The 20,000-sq. ft. indoor/outdoor spa will include 17 treatment rooms, a private courtyard, dedicated lounge spaces, and a 6,000-sq. ft. fitness center. The updated facility is set to open in November.
The Breakers Palm Beach (Fla.) is planning an $8 million renovation of its 20,000-sq. ft. spa, Spa Opportunities reported.
The indoor/outdoor spa will include 17 treatment rooms and a private courtyard, and is set to open in November this year. The “modern Italian” designer will feature clean lines, a relaxed style, artisan elements, and shades of white, Opportunities reported.
First built in 1896 by Standard Oil Company magnate Henry Flagler, who built Florida’s east coast railroads, The Breakers hosted U.S. presidents, European nobility, and notable families such as the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Carnegies in its early days, Opportunities reported.
After fires destroyed both the original building and a subsequent rebuild, today’s hotel was built in 1926 and modeled after the Villa Medici in Rome—75 artisans were even brought from Italy to complete the ceilings of the 200-ft.-long lobby and first-floor public rooms, Opportunities reported.
The spa also includes a deluxe room with a steam shower and tub for two; three dedicated lounge spaces for men, women and coed; a vichy table; a heated sand-quartz bed for massages; three spa suites that open directly onto the spa’s courtyard; and a recently opened 6,000-sq. ft. ocean fitness centre, Opportunities reported.
The Breakers is still owned by Flagler’s descendants—who re-invest $25 million annually in the property—and features half a mile of private beach, eight restaurants, a championship golf course, four oceanfront pools and five whirlpools, Opportunities reported.
Spa consultant and designer Sylvia Sepielli is leading the renovation, working in conjunction with Peacock + Lewis architects and landscape architect Gregory Lombardi Design on the project.
“I describe it as ‘Armani’s beach house,’” Sepielli said. “I wanted the feel to be quietly elegant – very relaxed and comfortable, but suitable to the locale and the historical aspects of the building.
“The artisan work that was done in the early 20s makes for such an unexpected pleasure when you walk into that building,” said Sepielli. “Coming in and doing anything now has to be done with grace and finesse.”
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