Cardozo South Beach

Miami Beach

Gloria Estefan still believes in Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive, said Taylor Dolven in The Miami Herald. Months after the reopening of a larger Art Deco complex down the strip, the Miami Sound Machine singer and her husband have unveiled a major update of the landmarked hotel they bought in 1992. Step inside and you enter “a world of crisp whiteness”—marble floors, white sofas, tiled columns—all “a far cry” from the prior wood paneling. The couple paid special heed to the building-wide penthouse suite, choosing furnishings from home. The couple’s patio wicker even graces the hotel’s conference room. cardozohotel.com, from $239