes. This accommodation has two swimming pools, shuffleboard, a barbecue area, picnic tables, croquet and Ping Pong. It’s on the beach and near Singer Island hotel restaurants.
To visit, take the I-95 exit at PGA Boulevard and go east until the road becomes Fla. Highway A1A; go south about 3 miles.
West Palm Beach
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Best Western
1800 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. •
$-$$ • 683-8810
The motel has 157 rooms, suites and efficiencies and is convenient to the 150-store Palm Beach Mall east of I-95. There’s a swimming pool, discounts for golf and passes for Bally’s health club. The Best Western provides van transportation within a 5-mile radius. The West Palm Beach Auditorium is about a mile away and Kravis Center, 3 miles.
Take the I-95 exit north of Okeechobee Boulevard and go east.
Courtyard by Marriott
600 Northpoint Pkwy. •
$$ • 640-9000
These hotels for business travelers adjust rates from weekday to weekend as well as seasonally. Holidays that fall on a weekday are therefore less expensive. The hotel has 149 rooms with in-room coffee service, a restaurant that serves breakfast and a lobby lounge open from 5 to 10 PM. There’s a swimming pool and whirlpool spa.
Hampton Inn
1505 Belvedere Rd. •
$$ • 471-8700
Convenient to the Palm Beach International Airport, the inn has 136 guest rooms and serves a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. There are meeting rooms and a swimming pool, and the Hampton is walking distance to Shoney’s and Denny’s.
Take the Belvedere Road exit of I-95 and go west to Hampton Inn.
Hibiscus House
501 30th St. •
$$-$$$ • 863-5633
This 1920s-era “bed and breakfast” residence has six rooms. There’s a heated pool, full breakfast and daily cocktail party. Hibiscus offers airport transportation and shuttle service downtown.
Holiday Inn –
International Airport
1301 Belvedere Rd. •
$$ • 659-3880
The 11-story inn has 200 guest rooms just a few miles from the beach. The inn has meeting rooms, exhibit space, a swimming pool and health club, saunas, a restaurant and cocktail lounge. The property is directly north of Palm Beach International Airport.
Omni West Palm Beach
1601 Belvedere Rd. •
$$$ • 689-6400
This 220-room hotel is near Palm Beach International Airport and provides everything you’d expect from Omni accommodations, including meeting, banquet and exhibit spaces, a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, tennis court and a health club. Rooms are newly renovated, and there’s a concierge on staff.
Palm Beach Airport Hilton
150 Australian Ave. •
$$$ • 684-9400
The 247-room Hilton has plenty of meeting and exhibit space, a swimming pool, health club, tennis, racquetball, a restaurant and nightclub. As its name implies, it’s right near the Palm Beach International Airport.
Radisson Suite Inn
1808 Australian Ave. •
$$-$$$ • 689-6888
The Radisson has 175 rooms in close proximity to Palm Beach International Airport. Amenities include a swimming pool, exercise room, whirlpool spa, complimentary continental breakfast and meeting facilities. There’s airport transportation and shuttle service downtown.
The Sheraton West Palm Beach
630 Clearwater Park Rd. •
$$ • 833-1234
Formerly the Ramada Hotel Conference Center, the Sheraton has 350 guest rooms, including 14 suites, with more than a dozen meeting rooms for conferences. Amenities include a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, tennis courts and a health club. Restaurants include the Sanibel Grille & Bar and the Keys Cafe. Also in-house is Cezanne, a local club that features jazz entertainers.
The hotel is off Okeechobee Boulevard, east of I-95.
Deerfield Beach
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Days Inn Resort
1250 W. Hillsboro Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • (954) 427-2200
The 250-room inn includes 24 suites, a 24-hour restaurant, exercise room, meeting room, billiard and game room. A heated swimming pool and cocktail lounge complement the convenient Days Inn, just south of Boca Raton.
Deerfield Beach/
Boca Raton Hilton
100 Fairway Dr. • (954) 427-7700 •
$$$$ • (800) 624-3606
The 200-room hotel, owned by entertainer Merv Griffin, is easily accessible just east of I-95 at Hillsboro Boulevard. The location makes the Hilton convenient to Boca Raton restaurants and shopping, with the beaches a few minutes drive east. The Hilton also is positioned at the entrance to one of the area’s busy commercial parks. Complimentary shuttle service is provided to area shopping, beaches and various attractions.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served daily in the hotel’s Petal’s restaurant. For evening relaxation, the Court of Palms lounge in the hotel lobby offers a variety of beverages. Weeknights, guests are treated to complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and each morning, coffee is provided in the lobby.
Fitness enthusiasts can use the on-site workout room, featuring a Stairmaster and Universal equipment. For rest and relaxation, guests can swim in or sunbathe near the hotel’s oversize heated pool.
For meetings, banquets or special occasions such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs and other celebrations, the Hilton offers 17,000 square feet of private space.
Deerfield Buccaneer
120 N. Ocean Blvd. •
$$$-$$$$ • (954) 426-4672
A great value for a couple or foursome in town for a week or more, the Buccaneer has fully furnished one- and two-bedroom units with living rooms and kitchens. Amenities include a heated swimming pool, whirlpool spa, putting green and coin-operated laundry. The 38-unit Buccaneer is popular for its location near the beach, restaurants and nightlife in Boca Raton and points north and south.
Fort Lauderdale
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Bonaventure Resort & Spa
250 Racquet Club Rd. • (954) 389-3300 •
$$$-$$$$ • (800) 327-8090
This 500-room resort and conference center has one- and two-bedroom suites available. Amenities include golf, tennis, spa, restaurant and lounge, an exercise room, swimming pool, an airport shuttle and organized children’s activities. Bonaventure is west of Fort Lauderdale, about 20 minutes from the international airport. It has banquet space for 900, classrooms and a theater/ballroom for 1,450.
Holiday Inn Hotel
& Conference Center
5100 S.R. 7 N. •
$-$$ • (954) 739-4000
This property has 258 hotel rooms and suites and a large complex with 26 meeting rooms. Amenities include an exercise room, restaurant and lounge, a swimming pool and tennis. The inn is about 15 miles from Fort Lauderdale International Airport in the Plantation area west of Fort Lauderdale.
Marriott Harbor Beach
3030 Holiday Dr. •
$$$-$$$$ • (954) 525-4000
The Marriott completed an $8 million renovation in 1995, which freshened 589 guest rooms, 35 suites, the lobby and the Oceanview restaurant. Lauderdale’s premium beachfront hotel is on 16 secluded acres with five restaurants, watersports, tennis, a health club, meeting and convention facilities as well as programs for children.
Chaise lounges, beach chairs, showers and a wet bar make the hotel’s 50 oceanfront cabanas in great demand. Guests have more than 1,000 feet of private beach to stroll or jog, and the free-form pool has a 12-foot cascading waterfall. For reservations, call (800) 222-6543.
Radisson Bahia Mar Beach Resort
801 Seabreeze Blvd. •
$$$-$$$$ • (954) 764-2233
Known as the “Venice of America,” with 300 miles of canals in addition to the Intracoastal and the ocean, Fort Lauderdale is the yacht capital of this hemisphere. Bahia Mar has stand-alone status among nauticos worldwide, so the Radisson enjoys a favorite-son berth any way you tack it.
Home of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show every fall, the Radisson is all the more worth the trip when gleaming hulls are tethered to the bollards at Bahia Mar.
Totally renovated in 1995, the Radisson has 295 all-new guest rooms with ocean or marina views, four restaurants, gift and specialty shops, an outdoor pool, tennis courts, a 350-slip marina, boat charters for fishing and sailing, a dive school and children’s programs.
The Radisson has a covered walkway to the beach and easy access to Port Everglades cruising.
Sheraton Yankee
Trader Beach Resort
321 N. Atlantic Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • (954) 467-1111
This vintage beach hotel has 465 guest rooms including 15 suites and nine different conference rooms. The property has a covered skyway across Fla. Highway A1A to the beach, a fitness center, 24-hour deli, tennis courts, in-room safes, a swimming pool, two restaurants and nightly entertainment.
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Best Western Beachcomber
1200 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$$ • (954) 941-7830
Take your pick of 147 accommodations: hotel rooms, suites, one- or two-bedroom and efficiencies. Some rooms have kitchens. You’re on the beach, with a restaurant, lounge and swimming pool.
To find the Beachcomber, take I-95 to Atlantic Boulevard, head east to Fla. Highway A1A, then head south.
Holiday Inn Pompano Beach
1350 S. Ocean Blvd. •
$$-$$$ • (954) 941-7300
With 135 accommodations, the inn has hotel rooms, efficiencies and one-bedroom units. It has beach frontage and views of the Intracoastal Waterway. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis courts, a restaurant and lounge.
Palm-Aire Resort & Spa
2601 Palm-Aire Dr. N. •
$$-$$$$ • (954) 972-3300
Golfers may already be acquainted with the name Palm-Aire, since the resort is within Palm-Aire Country Club, a residential community with five championship golf courses and host of the pro-am Florida Open (See our Golf chapter).
In 1995, Vacation Break USA and the Berkley Group, developers of vacation-ownership properties, bought the hotel and spa. Renovation is under way to upgrade 75 hotel rooms and timeshares. Amenities include tennis courts, a restaurant and lounge and a swimming pool.
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The renowned 40,000-square-foot spa has served the likes of Elizabeth Taylor as well as guests of lesser repute who nonetheless appreciate being pampered. Enjoy separate men’s and women’s treatment areas for facials, salt-glo loofa scrubs, body mudding, whirlpool baths, steam, sauna and massage, herbal wraps, hot and cold plunge pools, fitness pools, heated outdoor spa and nude solarium; coed facilities include a gym, aerobic center, free weights and stationary weight-training equipment, squash and racquetball courts, a beauty salon, manicures and pedicures. Services are available in day packages, half-days or a la carte.
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