The Boca Raton
Hotel & Resort
Set on 200 waterfront acres, The Boca Raton is one of the premiere resort destinations in the U.S. Founded in 1926 as the Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn, the resort was originally built by Boca’s city planner and architect Addison Mizner. In anticipation of its 100th anniversary, we redesigned many of the public spaces, including the historic Cloister lobby, Palm Court, several new signature restaurants by Major Food Group, and the Tower guestrooms.
- Client
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- Northview Hotel Group
- Major Food Group
- MSD Partners, L.P.
- Project Category
- Hotel & Resort
- Selected Press
We were inspired to create cohesion and luxury, embracing Mizner’s original Mediterranean Revival style and embracing indoor-outdoor connections.
Rockwell Group stripped away previous renovations of the storied Palm Court to re-center it as the heart of the property—an inviting lobby and lounge serving as a bar and flexible common space.
Signature dining concepts from Major Food Group include an outpost of the New York brunch institution, Sadelle’s; The Flamingo Grill, a midcentury American grill with a tropical feel inspired by Florida’s oceanfront residences; the Italian restaurant Principessa Ristorante, which transports guests to the shores of a northern Italian villa; and Japanese Bocce Club, a minimal, contemporary restaurant that overlooks Japanese rock garden-inspired bocce courts.
Located in the historic Garden Room, the original dark wood beams and arches are preserved while the walls are wrapped in Sadelle’s signature blue lacquer paneling to create the feeling of a European patisserie.
Principessa Ristorante, Major Food Group’s signature fine dining restaurant, transports guests to lakeside dining on the shores of a northern Italian villa.
Japanese Bocce Club combines traditional Japanese cuisine with a modern, playful spirit. The restaurant embraces the simplicity and beauty of Japanese design through a neutral material palette with indigo blue accents and patterned upholstery inspired by the traditional Japanese tie-dye technique shibori.
Originally built in 1969, the Tower—the tallest building in Boca Raton—is reimagined from the ground up, including its lobbies, rooms, and suites, with a contemporary coastal feel and strong connection to the water.
Harborside Pool Club is a four-acre lakefront oasis featuring luxury cabanas, four pools, 450-foot lazy river, and waterfront dining options.
