What to expect: This Havana-chic hotel welcomes guests with bold colors and contemporary decor. The lobby, illuminated by warm globes of light, leads to a natural-gas-fed pit that shoots up flames. The hotel’s design concept incorporates the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, to harmonize with the surrounding environment. Businesspeople, yachting enthusiasts, and discriminating leisure travelers appreciate the luxurious atmosphere.

Amenity highlights: The hotel’s 33-slip marina provides a lavish showcase of yachts for guests to stroll among and daydream or window shop. Overlooking the marina and the Intracoastal Waterway is a new edition of restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow’s China Grill family, with upscale fusion cuisine. A heated outdoor pool with an adjoining restaurant and bar offers poolside service. Wireless Internet access is complimentary in public areas.