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Hotel Information: In 1896, oil/railroad magnate Henry Flagler opened the Palm Beach Inn as his second winter-retreat hotel for the rich in what would become known as Palm Beach. Renamed the Breakers in 1901, the hotel burned twice, and then emerged in its current form in 1926, an ornate homage to the Italian Renaissance modeled after Villa Medici in Florence. Staff members at this luxury resort now number 2000. This is a nonsmoking property.
Amenity highlights: The “Ultimate Beachfront Experience” features private beach bungalows, cabanas, and the Ocean Grill restaurant. Swimming options at the resort include five oceanside pools and a 100-yard private beach. A family center includes an outdoor sports court, playground, and supervised clubhouse activities with movies and a game arcade (hourly charges for ages 5–7). A 20,000 square-foot spa is on-site as are retail shops, eight restaurants, and four bars.
Insider tip: From the fountain (patterned after one in Florence's Boboli Gardens) crowning a 200-yard driveway between double rows of Royal palm trees, to the 200-foot-long main lobby, with its high-arched Florentine Ceiling (replicating the Palazzo Davanzati's), the Breakers features numerous references to notable Italian Renaissance masterworks.
Rooms
This Palm Beach hotel offers 540 guestrooms in a U-shaped, eight-story, Italian Renaissance-style building.
Beds have foot-thick Sealy Ultra-Plush mattresses and throw pillows. Marble vanities include a makeup section with stool. Recessed lights illuminate overstuffed reading chairs.
Wired and wireless high-speed Internet access is complimentary. Pay movies, radio/CD players, PlayStation video-game consoles, and rental VCRs and DVD players offer entertainment.
All rooms are nonsmoking.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Video-game console
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - complimentary
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Bathroom telephone
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Non-smoking rooms
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Wireless Internet access - complimentary
Recreation
The Breakers offers two large swimming pools, a children's pool, a six-person spa tub, and a 75-foot, three-lane lap pool, as well as 100 yards of private beach. Kayaks, snorkeling and scuba gear, and boogie boards are available for rent. Snorkeling and scuba diving lessons (including scuba certification courses) and tours are also available (surcharges). Use of a croquet lawn is complimentary.
Dating from 1870 and redesigned and reconstructed in 2000, Breakers Ocean Course, a championship layout, lies within the resort proper. Today guests can also play The Breakers Rees Jones Course, another championship course, 10 miles away. (Opened December 2004.) Lessons, clubs, and practice ranges are available at both courses (surcharges). Ten Har-Tru tennis courts (three lighted) are located next to a golf clubhouse, with surcharges assessed for use and clinics and lessons offered.
Instructors lead complimentary power walks, pool aerobics, and classes in Pilates, tai chi, and yoga. Baby carriages and bicycles can be rented, and guided bicycle tours (surcharges) of the bicycle path encircling Palm Beach Island can be arranged. The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range on site
- Golfing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Swimming on site
- Personal watercraft nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Motor boating nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Tennis on site
- Aerobics on site
- Running track/path nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground on site
Property Amenities
Highlights of Palm Beach's The Breakers include 140 oceanfront acres with 20 beachfront bungalows for daytime rental. The only oceanfront hotel property in the heart of Palm Beach, this resort offers a total of five oceanside pools, including a relaxation pool with two spa tubs and a family-friendly active pool with zero entry.
A 20,000-square-foot health spa has steam rooms, relaxation lounges, and men's and women's saunas. Offerings include Swedish, couples, oceanside, shiatsu, and Native American "seastone" massage; body wraps and scrubs; bathing treatments; facials; and hair and nail care.
The Breakers offers two large fitness centers with cardio and weight machines as well as free weights. Use of the main building fitness center is complimentary. A surcharge is assessed at the health spa's ocean-view fitness center.
Luxury clothing boutiques and a jewelry shop flank an Italian-style piazza. Complimentary shuttle service is offered around the resort. The resort is entirely nonsmoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Parking (valet) Fees Apply
- Bar/lounge
- Business services
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 540
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Sauna
- Security guard
- Shopping on site
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Supervised child care/activities
- Swim-up bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Tour assistance
- Video library
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 4 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Dining
L'Escalier - Contemporary French cuisine. Nightly chef's tasting menus and notable wine list. Ornate Florentine Renaissance decor. Open for dinner Tuesday-Saturday, breakfast Sunday.
The Ocean Grill - Only available to hotel guests and Club members, this restaurant features indoor seating and an outdoor covered porch area. Serves casual luncheon fare and refreshments; open daily from late morning through the afternoon. Dress code: Casual/sportswear.
The Flagler Steakhouse - Located in golf/tennis clubhouse. Traditional American steakhouse specializing in prime-grade beef. Open for dinner nightly, casual dining for lunch daily.
The Italian Restaurant - Located in the Family Entertainment Center. Casual setting. Home-style Italian cooking, including wood-oven pizza. Open for dinner nightly.
The Circle - Ocean-view restaurant with hand-painted ceilings. Buffet breakfast with cooked-to-order egg dishes. Open daily. Sunday brunch.
The Seafood Bar - Plantation-style oceanfront restaurant with raw bar, tropical drinks. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
The Beach Club Restaurant - Casual ocean- and pool-view spot featuring salads, sandwiches, burgers. Open daily for lunch.
The Tapestry Bar - Living-room style lounge in main building featuring champagne, caviar, cocktails. Open nightly.
The Breakers News & Gourmet - Coffee drinks, pastries, sandwiches, salads.
Echo - Pan-Asian restaurant located outside resort (complimentary shuttle service available). Open for dinner Tuesday–Sunday.
Awards And Affiliations
The Breakers is listed in the 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best places to stay.
Address
One South County Road
Palm Beach, FL 33480
USA
Nearest major airport:
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI-Palm Beach Intl.)
Area:
Palm Beach - West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America
