Palm Beach Singer Island Resort & Spa Luxury Suites

Palm Beach Singer Island Resort & Spa Luxury Suites is built for the kind of holiday where your room needs to handle more than a suitcase. Direct access to a private sandy beach, balconies, kitchens and generous suite layouts make it a practical base for couples, families and dive travellers who prefer space over the usual bed-and-bathroom box.

There is a resort feel here, but not the sort that requires you to spend every waking hour being entertained. You can return from the water, cool down in the air conditioning, make a coffee, and decide whether the evening calls for the beach, the restaurant or simply the sofa. That is a respectable amount of choice for tired legs.

You are in Riviera Beach, Florida, directly on the beachfront, with a private beach area and golden sand. Riviera Beach itself is around a seven-minute walk away, so you are close to local life without giving up the coast outside your door.

Palm Beach is about 1.5 miles away, as is John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. For an easy meal away from the resort, Coconuts on the Beach is roughly 550 metres away, while Mulligan's Beach House Bar and Grill is about 0.7 miles from the property. Palm Beach International Airport is about 9 miles away, making the final road transfer a manageable one rather than an expedition with luggage as your only companion.

The accommodation is suite-led, which matters when you have spent the day outside and do not want to live out of one small room. A one-bedroom suite suits a couple or a smaller group, with a balcony, private bathroom, living area and kitchen. Choose the ocean-view version if the view is part of the holiday; the resort-view option keeps the same broad suite idea while changing what you look at over your morning coffee.

For families or groups, the two-bedroom suites give you more room to spread out and two bathrooms, with several options offering larger balconies and ocean views. The Presidential Penthouse adds a theatre and two large balconies, which is less about practical dive logistics and more about having somewhere to sit when the rest of the group has commandeered the television.

Every suite has air conditioning, and the kitchens include a refrigerator, microwave, hob, dishwasher, toaster, coffee machine and kitchenware. A washing machine and tumble dryer are useful after several days in swimwear. Bathrooms include a bath or shower, while dressing rooms, wardrobes, sofas and sofa beds make the space easier to use between outings. Daily housekeeping, WiFi and streaming services round off the less glamorous but genuinely useful part of the night.

The on-site restaurant covers American, seafood and international cooking, with brunch, lunch and dinner available. Vegetarian and dairy-free choices are part of the offer, so the table is not limited to a single heavy seafood decision every evening.

There is one bar for the drink that follows a day in the water, plus an on-site coffee house for the earlier shift. Breakfast can be brought to your room, and room service is available when leaving the balcony feels like unnecessary exertion. A tea and coffee maker in the suite helps with the first cup; the restaurant handles the occasions when a proper meal is the better idea.

The kitchen in your suite gives you another option rather than a requirement to eat in. With a fridge, hob, microwave, dishwasher and dining area, you can keep provisions to hand or make something simple when the day's timings have defeated any grand dinner plan.

The year-round outdoor swimming pool is the obvious place to reset, with a separate children's pool, sun loungers, beach chairs and pool or beach towels available. The private beach adds the more traditional Florida option: claim a chair, find some shade under a parasol and let the afternoon pass without a timetable.

The spa has massage and facial treatments, along with a relaxation lounge, steam room, sauna, hot tub, foot bath and massage chair. A fitness centre and yoga classes are available when your body wants movement rather than another horizontal surface. The gardens and sun terrace offer quieter places to sit, while the outdoor fireplace gives the evenings a focal point when you are not ready for bed.

For a little more activity, there is mini golf, table tennis, cycling, badminton equipment and on-site water-sports facilities. Fishing and windsurfing are also available, as is a golf course within about 2 miles. Movie nights, live music and evening entertainment keep the resort moving after dark, with an indoor play area and kids' club for younger members of the party.

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 11:00. Bring photo identification and a credit card for arrival. The front desk operates around the clock, and concierge service, luggage storage, lockers, an on-site cash machine and car hire are available when the practical jobs refuse to disappear on holiday.

Private parking and valet parking are available on site. An airport transfer service is available from Palm Beach International Airport; arrange it with the resort in advance, either as a private transfer or a shared shuttle if that option is offered for your dates. The airport is about 9 miles away by road.

Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Lifts serve the upper floors, and the suites include laundry facilities, ironing equipment and air conditioning. Children of all ages are welcome; cots and extra beds can be requested, with availability depending on the accommodation chosen. Children aged 18 and over are treated as adults for the booking arrangements.