Beachy Keen
Monday, August 03, 2009 by Jason Oliver Nixon.
I was feeling a bit downtrodden, a tad maudlin and trampled, so I zipped down to South Florida for a night of R and R by the shore. My destination was the fabled Boca Raton Resort & Club, the pink palace crafted by architect Addison Mizner back in the 1920s—all crenellated gables and sandcastle-like turrets overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.
Now, I simply adore the main resort, but since I needed some time by the sea, I booked a room at the resort’s just-revamped Boca Beach Club, which is hunkered down nearby along the Atlantic Ocean. The Club is bliss, bliss, bliss—all contemporary lines, comfortable and soothing color palettes and gobs of windows.
Here’s architect Addison Mizner’s original building in all its pink-painted glory. J’adore!
The Beach Club is also perfect for the children among you, but I was able to distance myself from the tykes and turn off with a cool cocktail in hand.
Here’s the dramatic pool at the Boca Beach Club, a luxe retreat just beside the sea.
I lunched at the very chic Seagrille, gazed at the sea for a few hours longer and then shuttled over to Mizner’s Cloister building to whoop it up. And, oh my, did I enjoy my Morimotini at Morimoto sushi bar and my glamorous dinner at Cielo by Angela Hartnett on the 27th floor of the resort’s '60s-era tower. Pure romance with sparkling lights all aglow up and down the coast.
Head for the Boca Beach Club’s lobby for a sublime cocktail in a colorful setting, revved-up with some thumping music.
And let me tell you: The resort’s spa is simply spectacular!
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