The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Character and identity

Two blocks west of Ocean Drive, this 266-room Pharrell Williams and David Grutman project pushes South Beach Art Deco into millennial pink territory: corrugated facade, palm prints, tiled backdrops, a Wes Anderson-styled library and co-working room, and a plant-filled atrium entry off Washington Avenue. The centrepiece is a near-football-field-sized pool deck with two pools split by a runway of mint-green sculptural palm fronds, where weekend parties run with local DJs and the occasional Steve Aoki booking. Strawberry Moon, the open-air poolside restaurant, turns out Mediterranean plates (Turkish pides, kebabs, swordfish shawarma). Service is text-based and casually attentive, more friend than concierge.

Who's it for

Bottom line

This is a party hotel with genuinely good design and a kitchen worth showing up for, priced below Miami's flashier names. The room is incidental; the pool deck, Strawberry Moon, and the crowd are the product. Book a king suite or double queen for breathing room, come for a weekend if you want the full pool-party scene, and walk five minutes to the sand.