The Standard Spa Miami Beach

Emphasizing beauty and simple pleasures, this hotel, set just off the eastern end of the Venetian Causeway in Biscayne Bay, provides a soothing place of retreat. White walls and linens and blond wood accents characterize the guest rooms, which are equipped with flat-screen TVs, high-speed Internet, bathrobes, a mini-bar filled with organic snack foods and an outdoor living room with a soaking tub. Without a doubt, the spa facilities are the highlight of the hotel. Calling itself a "hydrotherapy playground," the Standard takes "the ritual of bathing" seriously. To that end, there are steam rooms, cold rain showers, a Roman waterfall hot tub, a mud lounge, and an Infiniti pool, among other devices. Integrated wellness is also offered via workshops and retreats, fitness services including yoga, pilates and paddleboarding classes, a gym, acupuncture, juice cleanses and self-care clinics. Among other amenities are the Lido Restaurant and the Bayside Grill.