Boca Raton Resort and Club offers so many sport and leisure activities for its guests that few have the time or inclination to venture out of the resort itself. The holiday resort of Boca Raton has its own private beach offering a wide variety of watersports. The city's two miles (three km) of public beaches, however, are equally magnificent and well equipped. The quietest and prettiest beach is South Beach, half a mile long, and backed by the scenic South Beach Park. Families enjoy the action on the Delray municipal beach, popular for surfing, windsurfing, volleyball and boating and equipped with restrooms, lifeguards and adjacent restaurants. There are a few attractions in the area worth making excursions for, especially the Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex. Keen shoppers should visit Palm Beach to explore Worth Avenue. The many attractions of Fort Lauderdale and Miami are also within day-trip distance.

English is the most common language but Spanish is often spoken in south-western states.

The US Dollar (USD) is the unit of currency and is divided into 100 cents. Only major banks exchange foreign currency. ATMs are widespread and credit cards and travellers cheques are widely accepted. Travellers cheques should be taken in US Dollars to avoid hassles. Banking hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm.

Boca Raton may be considered too pretentious and 'snobby' by those who do not court high society. It is not a good place to visit unless you have a fat wallet and a gold credit card.

Nightlife in Boca Raton is not a synonym for partying or disco dancing. Evening activity centres around leisurely dining or sipping cocktails in stylish bars like Gigi's Tavern. Mizner Park is the venue of choice with some restaurants offering live music and dancing. In less swanky Delray Beach the club scene is a little livelier, with Boston's a long standing favourite, often with live music.

Boca Raton is a gourmet's paradise, with hundreds of restaurants both within the resort complex and downtown offering an extraordinary range of dining options and international influences. The city's discerning residents and visitors ensure that it is well nigh impossible for a bad restaurant to survive here, so culinary excellence and quality service are virtually guaranteed. One of the best restaurants is La Vieille Maison, which has been serving French cuisine in Boca for over 25 years. Fine dining in Boca and environs is expensive, but there are more economic options for those on a budget in the food court at the Town Center Mall, or at adjacent Delray Beach where, for example, Lucille's BBQ on Linton Boulevard serves up generous platters of traditional favourites at reasonable prices.

A great reason to venture into downtown Boca Raton while on holiday is to see and be seen in the precincts of Mizner Park, one of the world's most exclusive shopping centres. Characteristically Spanish/Gothic and painted Mizner's ubiquitous pink, the centre is a worthy sight even without its 45 speciality shops and half-dozen superb restaurants. Luxury cars parked outside give an indication of the status of most of the shoppers who drift from shop to shop beside manicured gardens in this outdoor mall on Federal Highway. South of Glades Road is Boca Raton's Town Center Mall, home of seven major department stores including Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue. Interspersed are dozens of speciality shops, a huge food court and numerous restaurants.