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Holiday Events in West Palm Beach – Our Group Value Rates Author: Steven Dec 09

Through December 30, Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort is offering exceptional group value dates and rates for all your holiday party and group travel needs.

Book and use 25 or more rooms by Wednesday, December 30, 2009, to receive a special discounted rate (as low as $119/night) and your pick of two fun bonus gifts. Choose from the following: 

  • Double Hilton HHonors Planner Points
  • Two Complimentary Room Upgrades
  • Two Special Welcome Amenities

Skip ahead and select this offer now.

Of course, at Hilton Singer Island Hotel, finding a fantastic rate doesn’t mean sacrificing exemplary service or facilities. Frankly, we’ve got it all! 

  • Over 4,600 sq. ft. of event space, with max single room capacity of 175
  • Oceanfront Pavilion featuring scenic coastal views
  • On-site catering
  • Easy planning with e-Events
  • Business center and high-speed Internet
  • Direct beach access and beachfront rentals for your guests

Learn more about event planning in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Join us this December and bring along all your friends for terrific group rates and, as always, a rewarding stay.

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Plan your Trip – Peanut Island Author: Steven Dec 07

We know that Singer Island is all the island paradise you need, with miles of soft beach, scenic greenery and the inviting accommodations of Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort. But we also know that some guests like to see it all.

If that’s you, then your Singer Island vacation isn’t complete without a visit to Peanut Island in the Intracoastal Waterway. This charming 79-acre island is not technically manmade, although it wouldn’t exist in its current form without human interference. Dredging projects starting as far back as the 1930s slowly revealed this coastal beauty in what is now called the Lake Worth Inlet. However, it wasn’t until 2005 that Peanut Island was renovated to serve as a public park and campgrounds.

Peanut Island

Make a day of it a Peanut Island. The park offers year-round boating (it’s a must for you sailors), fishing (24 hours a day, in fact), and sublime swimming and snorkeling. During the season, Memorial Day to the first local school day in August, swimming and snorkeling lagoons are lifeguarded daily. During the off-season, lifeguards are on duty weekends only, but the areas remain open sunrise to sunset.

If you’re not so aquatically inclined, there’s plenty of sightseeing all around the island, with breathtaking views from the 280-foot reef boardwalk. Cameras wanted!

Here’s maybe my favorite part. Adding to the island getaway appeal, Peanut Island is accessible only by watercraft. No inbound roads whatsoever. If you plan to take advantage of the fine boating facilities throughout the island, you’re all set. But if you left your yacht back at the house, no worries. There’s a simple, fun way to get to Peanut Island.

The Palm Beach Water Taxi, which we’ve mentioned before, provides daily shuttle to Peanut Island for only $10 per person. We don’t even think of it as transportation. No island excursion is complete with a coastal cruise, so we absolutely think of it as part of the experience. The Water Taxi leaves out of Sailfish Marina, learn more.

Again, I’m not sure you could get tired of the vibrant scenery just steps from the Hilton Singer Island Resort. But if you’re looking to mix it up on your Palm Beach vacation, you can’t go wrong with a daytrip to always pleasant Peanut Island.

Have fun!

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Outdoor Fun at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Author: Steven Dec 04

There are portions of the Florida Everglades that rival even the South American rainforests for sheer ecological wealth. Literally thousands of species of animal and plant, many endangered, live exclusively within these narrowing wetlands. You may think of the Everglades as a far southern Florida attraction only, but in fact the northern hump of the preserve is just 30 miles away.

This protected region is known as the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and it makes for refreshing and fascinating daytrips from Singer Island and the Palm Beaches.

Alligator

The sprawling 143,874-acre refuge is composed primarily of natural Florida marsh, though visitors will find a breathtaking cypress strewn swamp and dry patches as well. While most of the refuge is not actually open to the public (it is a depleting reserve, after all), what has been opened offers activities aplenty. Outdoor enthusiasts will find endless entertainment:

  • Sightseeing trails
  • Visitor center
  • Observation tower
  • Wildlife observation / bird watching
  • Photography
  • Canoe trail / kayaking
  • Sport fishing
  • Waterfowl hunting
  • Bicycling
  • Ecological tours

The refuge is best known for the abundance of American alligators, especially along the canoe trail, and also the remarkable diversity of birdlife. Several types of heron and egret, wood storks, and wading birds are a common sight, but not all are free to hunt. Consult waterfowl hunting rules carefully.

The Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is open daily from sunrise to sunset, though various attractions may be either season or closed for various park reasons. The refuge may also be closed for inclement weather. There is a $5 per vehicle entrance fee, but know that vehicle movement around the refuge is severely limited. Learn more.

South Florida isn’t all beautiful beaches, though Singer Island may have you thinking otherwise. Take this chance to explore the vibrant ecology of South Florida.

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2010 Spring Training in Florida – Marlins and Cardinals Author: Steven Dec 02

Forgive me for jumping a bit ahead, but you can never act too soon when it comes to planning your trip for 2010 MLB Spring Training in Florida. The fifteen teams of the Grapefruit League will head into Central and South Florida in late February to start gearing up for another great season, and there’s no better place to stay than right here in Singer Island and the Palm Beaches.

Just a few miles out from the Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort you’ll find Roger Dean Stadium, Spring Training home of the St. Louis Cardinals and the state’s own Florida Marlins. The beautiful stadium, unusual in more ways than one, seats up to 7,000 energetic baseball fans, and believe it or not they can fill every one of them for the exhibition matches, so don’t slouch on grabbing those tickets.

2010 Spring Training in Florida

There’s certainly plenty of thrill watching a classic franchise like St. Louis take to the field at the start of a fresh season – a current of excitement still reverberates from their 2006 World Series championship. However, at Roger Dean Stadium it’s really all about the local love. How awesome to have our own Florida Marlins training so close by!

They may be young, but with World Series wins in ‘97 and ‘03, they’re already a force to be reckoned with. Come see the Florida Marlins Spring Training at Roger Dean Stadium in 2010.

About that stadium. If you’ve never been to Roger Dean, you’re missing out. When Roger Dean Stadium opened in 1998, it sent a message to all those mega-developers putting up gaudy theme parks all over the east coast. No wraparound concourse, no faux-authentic décor, no needless techno-babble. Roger Dean Stadium is a true-blue, old-fashioned baseball park with great sight lines and no distractions. Simply, it gets to the spirit of the game, and we think it’s one of the best Grapefruit League baseball parks (if not the best).

2010 Spring Training at Roger Dean Stadium starts on March 3, 2010 and runs roughly ’til April 3. Between the Marlins and the Cards, there’s a game at Roger Dean almost every day. Learn more and buy tickets at the stadium Web site.

You can also get more general Grapefruit League Spring Training info here.

Roger Dean Stadium is located in Jupiter, Florida, an easy drive from the Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort. Enjoy a great afternoon at the park, then return to Hilton Singer Island Hotel for relaxing evenings on the beach. Now that’s a vacation!

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