"A tribute to the glamour of 1950s Miami, the 380-room Confidante hotel occupies a restored Art Deco tower overlooking the white sand of Mid-Beach—the slightly quieter, chicer alternative to South Beach which has recently come into its own. Martin Brudnizki (the force behind the breezy Floridian decor of Soho Beach House, just up Collins Avenue), has created a colorful fantasy of mid-century style with striped turquoise and yellow poolside cabanas and a buzzy garden filled with clusters of outdoor seating littered with graphically patterned cushions. Rooms have wood-frame beds with striped white linen, playfully angular credenzas and Womb-style armchairs upholstered in tropical flower prints. The highlight is Seagrape, a brasserie overseen by James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein, who crafts seasonal produce, sourced from local farms, into plates that toe the line between garden-grown simplicity and show-stopping extravagance. Order a grilled local grouper tangy with kafir lime or ricotta agnolotti heady with truffle and scattered with freshly shelled peas. Make sure to wash it down with a cocktail (nothing is more refreshing than the cooling, mint-infused Melon Field). Note: Rebranded in April 2016 by Hyatt as 'The Confidante.'"
