Where is The Breakers Resort?
Actually, there are quite a few "The Breakers Resorts" around, from Oahu to Myrtle Beach: but we're talking about the landmark in the heart of Palm Beach.
What's special about The Breakers, Palm Beach?
The Breakers is a classic Florida grand hotel, a National Register kind of place, with courtyard and gardens, hand-painted ceilings and medieval tapestries in the lobby. The Breakers was built by none other than Henry Flagler, Standard Oil magnate, owner of the Florida East Coast Railway,and a prime mover in making Florida choice spot for the wealthy a hundred years ago.
Picture a AAA Five Diamond resort in Italian Renaissance style, on 140 acres of prime real estate including a half-mile of private beach and 36 holes of golf... And the place likes families.
The Breakers for families
Would a place modeled on Rome's Villa Medici really want kids running around? Here's a clue: The Breakers has a 6000-sq. ft. Family Entertainment Center, with a glassed-in toddlers room, arcade, playroom and craft area, and computer and X-Box room beside a family-friendly Italian restaurant.
More for kids:
- 3 to 12 can join the Coconut Crew Interactive Camp for tennis, golf, arts and crafts, lawn hockey, swimming, and "creativity building games"
- 5 pools include oceanside pools, baby pool and heated family pool
- free use of baby gear such as bottle warmers, strollers, baby bathtubs; childproofing items too
- kids 17 and under stay free in the same room as parents, and families can reserve up to five adjoining guestrooms.
- family activities such as bonfires on the beach
Keep in mind about the Breakers
- the beach suffered hurricane damage in 2005: check updates
- you can rent "family cabanas" by the pool, with bathroom, lounge chairs, TV, mini frig -- pricey, though
- reported some rooms need upgrading
- read a guest writer article about The Breakers
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- check TripAdvisor.com for comments from fellow travelers, especially regarding the points above
- find info, photos, and packages at The Breakers site
This brief profile is meant to introduce this resort to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not visited in person. Always check resort sites for updates.
