Portals Hills Boutique Hotel

Streamline Moderne architecture this far from South Beach raises questions, but the short answer is that Miami borrowed heavily from Spanish design to begin with, so the look lands without irony. This 29-suite boutique hotel keeps the gold-on-white palette and curved white facades, then installs king beds, rain showers, and JBL sound systems to make sure nobody confuses it for a museum. The Ligne St Barth spa, a pool bar, and a fine-dining restaurant mean leaving is optional.