Category Archives: Miami Community

Best Miami & South Florida Websites

General South Florida Sites – For entertainment, dining, sports, and festival information produced in cooperation with the Sun-Sentinel: http://www.southflorida.digitalcity.com . The site of Florida’s official tourism bureau, this extensive website includes information on attractions, beaches, golfing, and water sports, as … Continue reading

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Best Resort Spas

Agua Spa at the Delano, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach (tel. 305/673-2900), is sublimely situated on the rooftop of the hotel, overlooking the Atlantic, and features stellar treatments such as the milk-and-honey massage that make it popular with celebs and … Continue reading

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Favorite Experiences

Driving Along Florida A1A: This oceanfront route, which runs north up Miami Beach, through Sunny Isles and Hollywood, and into Fort Lauderdale (starting at Ocean Dr. and First St. in Miami and merging onto Collins Ave. before running north), embodies … Continue reading

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Community Information Contributors

Thanks to the following sources for our Miami Community Information: “Miami” – Frommer’s “Miami Overview” – Fodors.com “Miami: A Key to the Neighborhoods” – Concierge.com “Miami, Florida” – RandMcNally.com “Miami” – Bradmans.com “Miami City Overview” – World Travel Guide “Neighborhoods … Continue reading

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Best Hotels & Accommodations

Best Historic Hotel: With a guest registry that reads like a who’s who of history crossed with an engrossing whodunit, Miami’s monumental, Mediterranean revivalist-style Biltmore Hotel (tel. 800/727-1926 or 305/445-1926) opened its doors in 1926. Guests ranging from Al Capone … Continue reading

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Best Dining & Restaurants

Best for Celebrating a Big Deal: The Forge Restaurant on Miami Beach (tel. 305/538-8533) is a multichambered, ornately decorated (and priced) monument known for its decadent wines, steak, and fish. Best Romantic Restaurant: La Vieille Maison, in Boca Raton (tel. … Continue reading

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Best Beaches

For Tranquility: Matheson Hammock Park Beach (tel. 305/665-5475) in South Miami features an enclosed man-made lagoon that is flushed naturally by the tidal action of the adjacent Biscayne Bay. The serene beach is surrounded by the bay’s warm, calm waters … Continue reading

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