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The Standard Miami
- Style
- Spa attraction
- Setting
- Belle Isle Miami
On a small island off South Beach in Biscayne Bay, André Balazs’ ultra-cool palace of minimalism and wellbeing has pared-down fixtures, streamlined technology and no clutter whatsoever – The Standard Miami's a hip urban oasis.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 105.
- Rates
- US$165–US$1,500, excluding breakfast and taxes but including access to indoor and outdoor baths, spa and fitness centre.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible; ring the front desk to check availability.
- Facilities
- WiFi, flatscreen TV, CD player and DVD library. Wet and Full Spread rooms have roll-top baths and all except Missionary and Dry rooms have their own terrace. There are custom-blended Kiss My Face toiletries, and in-room spa treatments are available.
- Poolside
- The outdoor infinity pool has underwater music and high-pressure jets. There is also a 'Roman waterfall' hot tub and an Arctic plunge pool. The gardens feature a fire lounge and yoga lawns.
- Children
- Over-14s are welcome. An extra bed costs US$50.
- Also
- The outstanding spa includes a hammam, a classic cedar sauna and steam room, and offers a range of beauty treatments and therapies. There are also yoga lawns and a gym. Pets are welcome (US$100 non-refundable deposit). Smoking rooms are available.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Wet rooms have the benefit of a private terrace with a roll-top bath, so you can enjoy a relaxed soak with a view of the bay. The 555-square-foot Full Spread loft suite has vast windows, for plenty of natural light and wonderful panoramic views.
- Packing tips
- Your sexiest swimwear.
- Also
- The use of mobile phones is (thankfully) strongly discouraged.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- The Lido Restaurant and the Bayside Grill both have sleek Nordic styling with blonde woods and clean lines. The emphasis is on healthy, fresh and organically produced Mediterranean dishes.
- Dress code
- Guests are encouraged to relax in their fluffy white bathrobes.
- Top table
- On the dockside overlooking Biscayne Bay.
- Last orders
- Midnight for food and drinks.
- Room service
- 24 hours.
- Hotel bar
- The bar has excellent DJ sets and live music. The dockside bar is great for sundowners.
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Smith concierge
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Local restaurants
Prime One Twelve (+1 305 532 8112) on Ocean Drive is a bustling super-swish steak house with attitude; vegetarians might feel a bit left out.
Bond St (+1 305 398 1806) at the Townhouse hotel on 20th Street is an excellent sushi restaurant; the scallop and asparagus rolls are delicious.
China Grill (+1 305 534 2211) on Washington Avenue is a very popular venue serving Japanese and French dishes. Grab a pavement table at tiny
La Laconda (+1 305 538 6277), also on Washington, for tasty Italian food and an excellent atmosphere.
Local bars
Tiffany Spire Bar, at the unimaginatively named 'The Hotel' on Collins Avenue, has the best roof bar in South Beach, with great views. If you're looking for a place where the primped and preened go to let their hair down, head for riotous neon of
Automatic Slims on Washington Avenue where the tequila flows freely.
Worth getting out of bed for
The Boucher Brothers can supply just about anything you could conceivably need for the beach, including windsurfers, kayaks, sailing boats and rollerblades; they also organise parasailing. You can find their offices at 420 Lincoln Road, and at the Fontainebleau Hilton on Collins Avenue – visit www.boucherbrothers.com for details.
The Bass Museum of Art (+1 305 673 7530; www.bassmuseum.org) on Park Avenue is the centre of the South Beach art scene and well worth a visit.
