PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Although this hip hotel has been around for years, it was ahead of its time when it set up shop in the trendy South of Fifth area of South Beach. Before it became hip to hang here, artists, celebrities, musicians, and a slew of quirky, eccentric Warholian types chose the Century as their home away from home. Practically hidden at the southern tip of South Beach, the Century is a 1939 Hohauser masterpiece, which has been restored and fully modernized, with rooms featuring funky decor, hardwood floors, and a stellar marble bathroom with glass shower. There's no pool, but the beach is literally across the street, and the hotel is within walking distance of some of the hottest restaurants and bars in town. If you're one of those who is too cool to stay with the mainstream at The Shore Club, staying at the Century is like telling people you live in the coolest apartment building in the hippest neighborhood.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's South Florida including Miami and Keys, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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