The Brazilian Court
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The Brazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club is a historic luxury hotel in Palm Beach, Florida
, United States which opened on New Year's Day in 1926.
In 1924 and 1925 two New York investors, Joseph D’Esterre and Stanley Paschal assembled the site of The Brazilian Court, at that time occupied by a few bungalows. They retained a rising young designer with whom Paschal had worked on apartment house projects in New York – Rosario Candela
. Candela, born in Sicily, arrived in the United States in the 1910’s speaking only a few words of English. But by 1925 he was one of the top apartment house designers in New York, with a score of luxury buildings on Park and Fifth Avenues to his credit.
Candela used a Mediterranean design for The Brazilian Court, with tinted, rough stucco, classical details and tiled roofs. Candela developed a simple courtyard model which emphasized the inner face of the building, rather than the street façade. It was organized as an apartment hotel
, with small kitchens for the meals that guests chose not to take outside.
Recently, Obadon Hotels purchased The Brazilian Court, and renovated it from the formal setting of the 1920's to a more cosmopolitan style. In doing so, the kitchenettes were removed, and in their place opened a restaurant, Cafe Boulud, under the James Beard Award nominee, Chef Daniel Boulud
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The hotel is located at 301 Australian Avenue. It is a Historic Hotel of America and a Leading Small Hotel of the World. In 2009, The Brazilian Court was ranked as the seventh Best Small City Hotel in the United States and Canada by Travel and Leisure
Palm Beach, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
, United States which opened on New Year's Day in 1926.
In 1924 and 1925 two New York investors, Joseph D’Esterre and Stanley Paschal assembled the site of The Brazilian Court, at that time occupied by a few bungalows. They retained a rising young designer with whom Paschal had worked on apartment house projects in New York – Rosario Candela
Rosario Candela
Rosario Candela was an Italian American architect who achieved renown through his apartment building designs in New York City, primarily during the boom years of the 1920s. He is credited with defining the city's characteristic terraced setbacks and signature penthouses. Over time, Candela's...
. Candela, born in Sicily, arrived in the United States in the 1910’s speaking only a few words of English. But by 1925 he was one of the top apartment house designers in New York, with a score of luxury buildings on Park and Fifth Avenues to his credit.
Candela used a Mediterranean design for The Brazilian Court, with tinted, rough stucco, classical details and tiled roofs. Candela developed a simple courtyard model which emphasized the inner face of the building, rather than the street façade. It was organized as an apartment hotel
Apartment hotel
An Apartment Hotel is a serviced apartment complex that uses a hotel-style booking system. It is similar to renting an apartment, but with no fixed contracts and occupants can 'check-out' whenever they wish....
, with small kitchens for the meals that guests chose not to take outside.
Recently, Obadon Hotels purchased The Brazilian Court, and renovated it from the formal setting of the 1920's to a more cosmopolitan style. In doing so, the kitchenettes were removed, and in their place opened a restaurant, Cafe Boulud, under the James Beard Award nominee, Chef Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud
Daniel Boulud is a French chef and restaurateur with restaurants in New York City, Palm Beach, Miami, Montreal, Beijing, and Singapore...
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The hotel is located at 301 Australian Avenue. It is a Historic Hotel of America and a Leading Small Hotel of the World. In 2009, The Brazilian Court was ranked as the seventh Best Small City Hotel in the United States and Canada by Travel and Leisure