Omphoy Ocean Resort is a luxury hotel that opened in Palm Beach

Palm Beach, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, United States during the summer of 2009. The Omphoy is the first new hotel development in Palm Beach since 1990. The luxury hotel features two restaurants by James Beard Foundation Award

James Beard Foundation Award

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 winner Michelle Bernstein

Michelle Bernstein

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 and the Exhale Spa.

Developed by Obadon Hotels, and decorated by Leslie Schlesinger, the Omphoy features 134 guest rooms and suites and is built on a direct beach front property, offering views of both the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway

Intracoastal Waterway

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In 2011 the Omphoy was acquired by Jeff Greene

Jeff Greene

Jeff Greene is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a candidate in the 2010 Senate election primaries in Florida.-Personal life:...

for $42 million.

Controversies

In January 2010, Palm Beach town council ordered the hotel to remove a cabana that it had erected on the beach without the town's permission. It also turned down the hotel's request for permission to add a beach house.