The Breakers – Florida’s Vacation Paradise

Experience the legendary North American oceanfront resort. With a nod to its rich heritage, The Breakers has invested $250 million over the past decade to provide guests with an extraordinary beachfront experience. The property is comprised of 140 acres of picturesque oceanfront property in the heart of Palm Beach. The Breakers has long been a paradise for couples, families and special gatherings. With a highly trained staff of 1,800, the service is impeccable -- continuing the tradition of excellence begun by its founder Henry Morrison Flagler nearly 100 years ago.

A Standard Oil Company magnate, Flagler acquired and built railroads to serve Florida's east coast, opening the once isolated region to development and tourism. In 1894 he built his first hotel in the southeast coast, The Royal Poinciana Hotel at Lake Worth, attracting the elite to what would become the world's premier resort destination, Palm Beach.

In 1896, Flagler built a second hotel, The Palm Beach Inn on the beachfront of the Royal Poinciana. Soon guests requested rooms "over by the breakers." When Flagler redoubled the hotel's size, he renamed it The Breakers. The guest register read like a "who's who" of early twentieth century America - Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan vacationed alongside United States presidents and European nobility.
On March 18, 1925, twelve years after Flagler's death, tragedy struck The Breakers. Fire destroyed the all-wood building. Flagler's heirs were determined to build the world's finest resort as a testament to his vision - and to reopen in time for the 1926-27 winter season. The New York City-based Turner Construction Company began work in January 1926, modeling the new building after the Villa Medici in Rome.
Today you can emmerse yourself in a one-of-a-kind experience and take pleasure in an unparalleled array of on-site activities and oceanfront amenities:

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