Eau Resort & Spa
The big resort just south of the island: 309 rooms, seven oceanfront acres and a 42,000 square foot spa, owned since 2024 by Larry Ellison.
The island's quiet southern anchor: 196 rooms redesigned by Martin Brudnizki, with Mauro Colagreco's first American restaurant.
At the quiet southern end of the island, the Four Seasons is Palm Beach's most contemporary read on the oceanfront resort. A renovation led by designer Martin Brudnizki brought the 196 rooms and public spaces to their current form in February 2019, and the property has kept investing since: a recreation pavilion and expanded spa program were added in September 2025.
The dining room matters here. Florie's is the first United States restaurant from Mauro Colagreco, the chef of Mirazur on the French Riviera, which gives the south end of the island a table with European weight.
The big resort just south of the island: 309 rooms, seven oceanfront acres and a 42,000 square foot spa, owned since 2024 by Larry Ellison.
The comeback: 79 rooms and 21 suites on Royal Palm Way, returned to service by Iconic Luxury Hotels after a 17-year closure.
The 1926 courtyard hotel where the island goes to lunch: home of Cafe Boulud and a Leading Hotels of the World member.
The island, read weekly in The Brief.
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