The beach at One
Ocean Resort
RIGHT
The docents of One
Ocean Resort
BELOW-RIGHT
The Spa at One Ocean
Resort
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rue confession: A few times a
year, I drive 20 minutes from
my home and spend a few
nights at a luxury boutique
hotel. It may sound crazy to
some, but I get to wake up at the
most beautiful beach in all of Florida.
But there’s another reason I indulge
myself with this excursion. Quite
simply, it’s to be pampered. I’m a big
fan of Downton Abbey and I often
joke that I need a lady’s maid, my
own personal attendant. Breakfast
in bed doesn’t happen often in my
house (okay, it’s never happened)
but at my favorite resort in Atlantic
Beach, I have my own personal
concierge who will greet me at
my door each morning with hot
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One Ocean Resort
& Spa, located on
Atlantic Beach in North
Florida, prides itself on
“intuitive service” by
providing guests their
own private concierges,
or, as they call them,
docents. Just as a docent in a museum
is required to have broad knowledge
of art to meet visitors’ interests,
docents at One Ocean Resort get to
know each guest’s individual tastes
in order to provide world-class,
personalized service.
Another true confession: I can call my
docent (from the beach) and have him
or her draw a relaxing candlelit bath
for me with a glass of my favorite
wine waiting tub-side. Recently