DELRAY BEACH -- The lobby has mesquite driftwood floors and an aquarium with a rare red-carpet anemone from the South Pacific. One spa wall is textured to look like ocean waves. And the rooms feature marble bathrooms, designer furniture and fine Egyptian bedding.

The Seagate Hotel & Spa, which opened in Delray Beach Nov. 2, is a 162-room luxury, boutique property in an area better known for family inns and chain hotels. It is the latest incarnation of a hotel linked with a nearby private beach club started in 1932.

Rooms start at $159 a night through Dec. 20 under a special introductory offer. They will likely run $225 to $525 a night in the peak winter season. Guests can use the private beach club less than a mile away, with a custom trolley as shuttle service. Two white Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicles also are available to take guests to museums, art galleries and other nearby sites.

Locals also are encouraged to enjoy the hotel, built to replace one closer to the beach club that was damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 and razed for condos. Among treats for South Floridians: the street-level spa with a Bikram Yoga studio, live music several nights a week and the Atlantic Grille with cuisine by chef Adam Gottlieb, formerly of the Palm Beach Yacht Club.

• Information: 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561-665-4800 or 877-577-3242; www.theseagatehotel.com.

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