Overlooking the ocean in South Beach, this 375-room hotel is set in the citys historic Art Deco district. Designed in 1953 by Morris Lapidus design, the restored hotel features a two-story-high lobby with black terrazzo floors, circular wood columns, and a winding staircase leading to the mezzanine level. Guests are primarily vacationing travelers.

This 31-story resort sits on Collins Avenue overlooking the white-sand beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. The resort evokes the retro feel of classic Miami Beach hotels. With a continuous curved design, huge pillars, and a soaring 25-story ceiling, the lobby welcomes business and leisure travelers. There are l,000 works of art throughout the hotel.

Built in 1939, this three-story Art Deco District hotel has an intimate lobby with period accents and original 1930s paintings. Located on Ocean Drive amidst shops, cafs, and nightclubs, the hotel is a popular choice for leisure travelers in town to enjoy the club and beach scene.

• In the center of South Beach and on the ocean, this hotel is 1 block from Lincoln Road Mall and 4.5 miles from Key Biscayne.
• The Delano's all-white guestrooms are outfitted with down comforters and pillows, in-room safes, and wireless Internet access.
• Hotel highlights include an indoor-outdoor lobby, orchard, pool with underwater music, and the rooftop spa, Agua Bathhouse.

Exquisitely landscaped grounds and gardens flank the winding path to the 650-acre resort's three-story clubhouse, where arriving leisure travelers check in. The comfortable, wood-accented lobby houses Doral's Hall of Champions and features portraits of the last 40 years of PGA winners.

Set at the eastern edge of downtown Miami, this 31-story hotel overlooks Biscayne Bay, one mile from Bayside Marketplace. Also close to the Port of Miami, the hotel draws both business and leisure travelers.

What to expect: Designed by Henry Hohauser and built in 1938, the landmark Essex House Hotel enjoys a corner location, at Collins and 10th, in the Art Deco Historic District. An intimate lobby showcases Art Deco-style furniture. A large outdoor verandah with seating areas is perfect for socializing and people-watching. Guests and visitors must be over 21 years of age to stay at the hotel, making it popular with couples.
Amenity highlights: This adults-only Miami Beach hotel offers an outdoor pool in a tropical-garden setting. Guests can enjoy complimentary daily Continental breakfast in the lobby bar or outside on the verandah. The bar opens each evening for cocktails. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the Essex House Hotel.

The hotel can sometimes arrange VIP access to popular nightclubs, including Prive and Pearl (surcharges).

The Ocean Five, built in 1939, has an eye-catching pink, cream, and yellow Art Deco faade and is actually two hotels combined: the former Surf and the Olympic. The family-operated hotel welcomes guests into a small living-room-style lobby with Mediterranean decor. Guests are primarily business and leisure travelers who appreciate the hotel's old-world charm mixed with high-tech amenities.

Built in 1939, the Albion is one of Miami Beachs art-deco masterpieces. The interior design is minimalist and elegant: the lobby has a slanted silver waterwall, and all furniture in the lobby and guestrooms has been custom-designed to reflect the hotel's low-key ambiance.

Two bubbling fountains border the entry to the 17-story Alexander Oceanfront Resort, which primarily hosts leisure travelers. A soaring, curved wooden staircase delivers guests to the mezzanine level and the resort's shops and restaurants. Large, wood-framed French doors bring in natural light and warmth to the lobby.

This 11-story oceanfront Best Holiday Resort (formerly Best Western Beach Resort)offers direct access to the white-sand beach. An indoor waterfall, oversized chairs, and antique chandeliers decorate the lobby; a bank of windows reveals landscaped grounds dotted with palmettos and towering palms. Vacationers, in town to enjoy the surf, shopping, and other attractions of Miami Beach, are drawn to the hotels convenient location on historic Collins Avenue.

This South Beach hotel is made up of two former hotels, one Mediterranean-style and the other Art Deco, now joined by a walkway. Registration takes place in the main building, which features arched doorways, striped awnings, and an interior courtyard. Located one block from the ocean on Collins Avenue, the hotel primarily attracts leisure travelers.

• Located adjacent to Miami Beachs sandy shore, this 10-story hotel is 2 miles from South Beachs Art Deco District.
• Guestrooms, some with ocean or bay views, hint at the areas Art Deco legacy with light woods and tropical hues.
• Guests can enjoy ocean views from an outdoor pool, which also features a sundeck and year-round poolside bar.

• Located on the beach, this 9-story Miami Beach hotel is 2 miles from both South Beach and the Art Deco District.
• Guestrooms include coffee/tea makers, TVs with pay movies and video games, and complimentary wireless Internet access.
• This Best Western provides complimentary wireless Internet access throughout and an ocean-side swimming pool.

A polished, white, automated piano maintains an up-tempo beat in the expansive atrium lobby, which has discreet seating areas with leather sofas and chairs and abundant artwork, including a giant sculpture by Yaacov Agam that nearly touches the ceiling. The hotel draws a mix of business and leisure travelers and often hosts the headliners performing at the adjoining James L. Knight Center.

This 788-room oceanfront Loews Miami Beach Hotel comprises the restored, 1930s Art Deco St. Moritz hotel and an adjacent, contemporary, 18-story tower. Giant columns, high ceilings, sky domes with cloud formations, sunken lounge spaces, and marble flooring create a modern Art Deco style in the tower lobby. Clientele includes business types attending on-site conferences, as their families take advantage of the pool, beach, weather, and the Miami scene.

The 13-story National Hotel was built in l939, and the lobby contains original period antiques and richly designed wood furnishings. The concierge desk is a precise replica of the original from l939. In the heart of South Beach, the hotel caters to an upscale crowd of leisure travelers.

During the week, guests are primarily business travelers. On weekends, vacationers take advantage of the hotel's proximity to Coconut Grove's nightlife and its easy access to downtown Miami, Coral Gables, and Miami Beach. The hotel's Italian Renaissance style is inspired by nearby Villa Vizcaya, a lavish mansion built in the early 1900s and surrounded by formal gardens.

The lobby of this 10-story Miami Beach hotel harkens back to the glory days of Miami Beach with gold columns, terrazzo-style floors, gold-accented elevators, and a large, flower-shaped chandelier. Within two miles of South Beach and the convention center, the Riu Florida primarily attracts leisure travelers.

Opened in 1940, this pink-and-white hotel features Art Deco accents, modern lines, and retro-style furnishings. Located within four blocks of the convention center, Lincoln Road, and the Bass Museum of Art, the oceanfront hotel attracts a mix of business and leisure travelers.

The 22-story Sonesta Suites is located in Coconut Grove, which offers dining, shopping, and entertainment options late into the night.

Bombay fans gently whir overhead, towering columns grace the comfortable seating area, palm trees dot the landscape, and terra cotta floors add casualness to the spacious lobby. A boardwalk at the back of the property overlooks the hotels exquisite gardens and ocean. Business and leisure guests enjoy cocktails on the outdoor veranda overlooking the beach.