
The Colony Hotel Palm Beach
Best for guests who want Palm Beach history, social pool life, and multiple casual dining and entertainment options on property.
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The Colony Hotel Palm Beach is a historic, family-friendly boutique hotel with lively pool scenes and Palm Beach–style rooms; this guide is for travelers who want a classic, social Palm Beach stay close to Worth Avenue. Palm House Hotel Palm Beach is a high-end lifestyle hotel near the waterfront; read on if you prefer a modern luxury base with easy beach access and a compact, upscale program.
Updated · about 0.3 km apart

Best for guests who want Palm Beach history, social pool life, and multiple casual dining and entertainment options on property.

Best for travelers seeking a small, modern luxury hotel with a central Palm Beach address and straightforward beach access.
When The Colony Hotel Palm Beach wins: choose The Colony if you want a historic Palm Beach property with multiple pools, a lively poolside bar, regular on-site entertainment (live music, trivia, bingo), and several in-house dining options — plus family-friendly services and event spaces.
When Palm House Hotel Palm Beach wins: pick Palm House for a high-end lifestyle experience in a compact property (79 rooms), a short walk to the ocean, and a quieter, contemporary hotel program with concierge services and a single on-site restaurant and bar.
Bottom line: both hotels put you steps from Worth Avenue and Palm Beach’s main attractions. The Colony is the pick for atmosphere, beach-butler service, and social programming; Palm House is the choice for a refined, smaller-scale lifestyle stay and direct convenience to the beach.
| Category | The Colony Hotel Palm Beach | Palm House Hotel Palm Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Overall vibe | Historic, social boutique with lively programming | Modern high-end lifestyle hotel |
| Location (Worth Avenue) | About a 1-minute walk to Worth Avenue | About a 5-minute walk to Worth Avenue Mall / 0.3–0.6 km |
| Size (rooms) | 89 rooms + 16 suites | 79 rooms |
| Adults-only | No — family-friendly, children welcome | No — adults and families welcome |
| Pools | Multiple outdoor pools (including Florida-shaped main pool) and a lively pool bar | One outdoor pool with pool access ramp; pool is wheelchair accessible |
| Restaurants & bars | Swifty's (signature), Pink Paradise Café, The Living Room bar, poolside bar | One restaurant, one bar/lounge, plus a coffee shop/café |
| Spa & wellness | Naturopathica Spa Suite on property; complimentary beach yoga and partnered fitness access | On-site spa/limited spa info not published; 24-hour fitness center listed |
| Known for | Historic charm, poolside scene, recurring live entertainment, extensive event venues | High-end Palm Beach lifestyle location, complimentary beach shuttle and close beach access |
| Beach access | Private beach access with beach butler service and free beach shuttle | Near the beach; free beach shuttle and beach umbrellas/towels available |
| Distance to each other | about 0.3 km to Palm House Hotel Palm Beach | |
The Colony sits at 155 Hammon Avenue, steps from Worth Avenue and a short stroll to the Atlantic beaches.
The Colony puts you in the historic heart of Palm Beach with immediate access to Worth Avenue.
Palm House Hotel Palm Beach is at 160 Royal Palm Way, very close to the ocean and within easy walking distance of Worth Avenue.
Palm House offers a compact, central Palm Beach location with straightforward beach access.
The Colony offers boutique rooms and suites with Palm Beach–style touches across 89 rooms and 16 suites.
Choose The Colony for a variety of room types and several suite options in a historic setting.
Palm House has 79 air-conditioned rooms including king rooms and multiple suite tiers (Premier Suite, Flagler suite, 2-bedroom premier).
Palm House presents a modern room roster with multiple suite and balcony options and attention to accessibility.
The Colony has multiple on-site dining outlets and a program of recurring entertainment attached to food and drink venues.
The Colony is better if you want several dining options and evening entertainment on property.
Palm House features one restaurant, a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café for simpler on-site dining.
Palm House suits travelers who prefer a focused, hotel-centric dining program rather than multiple venues.
The Colony emphasizes pool life with multiple outdoor pools and poolside dining and bar service.
If pool-time with social activity and beach-butler service matters, The Colony is the stronger option.
Palm House offers one outdoor pool and direct proximity to the ocean plus a complimentary beach shuttle.
Palm House is better for guests who want simpler pool facilities combined with easy beach access.
The Colony operates an on-site Naturopathica Spa Suite and offers recurring social nightlife events.
The Colony blends spa services with steady on-property nightlife and programming.
Palm House lists a 24-hour fitness center and offers standard concierge/guest services for arranging wellness experiences.
Palm House is more of a quiet base for wellness and fitness; for active nightlife and scheduled entertainment, The Colony leads.

The Colony — multiple pools, a Florida-shaped main pool, poolside bar and regular live entertainment.

Palm House — a high-end lifestyle property steps from the ocean with a focused service offering.

The Colony — family-friendly rooms, babysitting, event venues (ballroom, solarium, lawn) and kids welcome.

Palm House — multiple wheelchair-accessible features (pool ramp, accessible restaurant, accessible parking).
Both are within easy walking distance, but The Colony is essentially on Worth Avenue while Palm House is a short walk across Royal Palm Way.
Both offer beach shuttles, but The Colony advertises private beach access with Beach Butler service; Palm House is very close to Ocean Boulevard and also provides beach shuttle and beach amenities.
The Colony is explicitly family-friendly with childcare services and multiple pools; Palm House accepts families but presents a more adult-oriented, quieter lifestyle program.
The Colony operates an on-site Naturopathica Spa Suite. Palm House lists a 24-hour fitness center; specific on-site spa details are not published in the supplier listing.
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