M.M. Cloutier
| Special to the Daily News
On the heels of Oracle software billionaire Larry Ellison buying it for $277.391 million, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan — the wealthy town just south of Palm Beach — on Wednesday was named among America’s best waterfront hotels by USA Today.
Rated No. 5 out of 10 waterfront hospitality properties selected as part of USA Today’s 10Best travel-and-lifestyle awards program, 7-acre Eau Palm Beach “boasts breathtaking ocean vistas” and an “elegant atmosphere that is both inviting and serene,” 10Best editors note.
The resort’s guests, they add, “can indulge in the ultimate relaxation lounging by two oceanfront pools or dining at on-site restaurants with stellar views.”
Among other waterfront hotels hailed are Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts, (No. 1); Acqualina Resort & Residences in Sunny Isles Beach (No. 2); and Grand Hotel Golf Resort & Spa in Point Clear, Alabama. (3).
Eau is the only Palm Beach County honoree; the list can be viewed at www.10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-waterfront-hotel-resort-2024/.
Selecting 10Best nominees involves a panel of experts and editors who present awardees for the Readers’ Choice Awards in which readers can then vote.
To be recognized nationally by 10Best is an “honor,” Eau general manager Tim Nardi told the Daily News on Thursday. The Daily News is owned by Gannett, which publishes USA Today.
The achievement “reflects our commitment to providing an unparalleled luxury experience for our guests,” Nardi said. “Being named No. 5 among such esteemed company reaffirms our dedication to creating a sanctuary where relaxation and rejuvenation meet the beauty of Palm Beach.”
In addition to its 42,000-square-foot spa, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa at 100 S. Ocean Blvd. features three tennis courts, two pools, 30,000-plus square feet of meeting/event space and activity centers for young children and teens.
The property, which underwent upgrades and enhancements in 2022 as part of a multimillion-dollar transformation, features eight food-and-beverage outlets, including Polpo Palm Beach, a sister to the Polpo in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Forbes Travel Guide has awarded Eau and its spa with its highest ranking — five stars — for 10 consecutive years.
Eau’s ownership changed hands earlier this month.
As the Daily News reported, the price Ellison paid for Eau may have been higher since prices recorded at the Palm Beach County Courthouse sometimes don’t reflect all costs associated with a real-estate closing.
Ellison, who also owns the largest residential estate in Manalapan as well as other luxury hospitality properties in the country, bought the 300-plus room Manalapan resort from Zinfandel Holdings, a Delaware limited-liability company affiliated with the Lewis Trust Group.
As a resort hotel, Eau’s roots began in the early 1990s, when the property, formerly home to a private club, debuted as The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach.
Since becoming Eau Palm Beach in 2013, it has regularly been enhanced with improvements and new amenities.
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