A morning on the twelfth-floor balcony

The ResidenceAugust 24, 2026

The first hour

The balcony runs the full width of the residence and faces straight out at the Atlantic, so first light does the waking up for you. Long before the beach fills, the water below turns from grey to a hard blue, and the only sounds twelve floors up are the wind and, if the windows are open, the surf. Coffee helps. The kitchen is a full Miele suite built around an island that seats four, so it is no trouble to make a proper pot and carry it out while the rest of the residence is still asleep.

There is a table and chairs out there for exactly this. Most guests tell us the morning is when they use the balcony hardest — breakfast, a book, the last of the coffee — and save the pool and the beach for the heat of the afternoon. If you are the kind of traveler who is up early anyway, ask for a stay that lets you have a few of these unhurried, because they are the thing people remember.

Planning around the light

Because the residence is east-facing, the light is a morning event and the afternoons are cooler and softer indoors — good for a nap or the spa. If you care about catching sunrise, it is worth knowing roughly when it happens in the month you are visiting; our when-to-visit guide breaks the seasons down. And if you would rather see the residence before you book, the gallery has the balcony at several times of day, and the residence page walks through it room by room.