The Palms South Beach is a casually sophisticated beachfront hotel just north of the funky boutiques, nightclubs and cafes of South Beach and the Art Deco district. The Miami Beach hotel offers a stylish mix of South Beach chic, Southern grace and laidback West Indies island charm, with terra cotta tile floors and cane chairs blending seamlessly with streamlined lighting fixtures, fresh orchids and bamboo.

The Palms South Beach features the only cove inlet along Miami Beach. Inside the small rock jetty, the water is calmer and shallower than usual, allowing bathers to venture further into the ocean and parents to relax as their children play by the shore. Personal thatched roof huts, hammocks, poolside bar and tropical birds set the scene at the outdoor pool. Guests can take part in complimentary yoga sessions Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

In the hotel's Dining Room, guests can savor Mediterranean and seafood items. The Veranda Bar invites guests for drinks and appetizers at the quaint wooden bar inside or on the outside veranda cooled by whirling ceiling fans. Guests will discover water sports concessions at the beach, plus two 18 hole golf courses five minutes away. Concierges can arrange special rates and tee times.

Guestrooms draw upon the soft hues of sand and sea with custom designed wood furnishings and contrasting fabrics in shades of cream and green. All rooms include CD players, cordless phones and views of the city, resort gardens or ocean.

Conventioneers and business travelers will like that the Miami Beach Convention Center is a half mile away. The Palms South Beach resort, which is popular with vacationing families and business travelers, blends the relaxed sophistication of the Caribbean with the modern efficiency of a conference hotel close to all the action vacationers to south Florida want.