To the right of the entrance the recently opened wood-panelled Thomas Keller Champagne Bar has the retro style and ambience that reminds us a little of one of our favourites in LA, the Sunset Tower Bar. A reception area is positioned beyond the sitting space. Two well-merchandised boutiques line one side of the hallway leading to the north tower. The minimalist style in pale muted colours with lofty coffered ceilings, giant potted palms and designer lighting features sleek sofas and seating arrangements, beautiful coffee table books displayed on a dark wood refectory table, floor lamps and low benches. The wide terracotta-stone-floored hallway, with a hacienda-style hardwood ceiling, leads through soaring open archways into the opulent marble floored sitting and reception rooms and out to the pool and beach areas. World-famous starchitect Richard Meier has skilfully incorporated the former home of the once celebrated Surf Club into an ultra-modern oceanfront complex comprising a 77-unit boutique hotel with condominium towers on either side.
Inside the 1930s Mediterranean Revival-style building, a calm, spacious interior awaits you. An abundance of porters are waiting to welcome you into the property and provide directions. The drive from South Beach can add another 15 minutes.Īn easy-to-miss driveway bordered by a perfectly clipped hedge leads up to the discreet dark-wood entrance doors of the original Surf Club.
From the now fashionable Mid-Beach the journey by car can take 25 minutes, especially in traffic if the lights are not on your side.
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