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...

If you're dining on an expense account, if someone else is paying or if you're just plain rich, Azul is the place to splurge. The priceless water views of the city set the...

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...

If anyone deserves to have a restaurant named after them, it's Allen Susser, reigning king of a New World style of cooking he calls 'palm tree cuisine'. The food at his...

The cavernous China Grill is a culinary experience not to be missed. Provided, of course, you can land a table - difficult if you're not a celeb (the crispy spinach is Oprah's...

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...

It may have lost its cutting-edge cachet, but the Delano - the designer hotel that put Miami back on the A-list in 1995 - is still a South Beach icon. The trendy lobby remains...

Danny DeVito has opened an Italian chophouse in South Beach, and its opulence is certainly worthy of a Hollywood star. The $6m interior puts on the glitz: the lavish interior...

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,...

Located discreetly down a Coral Gables backstreet, Francesco is a class act. The upmarket decor may be a bit bland - white tablecloths, earth tones - but the gorgeous Peruvian...

Move over, Delano. The Gansevoort, the uber-cool boutique hotel that revitalised New York's Meatpacking District, is set to make a splash in Miami. The new $500m playground...

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...

Adjacent to the Versace Mansion, the Victor is every bit as rich and opulent as the designer label itself. Another designer, however, Jacques Garcia (the man behind Paris's...