In 1896, oil/railroad magnate Henry Flagler opened the Palm Beach Inn as his second winter-retreat hotel for the rich in what would become known as Palm Beach. Renamed the Breakers in 1901, the hotel burned twice, and then emerged in its current form in 1926, an ornate homage to the Italian Renaissance modeled after Villa Medici in Florence. Staff members at this luxury resort now number 2000. This is a nonsmoking property.

Graced by small lakes and stream, this Palm Beach Gardens resort includes the PGA's national headquarters, a symbol of its focus on golf. Nongolfing leisure travelers come here for the health spa, pools, spa tubs, and other facilities that make this a destination resort for families and couples.

Located in a tranquil neighborhood of classic Palm Beach mansions, The Ritz-Carlton annually turns up on