This is not your grandfather's Ritz. The former deco landmark is a deluxe addition to South Beach and for a chain hotel it feels young, heck, even vibrant....

The Royal condo hotel is a treat. Designer Jordan Mozer transformed its hyper-hued guest rooms into futuristic sleeping quarters. Curvy white plastic beds...

Sixty Thompson, one of New York's finest hotels, has gone on vacation and landed in South Beach - and brought its art collection with it. The lobby of the...

Though located in the heart of Miami Beach, this sleepy little all-suite hotel feels worlds away - during the day. This is due in part to the serene...

On the beach in sleepy, ritzy Bal Harbour, the Sea View attracts a conservative clientele and celebrities in temporary hermitage. These are people who want...

In a case of Orient excess, the Setai boasts a four-bedroom penthouse with a $30,000 rack rate and the starriest clientele in town (Madonna holed up in said...

The scene at the pool of the Shore Club sometimes resembles a rap video: nubile, scantily clad women; chiselled guys with bling-bling jewellery, and a...

One of the best gay and lesbian guesthouses in Miami. Located on a low-key residential block, it offers a sun deck, a spa pool, massage, a happy hour,...

The coolest hotel on Miami Beach isn't on the beach at all. But the Standard, a Florida offshoot of André Balasz's LA hotel, is on the waterfront: it boasts...

Its big-name neighbours - the Delano, Shore Club - are fab and flashy. The National, by contrast, is quietly elegant. Instead of bling, it sticks to its art...

Possibly the loveliest hotel on South Beach, the Tides is a thing of beauty inside and out. A masterpiece of art deco by L Murray Dixon, it boasts porthole...

This small boutique hotel is a first-rate knock-off. It was opened in 2000 by Jonathan Morr, and the Starck-Schrager influence is obvious. Stylish and...

Just down the strip from sister motel Best Western Thurnderbird, this motel is one of the rediscovered gems of Kitsch Americana. Built in 1954, it boasts an...

Named after Donald Trump, one of the hotel's backers, this high-rise resort certainly feels a bit corporate; the brash Donald name is not exactly a selling...