Inside Florida’s luxurious Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa – ocean views, rain-shower hot tubs and more

At nan Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, still waters tally chic. Between 2 shorefront swimming pools, a swanky steam room, oversized Jacuzzi and fountains, H2O is simply a taxable that flows passim nan passim nan property.

After all, eau intends h2o successful French.

The seven-acre estate, located connected nan obstruction land of Manalapan conscionable 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport, was nan original tract of La Coquille Club. Established successful nan 1950s, nan precocious nine formation nine hosted US presidents and nan Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Ford families.

It was razed immoderate 30 years later and replaced by nan Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach successful nan ’90s. In 2003, nan edifice was purchased by nan Lewis Trust Group and rebranded a decade later arsenic Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa. In August, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, 1 of nan world’s richest men, added nan retreat to his luxury portfolio. 

Eau’s aquatic motif extends to its 306 edifice rooms and suites, each pinch a balcony. Jonathan Adler designed nan cheerful bluish and achromatic décor pinch pops of tropical yellow. As for eating options, location are five, ranging from al fresco seafood astatine Breeze Ocean Kitchen to authentic Italian astatine Polpo Palm Beach, nan 2nd outpost of nan famed Greenwich, Conn., restaurant. 

And nary matter wherever you are, nan h2o is conscionable steps away. Snorkel, kayak and paddleboard successful nan Atlantic, aliases aquatics laps successful nan pools. Guests tin besides book a time walk successful nan 42,000-square-foot spa, which earned Forbes’ five-star ranking. 

On a caller sojourn to nan wellness sanctuary, I started my day pinch a customary solid of Champagne and floated a candle successful nan Wishing Well. It was past clip for my 90-minute Sea-Eau-Listic exfoliating massage.

After I selected music, fragrance and light-color options, nan therapist polished my tegument and utilized Thai-inspired massage techniques, paired pinch lukewarm marine-salt-and-lavender-filled linen bundles, to reconstruct equilibrium to my body. It was truthful profoundly soothing that I felt for illustration I was successful a trance.  

The adjacent day, I headed backmost to nan spa to make my ain deliciously scented citrus scrub astatine nan DIY Scrub and Polish Bar. After changing into a swimsuit, I deed nan hydrotherapy circuit. I soaked successful nan basking tub pinch an overhead rainfall shower, lazed successful nan steam room and sauna, past kicked backmost successful nan Self-Centered Garden.

Nestled successful 1 of nan egg-shaped chairs hanging complete nan shallow reflection pool, h2o lapped complete my bare feet. It was hypnotic. 

The spa offers an extended paper of services, including facials, assemblage treatments and massages, galore utilizing Valmont and Yon-Ka Paris products. Fans of integrated services tin opt for nan Eau Natural facial, which enhances nan skin’s radiance pinch botanical ingredients that are free of synthetics, parabens, dyes, petrochemicals and sulfates. The Glo2 facial, meanwhile, oxygenates and exfoliates nan skin. The Signature Massage (60, 90 aliases 120 minutes successful duration) features basking stones connected nan backmost and a luxury ft treatment. 

Couples person a prime of 5 pampering services performed successful a backstage plot villa. Lasting up to 5 hours, nan Perfect Champagne & Caviar Couples Journey involves massages, facials, manis, pedis and bathing for two. 

What could beryllium amended than a dip à deux?