M. M. Cloutier
High honors had been awarded Wednesday to the 4 Seasons and The Breakers resorts in Palm Seaside, in addition to Eau Palm Seaside Resort in Manalapan, when Forbes Journey Information launched its coveted annual scores for worldwide luxurious hospitality properties.
Along with the three oceanfront resorts incomes excessive marks as motels — making them Palm Seaside County standouts and among the many most sought-after globally — their spas additionally earned excessive reward.
A 3rd honor went to the 4 Seasons: Its signature restaurant, Florie’s, in partnership with a famend Michelin-starred chef, was the one eating institution in Palm Seaside County to obtain excessive reward.
4 Seasons Palm Seaside’s common supervisor, Mazen Saleh, informed the Every day Information he and his staff are “honored” that the resort has been acknowledged for a lot of years as a five-star property.
It’s a “testomony to our passionate staff,” he mentioned. “As we replicate on our journey, we’re crammed with delight and confidence.”
Forbes Journey Information, now in its 66th 12 months as a score system for worldwide luxurious motels, ocean cruises, eating places and spas, anonymously visits properties and “rigorously” evaluates service and requirements. It charges properties with stars — 5 being the best honor — or a “advisable” rating, which is the third-highest after 4 stars.
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A constellation of stars befell the 4 Seasons, Eau Palm Seaside and The Breakers this 12 months.
Whereas The Breakers acquired 4, the second-highest rating, the 4 Seasons and Eau as soon as once more earned 5 stars.
The luxe spas at every of the three properties additionally earned stars — 5 every for the spas on the 4 Seasons and Eau Palm Seaside, and 4 for The Breakers’ spa.
The 4 Seasons’ Florie’s restaurant, which final 12 months acquired a “advisable” score, this 12 months leapt to a four-star score.
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The restaurant opened in 2019 in partnership with internationally recognized chef Mauro Colagreco, who additionally holds pursuits in different worldwide eating institutions. His restaurant in France, known as Mirazur, has been ranked among the many greatest on the earth.
One different lodge and spa in Palm Seaside County earned Forbes Journey Information scores this 12 months: The Boca Raton, which garnered 5 stars for its lodge and spa.
All through Florida, 40 motels and 20 spas acquired scores within the 66th annual Forbes Journey Information; solely 14 Florida eating places did.
In all, the 2024 Forbes Journey Information covers greater than 2,000 properties worldwide: 340 five-star, 600 four-star and 503 advisable motels; 78 five-star, 121 four-star and 59 advisable eating places; 126 five-star and 201 four-star spas; and 7 four-star and 5 advisable cruise ships.
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“This 12 months’s record demonstrates the evolving focus the discerning traveler has on well-being and the will for genuine destination-centric itineraries,” mentioned Amanda Frasier, president of scores for Forbes Journey Information. “Journey was extremely anticipated to have a robust 12 months and the brand new winners on our 2024 record replicate the elevated efforts properties are making to ship elevated visitor experiences.”
The Breakers, which sits on 140 acres, has earned 4 or 5 stars from Forbes Journey Information for many years, with this 12 months’s information noting the lodge is “trendy and dynamic” whereas boasting a wealthy historical past as “a star favourite since 1896.”
For the six-acre 4 Seasons in Palm Seaside, that is the twenty sixth consecutive 12 months it has acquired a five-star designation and the eighth 12 months for its spa.
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Its “authentically Palm Seaside ambiance mixed with the resort’s genuinely heat, attentive workers make for lasting recollections,” the 2024 Forbes information notes.
Eau Palm Seaside Resort, protecting seven acres, has earned 5 stars for its lodge and spa for 10 years. The amenity-filled “Mediterranean-style waterfront escape” in Manalapan boasts “the best sandy seashores and turquoise waters,” Forbes Journey Information says.
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