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 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...

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...

A high-flyer (70 storeys) in the Downtown financial district, the Four Seasons could be mistaken for an office building. But beyond the façade and the utilitarian lower lobby,...

Set in lushly tropical landscaped gardens, the Grove also boasts a peachy view over Biscayne Bay. Rooms are pleasant with terracotta floors; some have canopy beds shrouded in...

The Hotel has all the right style-mag credentials: it was designed in 1939 by architect L Murray Dixon, and redecorated by clothing designer Todd Oldham in 1998. Formerly known...

This massive convention hotel is peppered with name-tagged conventioneers, but if you like big, it's got your name on it too: 790 rooms, including 57 suites, some with sea...

Certain members of the bling dynasty - Will Smith and Mary J Blige, to name but two - apparently count the Mandarin as one of their favourite places to chill. It's far from...

Not the hippest hotel on the block, but it offers tremendous value. The art deco building and the Collins location score points. And the designers have gamely tried to keep up...

Combining old-school Havana, Deep South sultriness and a touch of glam, this boutique hotel is a romantic alternative to the South Beach brigade. The airy lobby feels colonial,...

Tony Goldman, the man largely responsible for the South Beach renaissance in the late 1980s, renovated this 1937 Henry Hohauser hotel by taking its old deco glory and infusing...

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. A whopping $200...