Best Things Nearby:
Sailfish Marina has shopping,restaurants and lake tours and sunset celebration; MacArthur Park is a natural habitat with kayak tours and beach; City Place for shopping; Flagler Museum
Best Things About the Resort:
The decor is beautiful. It's right on the ocean. Heated pool and jacuzzi. Restaurant right on premises. Very classy.
Resort Experience:
We could see the red clay roofs and the two symmetrical dome-topped towers of a splendid six-story, light-pink-and-green, Spanish-style resort as we drove into the town of Palm Beach Shores on Singer Island. It was behind a touristy shopping mall. After looking for the Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas, we finally realized that magnificent structure was it, right on the beach. The covered entryway and classy lobby, with arched openings to rooms everywhere and the one inch thick, twelve inch square, polished Mexican tile floor, said "You’ve arrived."
Our unit was small, but exquisite. It was thrilling to see the effect purple granite tile on the kitchen counter and tabletop can have with dark stained bamboo chairs with leopard skin cushioned seats. The coffee table and armoire, holding the television set, were antique reproductions made of sculptured resin and gave old charm to that lovely little unit. Drapery with tropical print, on the triple windows and sliding glass doors, matched the throw pillows on the couch. Even though it was so beautiful, it seemed a little tight because the living room/ dining room/ kitchen was small.
In the center of the unit was an enormous bathroom with a wall to wall, ceiling to floor, mahogany storage unit with mirrors. A tub and a separate shower stall and toilet were also in the room, but it seemed like a waste of space when they could have expanded the living room into that area during the planning stage. The end units are peculiar like that. The bedroom was thrilling, with a king size black iron rod headboard with a mosquito net hanging over it from the ceiling. A dark stained bamboo and rattan antique reproduction bureau gave the impression of established wealth. All the walls were a sponged antique yellow and the floors were done in more of the polished Mexican tiles. Both the living room and bedroom had sliding glass doors to the patio.
The central courtyard had a sculptured heated pool and Jacuzzi and a round tiki hut bar, and was surrounded by lush tropical plants and huge bamboo bird cages housing live, exotic birds. A walkway went out to the sandy beach on the Atlantic Ocean. There was a big exercise room, and the resort has a nice restaurant where we went to celebrate after we were talked into buying a week there. There are exciting, wonderful things to do in the area, so read my other entries in this journal.
- Unit Type: 1 Bedroom
- Activities: Excellent
- Amenities: Excellent
- Unit Satisfaction: Excellent
- Family Friendliness: Very Good
- Service: Good