Where to Stay in Palm Beach

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Best Areas to Stay in Palm Beach

One of the wealthiest areas in the USA, Palm Beach sits on a lengthy, thin barrier island famous for gorgeous beaches, prestigious resorts, and high-end boutiques, separated from the mainland and West Palm Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway and Lake Worth Lagoon. West Palm Beach itself is a separate city, long overshadowed by its glamorous neighbor but with a few attractions in its own right and a much larger (and cheaper) spread of lodging, especially near the airport. The coastal communities to the north and south of here tend to be a lot calmer, with Juno Beach especially renowned for its sea turtle rehabilitation center and less developed stretches of sand. Popular with families, Riviera Beach (including Singer Island) is known for exceptional snorkeling and scuba diving. Lake Worth Beach lies on the mainland separated from Palm Beach by the Lake Worth Lagoon (popular for its beaches and watersports) and bounded on the western side by Lake Osborne (popular for boating and fishing).

Public transportation in the area is served by Palm Tran, which runs a comprehensive network of bus routes ($2 flat fare) – handy for navigating between Downtown West Palm Beach and Palm Beach efficiently. Finding parking in Palm Beach itself can be difficult and expensive: it’s $5/hour along South Ocean Blvd and at Phipps Ocean Park, and $3/hour in all other metered areas (a few 1-hour and 2-hour free spaces are available only if you arrive early). Palm Beach tends to be calmest in the sweltering hot summer months when hotel rates tend to be lowest. Peak season is usually November to May.

Best Places to Stay in Palm Beach & West Palm Beach

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Best Areas in Palm Beach for…

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    • Most Romantic Neighborhoods: Palm Beach & Grandview Heights
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The exclusive resorts of Palm Beach such as the Breakers Palm Beach,Colony, and White Elephant are surely romantic, with restaurants like The Circle (in The Breakers) providing lavish environments for brunch or evening meals. Daniel Boulud’s high-end French restaurant Café Boulud is also found in Palm Beach. A less costly yet equally appealing option is Grandview Heights, the historic neighborhood of early 1900s Craftsman homes and Mediterranean revival structures just south of Downtown West Palm Beach. It is home to romantic date places like Serenity Garden Tea House, the Norton Museum of Art, and Table 26 Palm Beach, as well as two of the region’s best boutique hotels: Grandview Gardens and Casa Grandview Bed and Breakfast.

    • Top district for nightlife in West Palm Beach: Downtown West Palm Beach
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The city of West Palm Beach has a very lively nightlife scene centered around activities like sports, music, dining and drinks. There are two main hotspots in the downtown area – the outdoor Rosemary Square Mall features attractions such as Copper Blues Rock Pub & Kitchen and City Cellar Wine Bar. Meanwhile, Clematis Street is home to top live music venue Respectable Street,O’Shea’s Irish Pub,Roxy’s Pub, and The Loft nightclub, with Camelot cocktail bar nearby. The Ben is the closest hotel to the lively venues on Clematis Street.

    • Best Neighborhood for Scuba Divers: Riviera Beach/Singer Island
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The waters surrounding Palm Beach County, warmed by the Gulf Stream current, showcase a wealth of marine wildlife, boasting exceptional visibility especially during winter, and ideal conditions for drift diving. Riviera Beach/Singer Island presents the best selection of dive centres and tour operators. Most offer shark sightings, lobster hunting expeditions, and wreck diving excursions, in addition to regular two-tank reef dives (approximately $90). Recommended companies encompass Calypso Dive Excursions,Narcosis,Pura Vida, and Walker’s Dive Excursions.

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    • Palm Beach and Palm Gardens have the best shopping options.

The iconic Worth Avenue in Downtown Palm Beach is filled with high-end boutiques, ranging from Jimmy Choo to Louis Vuitton. North of Cocoanut Row at Royal Poinciana Plaza is a lavish shopping mall set amongst fountains and gardens, featuring everything from swimwear to designer jewelry stores. With more conventional stores, Palm Beach Gardens is a paradise for shoppers, crammed with expansive outdoor malls: Downtown,The Gardens Mall,Legacy Place,PGA Commons, and Mainstreet at Midtown. Palm Beach Gardens is a short commute from Downtown West Palm Beach along I-95 (18 kilometers) but it is also possible to remain here: the top hotels include Hampton Inn Palm Beach Gardens,Hilton Garden Inn Palm Beach Gardens, and Residence Inn by Marriott Palm Beach Gardens

    • Unsafe Areas of Palm Beach/West Palm Beach

The districts of Central Palm Beach and West Palm Beach mentioned below typically enjoy a fair degree of security, though normal precautions are advised after dark.

The Best Places in Palm Beach Area for Tourists

1. Palm Beach

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The exclusive island of Palm Beach has been a place for wealthy individuals since businessman Henry Flagler established legendary resorts here in the late 1800s ( The Breakers, which remains open today as one of the original accommodations). Currently its lovely shorelines are close to some of the costliest real estate in America, featuring a Mediterranean-inspired architectural style known as “Palm Beach Style,” but there are also many attractions. Flagler’s former massive home, known as “Whitehall,” is now the Flagler Museum, while the Society of the Four Arts offers concerts, movies, art exhibits, and two libraries. Lined with palm trees, Worth Avenue (pictured above) is filled with designer shops and high-end art galleries ideal to explore by foot. The city’s culinary scene is highlighted annually at the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival each winter. Keeping with the opulent environs, lodgings in Palm Beach are generally lavish and costly.

2. Downtown West Palm Beach

a large body of water with tall buildings Just across the lagoon from Palm Beach, West Palm Beach has always been in its neighbor’s shadow – the city grew up in the 1890s as a community serving Flagler’s posh Palm Beach hotels. Since the 1990s Downtown has seen a renaissance, however, featuring lively entertainment and shopping districts, especially around Clematis Street (which hits the water at landscaped Centennial Square), and the Rosemary Square Mall. The weekly Clematis by Night live concerts are held every Thursday evening (6:00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.), while the West Palm Beach GreenMarket runs every Saturday in winter. The premier sight, just to the south, is Norton Museum of Art, with the Richard & Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum a few blocks north

3. Riviera Beach and Singer Island

a truck driving down a dirt road next to a field Several miles up north from Downtown West Palm Beach, the community of Riviera Beach covers both the mainland and a section of Singer Island across the Intracoastal Waterway. It`s best known for its family-friendly attractions, particularly opportunities for diving and snorkeling. The waters underneath Blue Heron Bridge, which crosses the Intracoastal Waterway, attract squid, octopus, spotted rays, giant starfish, sea turtles, and tropical fish – the Underwater Snorkel Trail at Phil Foster Park includes limestone boulders and an artificial reef. Manatee Lagoon is free and features educational exhibits and a viewing area for manatees, while further inland Rapids Water Park provides pools and slides from March to October. It`s also possible to take a boat at Riviera Beach Marina Village to rustic Peanut Island for additional snorkeling and diving, as well as the historic John F. Kennedy Bunker (the latter is a nuclear shelter built in 1961 – it`s been closed since 2017, but public tours will hopefully restart in the future).

4. Juno Beach

a pier with a lighthouse on top of it Sleepy Juno Beach, 12 miles north of West Palm Beach, is renowned for its lengthy stretch of (usually empty) sandy shoreline, sheltered dunes, and family-friendly attractions. Juno Beach Park (which offers abundant free parking) has 990-foot Juno Beach Pier, a popular spot for walks, sunrise viewing, and fishing. The pier is managed by nearby Loggerhead Marinelife Center, a sea turtle conservation center and marine life hospital open to the public. Juno Beach has a small community and there is not much lodging available).

5. Lake Worth Beach

a beach filled with lots of beach chairs and umbrellas Located seven miles south of Downtown West Palm Beach, Lake Worth Beach mainly lies on the mainland opposite Palm Beach Island. It is best known for water-based recreation and the beaches on the island side, but Lake Worth also showcases a revitalized downtown area with boutiques, art galleries, antique stores, and a growing culinary scene. The city is also home to the mural-covered Museum of Lake Worth Beach (in the old City Hall Annex) and Palm Beach Pride, the region`s largest LGBTQ+ festival held there each March. Accommodation options in Lake Worth include some of the top B&Bs in the city. The municipality also incorporates a small section of the island across the lagoon, containing places like Lake Worth Beach Park and the municipal pier, so a few of the nearby hotels listed may technically fall within Palm Beach`s boundaries

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