Small and chic, this chichi new boutique hotel promises to gentrify tawdry Washington Avenue. Comprising a Mediterranean revival-style building and a few MiMo knockoffs, the...

The spiffy Oceanfront Resort is a cheerful low-rise in swanky Bal Harbour. Its three 1952 buiding sport lemon walls adorned with stuffed swordfish, tropical shrubbery, two...

At first glance, this is a typical outpost of the Best Western chain, located in sedate North Bay Village near North Beach. But one thing sets this place apart from its sisters...

Designed by Norman Giller, the Best Western Thunderbird is spectacularly tacky, from the Native American motifs outside to the flamboyant lobby, complete with vintage T-bird...

A majestic monument to the Gables of the Florida boom years, the Biltmore boasts a landmark 300ft bell tower modelled after the Giralda in Seville, as well as the largest pool...

The Cardozo is a bit of a movie star. The hotel debuted in the 1959 Frank Sinatra film A Hole in the Head and has since featured in Joel Schumacher's 8MM and the Farrellys'...

The flagship boutique of the South Beach Group, the Catalina is fun, trendy and affordable, if a bit rough around the edges. Set in three deco-style buildings on Collins, it's...

This wannabe boutique hotel brings the South Beach party north to Mid Beach. The airy lobby ticks the trendy boxes: white walls, Starck-style furniture and arty light fixtures....

This party institution sometimes has a whiff of the frat house about it. Closed for much of 2008 for renovations, the new and improved hotel will feature a funky lounge bar, a...

The grot of Washington Avenue is forgotten on stepping into the Clinton's lobby. Designed by French architect Eric Raffi, it's a swellegant combination of cool and warmth, with...

Downtown Miami is the next place to be, if you believe the hipsters. The Conrad, an iconic skyscraper, is certainly chic. The streamlined glass and steel architecture, by...

Hidden on a backstreet near the Lincoln Road mall, this low-key, boutique-ish hotel boasts moderate prices and moderate charm. In a 1939 deco building, it still has period...

This icon is famous for two reasons: it is a prime example of Jetsonian-esque MiMo architecture (it was built in 1957 by Melvin Grossman, a protégé of Morris Lapidus); it was...

The most famous hotel in Miami Beach has had a billion-dollar facelift. Built in 1954 by modernist god Morris Lapidus, whose dictum was 'less is a bore', its undulating curves...