The best pools in South Beach can all be found in one place. The Setai, in Miami Beach, has three pools, and each one is fabulously different from the rest. There’s a pool with very cool water – 75 F to be exact! If you want to work out and do laps, this unique pool [...]
Mon, October 17 2011 » South Beach Hotels » No Comments
South Beach Miami is one of the trendiest places in the country, but even South Beach has its ultra trendy spots of the moment. Right now, South of Fifth, or the area of South Beach Miami that lies south of Fifth Street, the very southern tip of the island, is hot hot hot. There are [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
If you drove to South Beach Miami from Miami International Airport, you probably got to South Beach via the MacArthur Causeway. This is the stretch of road that takes drivers over the water from Miami to the strip of land known as Miami Beach. Jutting off the MacArthur Caseway are several small islands, which may [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
South Beach art has never suffered from lack of attention and enthusiasm, but in 2001 it was granted a giant bolt of energy when an annual fair decided to call Miami Beach its home. Art Basel, its’ called, and it’s an internationally-known prestigious art fair that draws crowds from all over the world. A whole [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
This is another Art Deco attraction in South Beach Miami, but it stands out from the rest, which is to say it’s truly spectacular. It’s a 1939 Hohauser design, an immaculately restored hotel owned by Gloria Estefan. It was one of the first of the old Art Deco beauties to be renovated, and Ms. Estefan [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
The Royal Palm Resort The Royal Palm Resort is on Collins Ave, and features a classic Art Deco exterior. They have tower rooms with sweeping views of the city and ocean, plus bungalow rooms that open up onto the beach. It’s been newly renovated- the tower, that is- and features large rooms, some with balconies. And [...]
Thu, October 6 2011 » South Beach Hotels » No Comments
Romero Britto is a world reknowned artist from Brazil who gained fame working on the Absolut Vodka advertising campaign. Since then he’s worked on internationally-known brands like Apple Computers and Disney. His style is colorful pop art, and you can see his work all around South Beach Miami, not just at the Britto Central Gallery. [...]
Sun, October 2 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
At the end of South Beach Miami is South Pointe Park, one of the best places in South Beach to hang out outdoors. There’s Sunshine Pier here, and a jetty made of boulders that you can walk out on, if you trust your ankles. The end of the beach here at the mile-long jetty is [...]
Sat, October 1 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
The Droog Design Collective has given us the brilliance of designer Marcel Wanders’s newest project: Mondrian Miami. He’s famous for Lute Suites, near Amsterdam as well has his interiors at the restaurant Thor in New York or the Hotel on Rivington in that same city. This is a much much bigger hotel than Lute Suites, [...]
Sat, September 24 2011 » South Beach Hotels » No Comments
Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a research center and depository of propaganda arts items collected over the years by Mitchell Wolfson Jr. He’s a world travelers extraordinaire, having collected over 70,000 items, including modern design pieces. They’re all here in this former 1927-built storage facility that’s been renovated with world-class style. Visitors can view the collection, [...]
Tue, August 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
