One of the many high-rises in Miami’s upscale Brickell neighborhood, the Icon Brickell by Elite City Stays hotel is surrounded by downtown Miami’s bustle and glamour. From your room’s private balcony, you can gaze out at the Atlantic Ocean, the city skyline, Biscayne Bay, or South Beach and plot your adventure through the so-called Magic City. You’ll have all the familiar comforts of home inside your 950-square-foot luxury suite, including a fully stocked kitchen, flat-screen cable TVs, and an in-unit washer and dryer.

The hotel emphasizes leisure, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Fifteen floors above street level, lounge on the deck of the two-acre recreation area with a massive swimming pool and a thermal hot pool. From here, the panoramic skyline views reveal downtown Miami and South Beach as a glinting metropolis next to the ocean. The 15th floor also contains the 20,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, designed in glam Miami style. Here, you can exercise in an aerobics studio, unwind in the massage rooms, or recline in the eucalyptus steam room and redwood sauna. At night, head up to the 50th floor to socialize at the hotel’s nightlife lounge.

Bustling professionals en route to their offices set the pace in Brickell, where glittering commercial high-rises share the skyline with upscale condo buildings as high-end shops and restaurants ply their wares at street level. To the north lie the causeways leading to the ever-rambunctious South Beach, but it’s in Brickell that Miami’s business gets done.

Sometimes called the “Manhattan of the South” for its high concentration of banks, Brickell has long served as the city’s financial district. In recent years, however, the area has seen a boom in luxury residences and the gourmet restaurants and posh boutiques that inevitably follow in their wake. These can be found along the area’s two main thoroughfares—Brickell and Miami Avenues—which are also home to eclectic art galleries, wine-tasting rooms, and chic bakeries selling extravagant desserts that look as good as they taste. At night, an array of stylish nightclubs and VIP lounges cater to visitors seeking a more frenetic experience.

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