Need to know
Rooms
207, including 13 suites.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 4pm.
More details
Rates at Beach Club at The Boca Raton do not include breakfast, but you can buy breakfast from Marisol for $30–$50 with a wide choice of cold plates and hot dishes cooked to order.
Also
There are nine accessible guest rooms (including doubles and suites); elevators give access to all floors, and eateries, the beach and pool are all at ground level, although there's no specific hoist or ramp access at the pools.
At the hotel
Private beach club, boat and watersports kit rental, tennis courts, pickleball courts, golf course, bikes to borrow, laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, USB outlets, air-conditioning, tea-making kit, Nespresso coffee machine, wet bar with free soda and snacks or (in suites) complimentary minibar, free bottled water, bathrobes, flip flops, beach bag and Molton Brown bath products.
Our favourite rooms
With their spruced-up white bedding and oak furnishings, each pad has a bright, easy-breezy feel. Larger clans will love the Grand Suite + Lanai, which has space for eight, easy access to all pools, and a dedicated butler. If you’re travelling without children, we’d suggest the Ocean View + Balcony; here, you can enjoy your morning espresso to the sound of rustling palm trees and waves lapping the sand.
Poolside
At the Beach Club itself, choose from a trio of heated, saltwater pools; one that’s child-friendly, one for adults only, and a third with day-bed and cabana rental. Or you could venture further afield and splash on a cabana beside the undulating island-dotted pool at the Harborside Pool Club.
Spa
Set in the wider resort, Spa Palmera’s mosaic detailing, glamorous chandeliers and elegant archways make sense when you realise this 50,000-square-foot wellness hub was inspired by Spain’s Alhambra Palace. Its grand interiors contain 44 treatment rooms dotted around a courtyard with gardens; as well as an outdoor spa pool, there’s also a Jacuzzi, steam rooms, sauna and hydrotherapy circuit. If you’ve had a testing afternoon on the waves, try the Lavender Fields Massage, which will root out the aches of the day.
Packing tips
A pair of tailored Tom Ford swim trunks and a handful of Sunspel T-shirts should take you nicely from beach to bar.
Also
There’s also a gym at the Beach Club, and yoga and personal training can be arranged. The resort’s Racquet Club has Hydro Grid courts and a tennis concierge.
Children
Little Smiths of all ages are welcome and well catered for.
Best for
Babies and up.
Recommended rooms
The Grand Suite + Lanai can sleep up to eight. It features an outdoor living area, so the youngsters aren’t always on top of each other, and a dedicated butler is at your disposal, too.
Crèche
Welcoming children aged four or older, Banyan Bunch children’s club is open daily, 10am–5pm, and also from 6pm–9pm (Friday to Saturday).
Activities
Beach Club at The Boca Raton offers more than the usual climbing frames and soft-play pits: there’s yoga for little yogis as well as salsa sessions for hot-toed tots who packed their dancing shoes. Older children will love the snorkeling, private surfing tuition, pedal-kayaks and family boat trips. At the kids’ club, a games area has video consoles, VR headsets, and throwback activities such as shuffleboard and billiards. And you can expect scheduled movie nights, too.
Swimming pool
Beach Club has three heated pools, including a family-friendly option, and a shallow pool for tots beside the Beachside Cabana Pool. Take older kids to the Harborside Pool Club for its wave simulator, lazy river and waterslides.
Meals
There are several kids’ menus across the resort, with Marisol and Living Room your family-friendly dining spots within the Beach Club. In the wider resort, Sadelle’s brings New York brunch to Boca Raton with its grilled cheese and chicken tenders, as well as difficult-to-resist desserts such as Strawberry ‘Tall’ Cake, and Burger Bar is your classic diner option. Please note that seasonal spot, Onda, is for adults only.
Babysitting
Available for up to four children for a four-hour minimum ($290). The maximum age is 12, payment is due when the reservation is confirmed, and there is a $26 cancellation fee with more than 24 hours’ notice.
Also
If there are more spills than originally anticipated, feel safe in the knowledge that children up to the age of eight can have their clothes laundered for 50 per cent off listed prices.
Sustainability efforts
Beach Club at The Boca Raton has electric-vehicle charging stations. To navigate this extensive coastal estate, you’re encouraged to borrow a hotel bike, or explore on foot. Check-in and communication are all digital, to minimize paper waste; to help protect the Beach Club’s surroundings, the hotel supports conservation projects at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Produce sourced from nearby farms is used at many of the resort restaurants to help reduce food miles and support the local economy.
