This casually sophisticated beachfront hotel is just north of South Beach and within walking distance of the Art Deco district. Miami Beach Convention Center is a half-mile away. Art Deco architecture blends with West Indies-style décor at this resort, which has business services as well as a lovely pool with beach access and swaying hammocks. This hotel offers guest rooms with British Colonial-style décor have clean lines, dark woods, and plush bedding. All guest rooms contain CD players and cordless phones. Views are of the city, resort gardens, or ocean.

This oceanside resort, popular with vacationing families and business travelers, blends the relaxed sophistication of the Caribbean with the modern efficiency of a conference hotel. The lobby is decorated in the dark-wood furniture typical of a West Indies plantation, but the architecture is all Art Deco. Terracotta tile floors and cane chairs blend seamlessly with streamlined lighting fixtures, all leading to a reception area decorated with fresh orchids and bamboo. Personal thatched-roof huts, hammocks, a poolside bar, and tropical birds set the scene at the outdoor pool. A gazebo, private beach, and ballroom make the hotel a popular spot for weddings and other special events. Complimentary yoga sessions are offered three times a week. The hotel's beach features the only cove inlet along Miami Beach. Inside the small rock jetty the water is calmer and shallower than usual, allowing bathers to walk further into the ocean, and parents to relax as their children play by the shore.