5* THE BREAKERS PALM BEACH

Right on the seafront on the barrier island of Palm Beach, with the exclusive Ocean Golf Course to one side and the Atlantic to the other, it is 15 minutes’ drive from Palm Beach Airport and five minutes from swanky Worth Avenue for five-star shopping and dining. Historically significant and immensely enjoyable Henry Flagler Museum is one mile away, but the resort’s amenities are really the big draw.

Walk into the elegant, high-ceilinged lobby and you are surrounded by Renaissance grandeur of Florentine artisan paintings, majestic colonnaded avenues, tapestries, antiques and architecture based on Villa Medici in Rome. Unrivalled in the Americas, this is an epic journey into comprehensive resort ostentation in the grand tradition of the visionary Flagler.

The Breakers is a family-friendly hotel in a fantastic waterfront location in Palm Beach. There is plenty of fun and activities available for all ages, including an exciting kids’ camp, family fitness classes and family golf clinics. The resort is home to four swimming pools and five spa baths with exclusive poolside bungalows where you can relax and enjoy an exotic cocktail. Spend your days relaxing on the beachfront, enjoying a free fitness class or taking advantage of the special fitness and wellness coaching programmes.

Dining runs the gamut from casual poolside fare at The Surf Break to the classic indulgence of The Flagler Steakhouse, with its signature dry-aged New York Strip steak. Healthy-fare breakfast in the grandiose The Circle, with its 30-foot frescoed ceilings, is served á la carte, or opt for the grand full buffet. Other restaurants include Asian-influenced Echo, family-style Italian Restaurant, both dinner-only; Seafood Bar, where the décor has the feel of a luxury yacht, features fabulous cocktails, a wildly creative sharing-plate menu, plus a tempting raw bar for the freshest catch. Honouring oil tycoon Henry Flagler, the exclusive HMF lounge is the place for pre- and post-dinner drinks.