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The Boca Raton opened in 1926 as The Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, a vision of famed American architect Addison Mizner. Set amidst 200 lake and oceanfront acres in Boca Raton in Florida’s south Palm Beach County, the resort is easily accessible via air transportation: 28 miles south of Palm Beach Airport, 24 miles north of Fort Lauderdale International Airport, and 45 miles north of Miami International Airport. In the Twenty-Twenties, The Boca Raton celebrates its most remarkable evolution in its storied history, A New Golden Era. A $200 million Phase One transformation launched in December 2021. The Boca Raton provides year-round escape for Club Members and overnight Resort Guests (the property is not open to the general public). Amenities range from a private golden beach, to 50,000 square foot Spa Palmera, 18-hole golf course, 34-slip marina, Racquet Club with 16 tennis courts and four pickleball courts, retail boutiques, two pool clubs, Banyan Bunch (children and teens club), two fitness clubs, and wellness collaborations. A collection of five hotels are located Beachside and Harborside, each with its own style and personality. Stay in the original hotel that features grand architecture, lush grounds and hidden gardens, and 294 guestrooms and suites. Cloister also serves as home to immersive experiences, such as rotating art collections and fashion brand collaborations. Just steps from our historic Resort Course, expansive Racquet Club, and our 54,000 sq ft wellness oasis, Spa Palmera—Cloister is the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable stay.
Cloister at The Boca Raton
501 East Camino Real
Boca Raton, Florida
33432
Nearest Airport: PBI
Simply the greatest resort on Earth. Every little detail was perfect. We have stayed 3 times since moving to South Florida and each time has been perfect! I sent my wife for the weekend to celebrate her birthday with her three best friends and they all couldn’t stop raving about this resort. Thank you, Boca! Amazing resort and staff!
Jason H
Really not a good experience. Hotel staff is not helpful, food is super expensive and not as family friendly as you’d think. The Kids club is like lord of the flies with minimal supervision of the kids. We reserved a kids cabana and they couldn’t keep our reservation. They have a minimum 48 inches for the slide and one of our daughters was 47 and decided to enforce that rule one day and devastated her. Rooms are large but uncomfortable. I’d save your money and pick another location. We’ll never be coming back.
Alexander K
We were so pleasantly surprised how wonderful this hotel was. We usually stay at similar type hotels every year for a girl's getaway. This one was so delightful in so many ways. It is so beautiful, clean & upscale without being uptight. The staff was super amazing! Everyone worked together as a team to meet all your needs. Just so thoughtful in an environment that was well thought out. Even though there were many families with young children, everyone had their own designated spaces. Felt serene & relaxing at every one of the pools. The food was on point at the on-site places we dined at. Loved having access to the water taxi, grounds shuttle & house car to take you to the nearby areas. Also appreciated the cold water bottles at every turn! Would return to The Boca Raton in heartbeat!!
Jeeplover117 - New Jersey
Once you arrive you are immediately enter a beautiful oasis of luxury hospitality. Great service, great dining, fun kids area (water slides, surfing pool, movie room & game room). Water taxi to the beach for an enjoyable ride to a quiet full service beach day!
851karlg - Miami Beach, Florida
Typically we come 2 times a year. First I want to say we usually LOVE our time at The Boca Raton. When traveling a lot of times we say this doesn’t compare to The Boca. Upon check in we learned the golf course is under construction, that would have been helpful to know when booking seeing that we brought our clubs and love to play that particular golf course. No apologies were offered. We rented a bungalow and brought our 2 young children. The 2 bellman Ryan and Joel were wonderful and accommodating. Our service at the pool Sarah and Amelia TOP NOTCH both were outstanding. Daniel and Joey @ Japanese Bocce Club were attentive and provided wonderful service. Saul provided his usual wonderful massages. Something felt very off this trip. The shuttles were slow. Coffee @ Sadelles was subpar. Our water in our room wouldn’t stay hot. Mirasol my absolute favorite restaurant, the food was lacking in flavor and service was terrible. The birds at the pool opened a closed box of pizza and helped themselves and they also took the fabric napkin off I had draped over with silverware that I had anchored down covering my son’s grilled cheese. A little heads up they are ruthless would have been nice. We are looking for somewhere else to stay next time. We will be back I’m sure but we are going to give another place a chance.
Jenna N - Birmingham, Alabama
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