Miami International Airport (MIA): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 11 miles.

A taxi ride to or from the airport will cost $26-$35 each way. Shuttle vans make the trip for $13-$16. Prices subject to change.

Max’s - This seasonal indoor/outdoor restaurant, serving soups, salads, sandwiches, and grilled items, is open for breakfast and lunch.

Amenity highlights: The Savoy has private access to the beach as well as two side-by-side freeform pools and a pair of raised sundecks that look out on the ocean and palm trees. A fitness center tucked under one sundeck overlooks the pools. A poolside spa with massage treatments, facials, and pedicures is scheduled to open January 2004.

Insider tip: While the beach area north of the hotel is popular with tourists, the beach on 2 Street, one block south of the hotel, is popular with locals, fashion models, and people wanting to experience the multicultural Miami. Topless bathing is permitted.

The hotel is actually two circa-1934 classic Art Deco hotels combined into a north and south portion of the hotel. Some suites are decorated in a contemporary style; others have a classic Florida decor.

The hotel has private access to the beach, where guests can use the hotel's lounge chairs and towel service. A garden-like pool area with a Mediterranean feel has palm trees, two adjacent free-form pools, a poolside bar, and two sundecks that overlook the pool and the ocean. A fitness room below one sundeck overlooks the pool area. A spa offering massages, facials, and pedicures is scheduled to open next to the fitness center by January 2004.

Additional amenities include complimentary Continental breakfast, a seasonal indoor/outdoor restaurant serving breakfast and lunch, and meeting rooms that can hold 20-250 people.