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...

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...

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...

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...

The newest boutique hotel in the South Beach Group stable, the Metropole is a cut above its rowdy cousins. Wild parties and candy colours have been replaced...

What do you get when you mix the Diesel fashion label with an art deco hotel? The most whimsical hotel in Miami. Swedish designer Magnus Erhland was given...

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 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...

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...

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...

Coral Gables oozes history, and despite the Westin sheen, the Colonnade Hotel is no different. Once the offices of Gables' founder George Merrick, this...

The glamour girl of the South Beach Group stable, the Whitelaw is the epitome of cheap chic. The gaudy lobby bar sets the playful tone: a black Venetian...