W Magazine’s Travelista column recommends the following in Miami Beach:
- The Tides on Ocean Drive. Redesigned by Kelly Wearstler, who redid the Viceroy in L.A. It was finished in April 2009. Each room has museum quality artifacts in what the hotel calls a “coastal-chic” sensibility. Kelly Wearstler’s signature “Porter Chairs” decorate the terrace; the lobby has a martini bar. The restaurant, La Marea Restaurant and Terrace serves fresh seasonal ingredients from the kitchen of Executive Chef Pietro Rota (formerly of trendy Il Sole in West Hollywood). The Coral Bar serves “twilight cocktails” by the hotel’s pool terrace. The Tides, 1220 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, 800-439-4095, 305-604-5070
- Regent Bal Harbour. Total luxury in this deluxe hotel just up A1A from Miami. The Regent Bal Harbour, 10295 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour, FL 33154, 305-455-5400.
- Gaansevort South Hotel Spa and Residences, which sports fire pits, a shark tank and Canyon Ranch. 2377 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139, 305-604-1000
