On the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, still waters run chic. Between two shorefront swimming pools, a swanky steam room, oversized Jacuzzi and fountains, H2O is a theme that flows throughout the throughout the property.
In any case, eau means water in French.
The seven-acre estate, positioned on the barrier island of Manalapan just 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport, was the unique site of La Coquille Club. Established within the Fifties, the high society beach club hosted US presidents and the Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Ford families.
It was razed some 30 years later and replaced by the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach within the ’90s. In 2003, the hotel was purchased by the Lewis Trust Group and rebranded a decade later as Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. In August, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, one in all the world’s richest men, added the retreat to his luxury portfolio.
Eau’s aquatic motif extends to its 309 hotel rooms and suites, each with a balcony. Jonathan Adler designed the cheerful blue and white décor with pops of tropical yellow. As for dining options, there are five, starting from al fresco seafood at Breeze Ocean Kitchen to authentic Italian at Polpo Palm Beach, the second outpost of the famed Greenwich, Conn., restaurant.
And irrespective of where you’re, the water is just steps away. Snorkel, kayak and paddleboard within the Atlantic, or swim laps within the pools. Guests may also book a day pass within the 42,000-square-foot spa, which earned Forbes’ five-star rating.
On a recent visit to the wellness sanctuary, I began my afternoon with a customary glass of Champagne and floated a candle within the Wishing Well. It was then time for my 90-minute Sea-Eau-Listic exfoliating massage.
After I chosen music, fragrance and light-color options, the therapist polished my skin and used Thai-inspired massage techniques, paired with warm marine-salt-and-lavender-filled linen bundles, to revive balance to my body. It was so deeply soothing that I felt like I used to be in a trance.
The following day, I headed back to the spa to make my very own deliciously scented citrus scrub on the DIY Scrub and Polish Bar. After becoming a swimsuit, I hit the hydrotherapy circuit. I soaked in the recent tub with an overhead rain shower, lazed within the steam room and sauna, then kicked back within the Self-Centered Garden.
Nestled in one in all the egg-shaped chairs hanging over the shallow reflection pool, water lapped over my bare feet. It was hypnotic.
The spa offers an intensive menu of services, including facials, body treatments and massages, many using Valmont and Yon-Ka Paris products. Fans of organic services can go for the Eau Natural facial, which boosts the skin’s radiance with botanical ingredients which can be freed from synthetics, parabens, dyes, petrochemicals and sulfates. The Glo2 facial, meanwhile, oxygenates and exfoliates the skin. The Signature Massage (60, 90 or 120 minutes in duration) features hot stones on the back and a luxury foot treatment.
Couples have a selection of 5 pampering services performed in a personal garden villa. Lasting as much as five hours, the Perfect Champagne & Caviar Couples Journey involves massages, facials, manis, pedis and bathing for 2.
What may very well be higher than a dip à deux?
On the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, still waters run chic. Between two shorefront swimming pools, a swanky steam room, oversized Jacuzzi and fountains, H2O is a theme that flows throughout the throughout the property.
In any case, eau means water in French.
The seven-acre estate, positioned on the barrier island of Manalapan just 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport, was the unique site of La Coquille Club. Established within the Fifties, the high society beach club hosted US presidents and the Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Ford families.
It was razed some 30 years later and replaced by the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach within the ’90s. In 2003, the hotel was purchased by the Lewis Trust Group and rebranded a decade later as Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. In August, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, one in all the world’s richest men, added the retreat to his luxury portfolio.
Eau’s aquatic motif extends to its 309 hotel rooms and suites, each with a balcony. Jonathan Adler designed the cheerful blue and white décor with pops of tropical yellow. As for dining options, there are five, starting from al fresco seafood at Breeze Ocean Kitchen to authentic Italian at Polpo Palm Beach, the second outpost of the famed Greenwich, Conn., restaurant.
And irrespective of where you’re, the water is just steps away. Snorkel, kayak and paddleboard within the Atlantic, or swim laps within the pools. Guests may also book a day pass within the 42,000-square-foot spa, which earned Forbes’ five-star rating.
On a recent visit to the wellness sanctuary, I began my afternoon with a customary glass of Champagne and floated a candle within the Wishing Well. It was then time for my 90-minute Sea-Eau-Listic exfoliating massage.
After I chosen music, fragrance and light-color options, the therapist polished my skin and used Thai-inspired massage techniques, paired with warm marine-salt-and-lavender-filled linen bundles, to revive balance to my body. It was so deeply soothing that I felt like I used to be in a trance.
The following day, I headed back to the spa to make my very own deliciously scented citrus scrub on the DIY Scrub and Polish Bar. After becoming a swimsuit, I hit the hydrotherapy circuit. I soaked in the recent tub with an overhead rain shower, lazed within the steam room and sauna, then kicked back within the Self-Centered Garden.
Nestled in one in all the egg-shaped chairs hanging over the shallow reflection pool, water lapped over my bare feet. It was hypnotic.
The spa offers an intensive menu of services, including facials, body treatments and massages, many using Valmont and Yon-Ka Paris products. Fans of organic services can go for the Eau Natural facial, which boosts the skin’s radiance with botanical ingredients which can be freed from synthetics, parabens, dyes, petrochemicals and sulfates. The Glo2 facial, meanwhile, oxygenates and exfoliates the skin. The Signature Massage (60, 90 or 120 minutes in duration) features hot stones on the back and a luxury foot treatment.
Couples have a selection of 5 pampering services performed in a personal garden villa. Lasting as much as five hours, the Perfect Champagne & Caviar Couples Journey involves massages, facials, manis, pedis and bathing for 2.
What may very well be higher than a dip à deux?
