Palm Beach County
- In Palm Beach Gardens, PGA National Resort and Spa recently underwent a $100 million upgrade, including a floor-to-ceiling makeover of its 379 guest rooms and the addition of the Lakeside Lawn, a new permanent venue for outdoor events. The resort also offers 40,000 square feet of conference space, a health club and spa, and nine on-site restaurants and lounges.
- Coming off a $250 million revitalization, the historic Breakers Palm Beach now boasts redesigned guest rooms and suites; the new HMF lounge, designed to pay homage to Palm Beach’s “cocktail culture;” and the new Top of the Point restaurant, set five minutes from the resort by shuttle. Meeting space at The Breakers includes three grand ballrooms, 28 conference rooms, three boardrooms and an oceanfront gazebo.
- The golf course at the Boca Raton Resort & Club was designated as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through a program sanctioned by Audubon International. Among the standards for certification, a course must maintain a high degree of environmental quality in wildlife and habitat management, chemical use reduction and safety, water conservation and a number of other categories. The 835-room resort offers 64 meeting rooms.
- Marriott’s Oceana Palms in Riviera Beach just completed the addition of a 20-story tower offering 78 new two-bedroom, two-bath villas, making for a total of 159 villas. All villas offer free Wi-Fi.
Treasure Coast
- The Royal Inn Beach Hotel on Hutchinson Island recently renovated its 700-square-foot two-bedroom apartment suites with living areas and full-size kitchens. Groups can gather on an expansive outdoor patio.
- Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Port St. Lucie recently opened what is touted as the first L’Occitane-branded spa in North America. The 5,000-square-foot facility features seven indoor treatment rooms, a manicure and pedicure area and a Zen Lounge. Resort meeting spaces range from 483 to 6,466 square feet.