The Best Hotels Near Akira Back, by the Record
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The saffron facade is doing its best Dutch-colonial impression, but step inside and it's all soaring two-story window walls over the Caribbean and the unmistakable Ritz glam. This is a full-scale Palm Beach resort, the kind built for families and large groups who want a white-sand beach with room service attached. High-end shops line the hallways for anyone who forgot to pack something expensive.
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Floor-to-ceiling glass framing that Caribbean blue is the whole argument for the room rate at this Palm Beach resort. The 252 rooms run to four-poster beds and honey-toned wood, and six restaurants mean you can plausibly never leave, with a rooftop for Japanese-Korean cooking and Italian served on the sand. The St. Regis butler program handles the things most resorts politely ignore, unpacking, pressing, whatever you forgot to ask for.
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Casitas tucked into a coconut grove, five minutes' walk from Palm Beach, with private patios, hammocks, barbecues, and, in some, outdoor showers. The Boardwalk is a boutique hotel that holds a Michelin 2 Keys distinction, and it earns the "boutique" label by actually meaning it: bright, eclectic décor, two pools, a beach foothold with palapas, and a café serving local-leaning food and cocktails. A Do-Good program lets guests join beach cleanups or adopt a stray animal, because relaxing is apparently optional.