Sometimes, if you play it right, a single day can feel like a whole vacation! On a recent tour of the Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa, we learned how even spending one afternoon in paradise can change your entire perspective on vacation travel forever.
Located just steps from the Atlantic Ocean in beautiful Manalapan, Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa offers a first-class experience at a price that isn’t outside the realm of reality. Your adventure begins with complimentary valet parking. From there, you enter a magnificent lobby, which reminds you more of a traditional parlor than a hotel. Taking a cue from local designers and Palm Beach style, the resort gives you a comfortable feel with an undertone of opulent luxury.
Although their primary focus is on the hotel side, featuring more than 300 guest rooms, each with balcony views, modern amenities, and luxurious additions that may or may not be obvious, the resort also offers a chance for locals and visitors alike to experience at least some of it’s amazing service through various day packages.
From now through September 30, Eau Palm Beach is offering three different cabana packages that let you and up to five lucky friends or family play all day, enjoying the breezy shade of a private poolside cabana, concierge service, top shelf beverages and more.
Day Cabana Packages
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sun Up to Sun Down ($425)*
GoPro camera
Family Banana Boat Ride
Beach and pool games
Kid-friendly snacks
Unplugged ($575)*
Easel with watercolor or acrylic paint
Journal
Personalized selection of magazines and inspirational books
Newspaper
Sea & Be Scene ($875)*
Red Velvet ropes
Polaroid Camera
Selfie stick
Bottle Service
All packages include: a Cabana host for service, a welcome amenity, premium bottled water and non-alcoholic beverages, sunscreen, towel service, access to resort amenities including pools, and water sports, as well as surprises and delights throughout the day.
Upgraded packages can include: iPhone docking stations, flat screen televisions, your favorite liquor and mixers, fully stocked mini bar, cabana massages, manicures, pedicures and jet ski rentals. Please call 561-540-4924 to reserve a Cabana Day Package.
In addition, Eau’s new Executive Chef Josh Thomsen has created a Private Sunset Cabana Dinner menu that allows you to enjoy a memorable oceanview dinner, perfect for anniversaries, birthdays or other special celebrations. This exquisite new option for private dining will be available year-round. Thomsen trained at the celebrated French Laundry in Napa Valley with Chef Thomas Keller, and loves to showcase his passion for seasonal dishes with fresh ingredients paired with the finest champagnes and wines. From entrees such as Florida snapper and Creekstone Farms filet of beef, to desserts including pistachio creme brulee cake, Thomsen ensures his guests enjoy the most sumptuous fare he can create. Private Sunset Cabana Dinners are $250 per person, plus 20 percent service charge, and include champagne and wine pairings. Please call 561-540-4887 to reserve a Private Sunset Cabana Dinner.
“Menus for the dinners vary because I personalize them to what the guests like to eat, how adventurous they are to trying new flavors and the type of occasion,” said Chef Thomsen.
For those of us who are simply looking for a relaxing day of pampering, Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa has you covered. Their award winning EauSpa offers a full menu of body treatments that even a massage virgin can appreciate. Pause, Play, and Perfect is their mantra, and they definitely don’t disappoint. The 42,000 square foot spa wonderland is complete with 19 treatment rooms, a wishing well, a self-centered garden, private villas, scrub and polish bars, a full service hair and nail salon, fitness center, movement studio, and bEAUtique.
Of course, their services are a bit on the upper end of the cost scale, but their professional staff and unparalleled attention to detail make it splurge worthy! If you aren’t sure if it’s for you, why not check out their day pass? With this special option, you will be able to Pause in their self-centered garden, Play in the Bath Lounge, Perfect yourself in the sauna and steam shower, and unwind in the relaxation lounge, named the EauZone, while guiltlessly nibbling on cupcakes! This experience starts at only $60 per day!
At the end of your day, when it’s time to unwind and relax in utter bliss, take a few moments to experience their first class bar. Stir, which offers service throughout the lobby area, features a mixology-inspired cocktail menu and light food offerings. In the evening, as the lobby is “turned down” and the lights dim, Stir comes alive as guests toast to the new Palm Beach lifestyle with Champagne and year-round entertainment with live music and more to shake up the night. The social experience extends to the oceanfront terrace, where guests can enjoy their favorite libation and share seaside stories around a mesmerizing fire pit – weather permitting. During our recent visit we indulged with a Mocha Martini and Hur-Eau-Cane, both of which were outstanding!
Located just off the main lobby is their signature restaurant, Angle. A contemporary, American restaurant featuring seasonal, local, regionally grown products, the restaurant serves up some of the most amazing food you’ll ever have dance across your palate. Focusing on prime meats and market driven seafood, they tempt your tastebuds with such amazing flavors that you’ll wish you were able to eat everything on the menu! Their steaks are second to none, Elysian lamb so tender and flavorful that even a non lamb lover would enjoy it, and desserts that take indulgence to a whole new level make it the perfect place to enjoy your last meal of the day. They too provide distinctive cocktails, as well as an award winning wine selection.
The warm and inviting space has sleek and urbane décor including chocolate velvet walls, glowing candlelight and mirrors. An underlit onyx and amber “Chef’s Table” offers a true foodie indulgence in the center of the dining room! The restaurant is primarily enjoyed by resort guests, but everyone is welcome. It is perfect for special occasions (an eightieth birthday celebration was going on as we were dining), or just for celebrating life in general! Angle is open Wednesday – Saturday from 6 to 10pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Please call 561-540-4924.
The Palm Beaches have often been called Paradise, and a trip to the Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa proves that in some cases, it truly is! Stay tuned to Palm Beach Happening for a glimpse into some of the other places that help make our slice of heaven a little better, and reveal that the Sunshine State is truly a vacationers dream come true.