| South Beach, known colloquially as SOBE, is like | | | | Once again there are too many wonderful hotels to |
| nowhere else. Trend-setting, affluent and vibrant, it | | | | list, even on the short stretch of Ocean Drive. If you |
| has a distinct up-market Latino flavor. White sand and | | | | are looking for Art Deco inspiration consider the |
| azure ocean beneath a cloudless sunny sky, the | | | | newly renovated Hotel Victor, right next door to |
| eclectic mix of pastel Art Deco hotels along Ocean | | | | Casa Casuarina, better known as the Versace |
| Drive, beautiful people strolling arm in arm in the | | | | Mansion. This delightful boutique hotel in Miami has |
| latest fashions, this is what South Beach is all about. | | | | retained some of its finest Art Deco features in the |
| It is an escape from reality, at least for the time you | | | | extensive lobby and bar. Right on the beach is the |
| are there! Once the home of drug barons and | | | | Raleigh, which has retained all its 1920s charm |
| Mafioso, it is now an idyllic retreat for the rich and | | | | including the uniquely shaped swimming pool. With |
| famous, as well as the migratory flock of snowbirds | | | | designer shops at the front, and the boardwalk and |
| who return year in, year out. | | | | beach to the rear, everything is conveniently close |
| Along with the palm-fringed beachfront, South Beach | | | | by. Rather more hip and trendy but one block back |
| offers fabulous designer shopping from Lincoln Road | | | | from the beach is the Shore Club Miami, a true |
| to name-dropping Collins Avenue. Armani, Kenneth | | | | celebrity hang-out. Designer-cool rooms by British |
| Cole, Benetton, Sephora, Ralph Lauren, Diesel....they | | | | designer David Copperfield, and managed by Ian |
| can all be found here on these narrow streets. After | | | | Schrager, creator of the boutique hotel genre, this |
| dark, restaurants, bars and nightclubs buzz with music | | | | contemporary style hotel is a far cry from the 1930s |
| and you pay more for valet parking than most | | | | in which it was built. The Casa Grande is quite the |
| people would pay for cocktails, but hey, there is only | | | | opposite.This refined luxury hotel invites guests to |
| one South Beach! See and be seen is the name of | | | | truly relax and feel at home. Last but certainly not |
| the game. After dining out in style at one of the | | | | least, checkout the Pelican; owned by Diesel it is a |
| many Michelin starred restaurants such as the lovely | | | | temple to OTT decor and zany fashion. Wherever |
| Casa Tua, or Palme d'Or, walk though romantic | | | | you choose to stay you are unlikely to be spending |
| Lummus Park beneath the stars and then retire to | | | | long within its four walls. |
| your chosen luxury hotel for a nightcap in the bar. | | | | |