Luxe and Lovely: Florida’s Top Palm Beach Resorts

Palm Beach has glitzy, yet affordable resorts, so you can vacation like the billionaires who call this barrier island home. Prefer a laidback beach club-style vacation? You’ll find that vibe too. We’ve compiled a list of the top resorts in Palm Beach including the historically elegant The Breakers, the posh Eau Palm Resort and the tropical The Colony Hotel. You’re sure to find a match for your next trip to Florida’s Atlantic coast.

1. The Breakers Palm Beach

The Breakers Palm Beach is one of the oldest resorts in the area. The resort’s predecessor, The Palm Beach Inn, was built in the late 1890s, but it was rebuilt and reopened as The Breakers Palm Beach in 1926, after a series of fires caused damage to the building. In redesigning the resort, the designers drew inspiration from the Villa Medici in Rome, even seeking the input of 75 artisans from Europe.

Today, the resort maintains its historic glamour and luxury. Guest rooms are bright, elegant and spacious. One of the most luxurious suites comes with five Juliet balconies, a foyer, a wet bar and stunning panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. All rooms at The Breakers Palm Beach have a mini bar, plush bathrobes, high-speed wifi and luxury linens.

The resort has a private beach, four pools, 25 daytime bungalows, an indoor-outdoor spa and a 6,000-square-foot fitness center with exercise classes. There is a family entertainment center, a golf course and tennis courts. Guests can shop at 13 on-site boutiques, dine at 10 different resort restaurants or take advantage of the complimentary shuttle for transportation. The Breakers is particularly lovely during the winter holidays with its elegant and festive decorations.

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2. Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach

Guests can expect the ultimate luxury at the five-star Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach. The resort’s interior is chic and modern, while the exterior is beachy and lush, with tropical plants and palm trees surrounding the resort’s outdoor heated pool. Its South Ocean Boulevard location is gorgeous.

There is also a full-service spa, a fitness center, yoga and tennis classes, a shopping boutique, a perfumery, poolside cabanas and beach bed rentals. To enjoy the beach to the fullest, guests can rent water sports from the hotel or organize a yacht excursion with the hotel. To accommodate families, the resort offers a kids’ program and a teen game room.

Guest rooms and suites are airy and light, with large windows and dreamy ocean views. Coastal decor and plush sheets add a touch of coziness to these luxury accommodations. There are six on-site dining options, including an oceanfront seafood restaurant, a trendy bar and in-room dining. Foodies won’t want to miss a meal at Florie’s, featuring Mediterranean cuisine.

3. Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa

Even before check-in, guests can expect to be pampered and spoiled at Eau Palm Beach Resort, located in Manalapan. This five-star beachfront resort welcomes its guests with a glass of champagne to begin their relaxing stay at the luxury resort.

Eau Palm Beach Resort is best known for its 42,000 square foot Forbes Five-Star spa. This adult playground starts with, yup, another a glass of champagne, before guests are whisked away on a dreamy, indulgent retreat. Services include couples massages, hydrafacials, a hot stone massage and a variety of body treatments. Guests can have their hair, lashes, eyebrows and nails done at the salon.

For couples traveling with kids, there is immersive outdoor programming as well as an innovative gaming and sports space for teens. A pool, oceanfront cabanas, water sports, tennis courts and a fitness center can also be enjoyed at Eau Palm Beach Resort.

Accommodations are chic, colorful and sunny, each featuring a private balcony and a hanging chair. There are seven dining options, including a sushi bar and an oceanside Italian restaurant. Want to know more? Read the full SheBuysTravel review of the Eau Palm.

4. The Brazilian Court Hotel

For a glamorous, yet intimate experience, The Brazilian Court Hotel is a top choice. Particularly popular among couples, this luxury hotel is all about privacy and seclusion. With lush gardens, a palm-fringed pool, Spanish Colonial architecture, and Roaring 20s allure, this resort is a tropical paradise.

This hotel offers a majestic courtyard, an outdoor pool and hot tub, custom beach chairs and umbrellas, intimate dining experiences including the gourmet French-American Cafe Boulud, a 24-hour fitness center, custom Linus bike rentals, a game room and a full-service spa and salon. There is even a Paul Fisher art gallery, featuring original works.

Guests can stay in studios or one to three bedrooms suites. Rooms are warm, elegant and timeless, with dark wooden shutters, marble baths and imported fabrics.

5. Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa

Located on beautiful Singer Island, Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa is a relaxing beach getaway. It is especially great for families, thanks to the large lagoon pool, complete with a waterslide.

There is an activity center for kids, a babysitting service available Thursday through Sunday evening and fire pits on the beach. Concierge services are available too. There is also a fitness center, a spa and a salon.

Accommodations are condo-style, with full kitchens, washer and dryer, large living room areas and private balconies. The resort restaurant, 3800 Ocean Restaurant and Lounge, serves up spectacular ocean views along with delicious local cuisine. Other dining options include a café, a tiki bar and a poolside cantina.

6. Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa

Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa is another great option for a dreamy beach vacation. The hotel is situated on a pristine stretch of beach, allowing guests to enjoy the sunshine and surf all day. The resort’s 134 rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, flat-screen TVs, high-speed free wifi, and elegant dark wood furnishings.

Resort amenities include a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, a game room, beach access and a fitness center. Guests can choose between Brandon’s, an oceanfront restaurant serving American cuisine, or Mizu, a seafood restaurant.

The resort is located close to lots of nearby attractions, like Palm Beach Outlets, Norton Museum of Art, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. There are golf courses, island tours, food tours and water sports rentals withing walking distance from the resort.

7. The Colony Hotel

The Colony Hotel is an adorable pink boutique hotel located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach. The hotel recently celebrated its 75th anniversary with a major renovation and redesign, which included repainting the exterior with a fresh coat of custom-formulated pink paint, and revamping the interior with new murals and guest room redesigns.

This chic and glamorous hotel has a retro flare, with tropical motifs in shades of mint green and pastel pink. The Colony Hotel is located on the beach, and there’s a beach butler to supply guests with food and drinks, to be enjoyed on the sand. There is also an outdoor pool as well as a car service—complete with a limousine—to help facilitate transportation around town.

In true Colony Hotel fashion, rooms are colorful and sunny. Each room is completely unique, and accommodations come in a variety of sizes, welcoming solo travelers as well as large families.

Luxurious amenities include four district dining options, complimentary, in-house exercise classes and bike rentals. Weekly events include poolside bingo and a trivia night.

8. Hilton West Palm Beach

The Hilton West Palm Beach is located in the heart of the downtown area, conveniently close to local shopping, dining and entertainment. In fact, the hotel is connected via a walkway to the Palm Beach Convention Center, which frequently hosts shows and events open to the public.

Guests can relax by the outdoor pool, under the shade of palm trees. The luxury resort offers fitness classes, poolside cabanas, lawn games and lots of meeting rooms and event spaces for those on a business trip.

Worked up an appetite? The four on-site restaurants serve everything from tasty grilled classics to gourmet sandwiches to tropical coconut cocktails. Rooms are spacious, clean and classic, with plush white sheets, simple decor and large windows. Amenities include a mini fridge, a coffee maker and a desk.

9. White Elephant Palm Beach

The White Elephant Palm Beach was ranked the #1 Florida resort by Travel + Leisure in 2022, and it’s not hard to see why. The hotel dates back to the 1920s, and flaunts Mediterranean-revival architecture, muted colors, hard wood floors and woven rugs.

The hotel is made up of 13 deluxe rooms and 19 suites, each with a refrigerator, fine Italian linens, L’Occitane beauty products, Turkish towels and Nespresso coffee makers and coastal decor.

There is a retail shop, a fitness center, an outdoor swimming pool lined with palm trees, a beautiful garden and lots of family-friendly amenities, including beach and bath toys, kids’ beach chairs, a teepee camping set-up for the room and on-demand milk, cookies, popcorn and candy for a movie night.

Tasty seafood, sushi, Mediterranean salads, specialty cocktails and more are available at the award-winning Lola 41.