Boca Raton Resort and Club, Fla., Draws Tourists with 1920's Charm.(Originated from Boca Raton News, Fla.)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: August 26, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Aug. 26--Rumored to be one of the main reasons the president of a major credit card company recently decided to move his firm to Boca Raton, the city's secret weapon is doing what its builder, Addison Mizner, originally intended it to do: transform a once sleepy town into a bustling, luxury resort area.

Old World charm with the luxuries of a modern 5-Star hotel is what the Boca Raton Resort and Club is all about, and the Boca Raton Festival Days is a perfect time to showcase that luxury.

Like going back in time, a short tour of the Mediterranean-Revival style ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Boca Raton, Fla., Resort Has Helped Transform Once-Sleepy Town.(Originated from Boca Raton News, Fla.)
; ...to move his firm to Boca Raton, the city's secret...of a modern 5-Star hotel is what the Boca Raton Resort and Club is...years. He built this hotel to be the centerpiece...breezes coming off Lake Boca Raton, now the widest part...
High-end arts festival a 'must-have ticket' for Boca Raton.
; Byline: Luis F. Perez May 23--Boca Raton -- It's big. It's new and splashy. And it's oh, so Boca Raton. Festival of the Arts Boca...special exhibits at the Boca Raton Museum of Art and for the...could fill more than 4,000 hotel rooms locally, giving Boca ...
Lynn University Offers Details about Proposed Hotel in Boca Raton, Fla.
; ...Business News May 8--BOCA RATON, Fla.--Lynn University's proposed hotel in Mizner Park will...details about the hotel proposal while speaking...the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowner Associations...college is proposing a hotel with up to 140 rooms...Casale said. The ...
Florida Panthers Holding Purchases Premier Resort in Boca Raton.(Originated from The Miami Herald)
; Mar. 23--The premier Boca Raton Resort & Club, a playground...suggested that other upscale hotel purchases are in the offing...resort, the price for the Boca Raton Resort was steep, analysts...the intrinsic value of the hotel's unique history, amenities and reputation. The ...
HISTORY IN A LUXURY HOTEL BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB HELPED PUT CITY ON THE MAP
; ...brought to South Florida more than 100 years ago, Boca Raton attracted a small number of farmers who sought...scrubby soil. As the new millennium approaches, Boca Raton has become a premier destination, attracting many...built the luxurious Cloister Inn, now known as the Boca Raton ...
Boca Raton, Fla., Area Must Boil Tap Water until Ban Is Lifted.
; ...before the city got the problem under control, Boca Raton Utility Director Mike Woika said. On Thursday...up on ice and bottled water. All was quiet at Boca Raton Community Hospital, spokeswoman Darlene Noegeo...influx of patients with those symptoms, she said. Boca Raton's schools, ...
Boca Raton, Fla., Planners Back Beach Club Expansion, despite Traffic Worries.
; ...Bushouse Nov. 8--BOCA RATON, Fla.--The city...expansion of the Boca Raton Beach Club, which hotel officials say is...or condominium. Hotel officials withdrew...campaign issue. The hotel unveiled its new...president of the Boca Raton Resort & Club...the rest ...
Boca Raton, Fla., Planning And Zoning Board Approves Resort's Expansion Plan.
; ...Kathy Bushouse Feb. 22--BOCA RATON, Fla.--A controversial plan that would allow the Boca Raton Resort and Club to expand...the resort to build the hotel and restaurants. The board...meeting for a look at the hotel's plans. They filled the...president of the Greater Boca ...
The endless dream of trader George. (George Barbar's Boca Raton real estate project has a cloudy future)
; ...pieces of real estate in Boca Raton, where he is the city's...real estate developer in Boca Raton. The common denominator...a $175 million office, hotel and retail center in downtown Boca Raton, into a nightmare. Being...businessman is not easy in Waspy Boca ...
The News, Boca Raton, Fla., Business Briefs Column. (Originated from The News, Boca Raton, Fla.) (Column)
; ...North Federal Highway in Boca Raton, owner Kathleen A. Sellas...restaurant and The Mayfair Regent Hotel, both in Chicago. KATHY STONE...Cravings. RICK BLAIR, BASED in Boca Raton, has been promoted by Brown-Form...states. JANE A. GORDON of Boca Raton has earned her CLU ...