Boca Raton Resort Spa Earns Top Award

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(BOCA RATON, FL) -- Since its opening, the Boca Raton Resort & Club's luxurious Spa Palazzo has been a popular destination for members and guests. Now, it's an award-winning spa, having recently been recognized as a Forbes Four-Star Award winner.

The Forbes Travel Guide, formerly the Mobil Travel Guide, has been evaluating the "best of the best" in the hospitality industry for 52 years. This is actually the third year in a row for Spa Palazzo's four-star recognition.

Built to resemble the Alhambra Palace in Spain, Spa Palazzo is a masterpiece of art with water features, elaborate mosaics, grand arches and a sense of quiet magnificence. An elegant sanctuary of health and rejuvenation, the luxurious spa features 44 treatment rooms, an opulent wet room, an eclectic menu of spa treatments, sunning terraces and 10,000 square feet of tranquil gardens featuring waterfall whirlpools and a private spa pool with underwater music. Its opulent menu combines progressive techniques with local resources and standard European therapies, offering a selection of five signature spa treatments.

Spa guests may also take advantage of two sunning terraces, the elegant Great Room with fireplace, spa retail boutique, locker rooms, and a lush courtyard replete with tranquil gardens. The Moorish-style spa structure includes dozens of architectural features. Exposed cedar-beam ceilings, two-story arched Cathedral windows, a two-story fireplace, columns, handcrafted colorful tiles, detailed ceramic work designed by craftsmen in Alhambra, intricate stonework, mahogany and cypress woodwork, and even a hand-painted rotunda just beyond the spa entrance all enhance guests' opulent spa experience.

The Boca Raton Resort & Club, part of the Waldorf Astoria Resort collection, is one of the country's premier resort destinations and private club facilities. Celebrated for its customized weddings and special events, either intimate or grand, the resort offers experiences that can encompass everything from barefoot on the beach to black tie splendor. It was established in 1926 as a Mediterranean-style Resort by Addison Mizner, whose ambition was for it to become "the greatest resort in the world." Set within a backdrop of casual elegance, the Resort & Club's amenities include a half-mile stretch of private beach at the redesigned Boca Beach Club, the award-winning Spa Palazzo, two 18-hole championship golf courses ranked among Golf Digest's "Top 75 Courses in North America" and the Dave Pelz Scoring Game School,  the resort's tennis program ranked fifth out of the top 50 U.S. tennis resorts  by Tennis Magazine, full-service 32-slip marina, seven swimming pools, three state-of-the-art fitness centers, and a variety of water sports. In addition, the Resort offers an outstanding selection of dining options, including Morimoto Sushi Bar by the internationally-renowned Iron Chef, Cielo Restaurant at the top of the Tower and Serendipity, New York City's famed ice cream shop with family friendly menu. A full range of water sports and activities include a comprehensive children's program.

Waldorf Astoria is Hilton Worldwide's luxury brand of landmark hotels, with each one as singular and timeless as the brand's namesake, The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.  From classic elegance to modern grandeur, Waldorf Astoria Hotels each represent worldly sophistication and unparalleled guest service.  From sumptuous spas and culinary excellence to world-class golf, each hotel & resort offers the exquisite accommodations and signature accoutrements that define refinement and sophistication.

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,600 hotels and 600,000 rooms in 82 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.

 

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