Soho Beach House Miami

Any decent hotel is in a dialogue with its location; obviously what works in central London would be absurd in South Beach. But the Soho House concept has proved to be eminently adaptable, even while it retains its core appeal — for an illustration you couldn’t do much better than Soho Beach House Miami. It’s set right on Collins Avenue, surrounded by hotels of every size and style, but none of them are quite like this one, a private members’ club whose highly covetable services and facilities are the reason for the lodging’s existence.

The bedrooms are excellent, don’t get us wrong. Though they nod to their South Florida setting they feel eclectic and lived-in in the manner that’s common to Soho House properties. And with a mere 49 of them, the scale feels personal — there’s none of that sense that you’re just one box in a vast, repeating grid.

But the bonus of booking one is that it comes with club membership, which is no small thing. From there you have access to an absurdly well-equipped gym and spa, a beach club and a pair of swimming pools, one located on the eighth-floor rooftop terrace. And as a guest you’re not limited to Cecconi’s, the public restaurant, though for Northern Italian fare via South Beach you can’t beat it — you’ve also got the option of taking your meals in the more private indoor-outdoor Club.