The Hot List 2010

You could say that a new hotel is just what South Beach doesn’t need, particularly in the current economic climate. But The Betsy is the last Florida Georgian-style building on the beach, a grand colonial dame originally built in Art Deco style by L Murray Dixon, which has been nipped and tucked for the 21st century. It’s not just another curvaceous beauty with high-fashion interiors à la Delano. The 63 rooms and suites have a fresh look that owes more to South Carolina than SoBe, with shuttered windows, classic furniture upholstered in fresh candy stripes, colour-coordinated curtains and cushions, and a thoughtfully chosen pile of books…

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