BOCA RATON, Fla.
Boca Raton Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, is wrapping up a $30 million renovation of its historic Cloister building, set for November of this year.
Many of the 318 deluxe rooms and suites were Addison Mizner’s architectural masterpiece, the Cloister Inn, built in 1926 with his signature Spanish Colonial/Mediterranean style design.
“The Cloister building is our statement piece when entering the property,” said Rick Hayduk, president, Boca Raton Resort & Club. “The elegance is recognized immediately.”
The Geist family succeeded Mizner as owners and completed the Cloister building in the 1930’s preserving Mizner’s architectural dream. With views of the intercostal waterway, the resort’s tropical courtyards or gardens, the new rooms are a minimum of 290 square feet and feature elegant contemporary decor, expansive bathrooms, rainfall showers, and luxurious furnishings inspired by the design of a waterfront Mediterranean village.
The vision for the renovation began with Richmond International of London, and the result was an investment of over $100,000 per room.
In the rooms, bright and neutral colors have been chosen as the tone to complement the colonial influenced furnishings. From winged rattan and leatherhead boards to the metal-legged mahogany topped desks and expansive bathrooms, the Spanish-influenced Mediterranean style pairs with the tropical courtyards and gardens of the resort.
In addition, a comprehensive rebuild of the 1930’s construction’s plumbing and electrical was completed and Wi-Fi was enhanced.
Boca Raton Resort & Club began extensive improvements in 2013 with a refresh of its restaurants, lobby and common areas and will continue with a $1.3 million renovation of the Health Club and the early winter introduction of Flow House Boca, featuring a dual-sided FlowRider wave simulator, in late November 2014. The property offers more than 146,000 square feet of flexible function space for meetings and social events.
