Top 10 Hotels: The Lap of Luxury
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1. Loews
SoBe’s biggest Deco tower, newly built, is located on a sandy beach in the heart of it all. The multifaceted property incorporates an old hotel – the rebuilt St. Moritz – six restaurants and an outlandishly beautiful, mosaic-tile, oceanfront swimming pool.
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2. Mandarin Oriental
Located on Brickell Key (Claughton Island), near the Port of Miami and Downtown. The curved building means most rooms have a water view. Check the website for special rates and packages.
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3. Sheraton Bal Harbour Resort
It’s a 10-acre (4-ha) tropical garden with a “mystic” rope bridge suspended over a lagoon and close proximity to Bal Harbour. These and other features have drawn the likes of the Clintons and Bill Gates to choose this high-end paradise when they are in Miami.
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4. Hotel Intercontinental Miami
In the heart of the business district, this is Downtown’s finest, with spectacular views and gourmet dining. A huge Henry Moore sculpture adorns the impressive lobby; the comfortable, quiet rooms sport marble bathrooms.
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5. Biltmore Hotel
A beautiful landmark structure with the splendor and glamour of a by-gone era and epicurean pleasures, too, in the Palme d’Or restaurant. Rooms are in the grand European tradition, and you can swim in the world’s largest hotel pool.
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6. Wyndham Grand Bay Hotel
Of stepped construction like some Aztec temple, and loaded with luxuries, such as Persian carpets, Chinese porcelains, crystal chandeliers, designer furniture, and original art. Luciano Pavarotti has a suite here.
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7. Mayfair House
Set on top of an exclusive shopping mall, the hotel’s large suites have rich mahogany furniture, marble baths, and balconies. The style is a pleasing mix of Spain and the Far East, enhanced by Art Nouveau touches.
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8. Four Seasons (Palm Beach)
Possibly the finest service you’ll ever experience, from fresh fruit and orchids in your extremely large room with sea view, to a towncar shuttle to and from downtown Palm Beach, and one of the finest restaurants in South Florida.
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9. The Breakers (Palm Beach)
A Palm Beach landmark of the Gilded-Age tradition, whose décor beautifully evokes the Spanish Revival taste that Flagler brought to Florida in the 1890s. Modern comforts are epitomized by the spa annex.
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10. Pier House & Caribbean Spa (Key West)
In the heart of the historic Seaport District, the hotel is surrounded by lush tropical gardens. It has four unique bars, three award-winning restaurants, and luxurious Islandcolonial style rooms, all with ocean, pool, or garden views.
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