Myer Schine and his socialite wife, Hildegarde. So they reverted to the name used by 1940s-era owners J.

But the ties were cut after the new owners, MSD Partners of Santa Monica, Calif., an investment group led by computer mogul Michael Dell, elected to create their own independent brand. Opened in 1926 as The Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, the resort now boasts five hotels - Cloister, Yacht Club, Beach Club, Tower and Bungalows - on 200 acres abutting the Intracoastal Waterway.īetween 2009 and last year, the resort was affiliated with the Waldorf Astoria. 'It also has restaurants from New York's culinary wunderkinds, Major Food Group, including a retro-cool takeover of the old golf clubhouse, now called Flamingo Grill.' The resort, the article says, is a place 'where membership has risen among fortysomething professionals with kids.' 'Boca Raton is looking more like the latter these days, luring a younger, permanent crowd during the pandemic and spurring the development of dinner spots that don't trade in early-bird specials.' 'Is it a retirement haven or an extension of Miami's party scene?' the article asked. Reviewers specifically called out The Boca Raton as its city's 'Exhibit A.' It equated the city with such places as Doha, the capital of Qatar Vienna, Austria the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador and Italy's Amalfi Coast. They wanted to know more about the resort.'Īs if on cue for the opening, Bloomberg listed the city as one of 25 top leisure destinations worldwide for 2022. 'A technology company moved here from California. 'It's a huge asset for the city,' said Jessica Del Vecchio, the city's economic development manager, who added that the resort and its storied history can be a bit of a calling card.

The overhaul comes at a time when the city of Boca Raton is undergoing a makeover of its own that includes a building boom with high-rise condos and luxury apartments, new shops and restaurants, and eventually a Brightline station for travelers seeking high-speed rail trips to other parts of South Florida and to Orlando. He said planners 'spent countless hours studying the resort's original designs' which were part and parcel of Mizner's architectural vision, based mainly on Mediterranean and Spanish colonial styles. 'In order to do that authentically, we've been working with the Boca Raton Historical Society to ensure that our design plans complement the original vision for the resort.' 'We're committed to preserving the past as we lead the property into the future,' he added. Hostettler in an emailed response to questions submitted Monday by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 'The storied architecture of The Boca Raton is a critical aspect of our brand DNA, and a unique point of differentiation,' said Daniel A.

The tower will serve as the resort's fifth hotel option.Īnd while other resort buildings have been repainted to revert to their original 'coastal sand' color from the Mizner days, the high rise will retain its signature pink. The resort's landmark 27-story tower will reopen on April 1. The property, home to a vast suite of hotels and toney restaurants, started entertaining guests over the Christmas holiday after shutting for a yearlong-plus redevelopment that has seen its Great Hall supplanted by a sleek inner sanctum of pools, bars, a waterslide and other aquatic attractions called the Harborside Pool Club. It's been nearly a century since the Roaring '20s, but the owners of Boca Raton's fabled resort, now dubbed The Boca Raton, are close to capping a $200 million renovation that pays homage to the life, times and Mediterranean style of architect Addison Mizner, who designed the original circa-1926 resort, but also plays to the city's upswing.

Flamingo grill boca resort menu