PRICE:
Frommer's Recommended

The Diplomat is a 1,060-room, full-service beach resort loaded with amenities. The main building is a 39-story oceanfront tower surrounded by 8 acres of man-made lakes. A gorgeous bridged, glass-bottomed swimming pool with cascading waterfalls, private cabanas, and a slew of watersports and activities, adds a tropical touch. Rooms are a cross between those in a subtle boutique hotel and in an Art Deco throwback, with dark woods, hand-cut marble and the 10-layer Heavenly Bed, a Westin trademark, with custom-designed pillow-top mattresses and very cushy down blankets (crank up the air-conditioning!).

Dining options are resortlike in quantity and quality, from the fine-dining steakhouse to several more casual places. Diplomat Landing, the hotel's shopping-and-entertainment complex across the street, features nocturnal hot spots -- such as Nikki Marina, an offshoot of South Beach's Nikki Beach Club -- as well as an art gallery, clothing boutique, and gelato shop.

The Diplomat's Country Club and Spa is modeled after an Italian villa, with 60 luxurious guest rooms, yacht slips, a 155-acre golf course, and a world-class spa and tennis club. The 30,000-square-foot spa has 17 treatment rooms, a pool, menu, and an extensive selection of treatments.

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

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