Beach Getaways 2008 - (Page 22) ‘One of the hotel’s endearing attributes, however, is that you don’t have to be a celebrity to be treated like one. Every overnight guest gets a personal assistant.’ Top, courtyard at night at Casa Casuarina. Center, The Shore Club. Photo courtesy www.hg2.com. STAR-STUDDED SENSATIONS There’s no mistaking the celebrity behind the Cardozo Hotel where glamorous black-and-white photos of singer Gloria Estefan adorn the restaurant’s terra cotta walls. Estefan and her husband and producer Emilio Estefan Jr. own the restored 1939 boutique hotel overlooking fashionable Ocean Drive. Unlike the minimalist-style and crisp and vibrant colors so common in the hotel district, the Cardoza has the warmth of coffee and the romance of Old World Havana. Tones of cream and chocolate dominate the décor and international cultures are subtly blended. The hotel’s popular Oriente restaurant serves a fusion of Cuban and Asian cuisine. Posters of movies filmed at the hotel line the hallways. African prints decorate the 43 guest rooms that have cherry hardwood floors, wrought-iron beds and chocolate leather furniture. Ocean-view suites sport animal prints and king-size beds are fit for divas. Estefan isn’t the only musician to apply her creativity to the world of high design in South Beach. Rocker Lenny Kravitz shows his sense of style at Miami’s hottest new nightclub, the Florida Room, inside the famed luxury Delano Hotel on Collins Avenue. Kravitz, who lives just around the corner from his showpiece, designed everything from the Swarovski-crystal chandeliers to the high-waisted waitress uniforms. Playing on instruments of Right, The Delano Hotel. 22 VISITFLORIDA.com/beaches http://www.hg2.com http://VISITFLORIDA.com/beaches
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