Grove Isle Hotel & Spa

This charming, fully air-conditioned 50-room resort is only minutes from Miami Beach but seems much further away. With its secluded elegance, not unlike the feel of an exclusive residence, the inviting and family-friendly hotel feels much like home. This island paradise with its upscale bay-front accommodation that practically floats on the water will leave guests feeling elated. Guests are welcomed into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service. Additional features include a hotel safe, lift access, a newspaper stand and a hairdressing salon. The resort also offers a restaurant, a café, a bar, conference facilities, Internet access and room service. A kids' club for younger guests is operated for a fee, while a laundry service and bicycle hire are also available for a surcharge. Guests arriving by car may use the hotel's car park and garage.

Spectacular water views and the golden warmth of South Florida feature with every room, decorated with original artwork and infused with the aura of a bygone era. The terracotta tiling echoes crisply and cheerfully underfoot, and warm hardwood furnishings lend a genteel reminder of a slower time. The en suite bathrooms have a shower, a bathtub and a hairdryer. Additional features include a double or king-size bed, direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, radio and Internet access. Guests also enjoy use of a safe, a minibar, an ironing set, tea and coffee making facilities and a terrace. All rooms feature individually regulated heating and air conditioning as standard.

While the resort offers formal Florida dining at the oceanfront restaurant, Gibraltar, guests appreciate the freedom of being able to dine wherever they desire?by the pool, in the tropical gardens, or in the comfort of their guestroom. The hotel also features regular live entertainment. Numerous alternatives in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables and on Brickell Avenue only a short drive away.

The 85-slip marina provides moorage for guests arriving by yacht, and the dock masters can arrange fishing and sailing trips. The recreationally inclined will love the twelve floodlit tennis courts (for a fee), jogging track and gym. The spa is a refuge that exists solely to rejuvenate the mind, soothe the soul and renew the body, featuring a hot tub, spa treatments, massage treatments and a sauna. There is also a heated outdoor swimming pool with a poolside snack bar, a sun terrace and sun loungers. Furthermore, guests can enjoy aqua fit and aerobics sessions. Watersports such as waterskiing, jet skiing, diving, windsurfing, motor boating, sailing, catamaran boating and canoeing are offered, and there is an entertainment programme for adults. Sun loungers are also available at the beach.

Check-in time is 4 pm and check-out is until midday. The reservation desk is open every day from 7 am - 11 pm.

Take South Bayshore Drive to Fair Isle, Grove Isle. Follow the road over the bridge to the security gate. The attendants at the gate will direct guests to the resort.