Really laid back, with the greatest white sandy beach. Right by Bal Harbour but at way below half the price of the snooty hotels around you. Great breakfast of muffins and toasted bagels and coffee for free... Wow and triple wow!

book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=10299

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There are two malls you should definitely go to for a nice (and long) day of shopping: Bal Harbour Shops and the Aventura Mall. Bal Harbour is the Bond Street of Miami, where you’ll find the you-need-money shops like Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co and Saks Fifth Avenue. Have a drink in the fancy restaurant on the ground floor after you’ve finished shopping, Mister Moneymaking Miami might be sitting just next to you…

The Aventura Mall on the other hand has got more affordable shops, and when I say ‘shops’ I mean lots of them. Over 250 stores are housed in this 2.3m square foot indoor ‘walmalla’. High street stores like Gap, Banana Republic and Zara are accompanied by Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria’s Secret, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and a whole range of other must-see shops.

Bal Harbour Shops: 9700 Collins Avenue, FL 33154; tel: 305 866 0311; Aventura Mall: 19501 Biscayne Boulevard, N Miami Beach; tel: (305) 935 1110

For both malls, take the S bus from Miami Beach

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Stylish waterfront shopping, eating and entertainment complex next to Bayfront Park. Some excellent restaurants, especially seafood, and classy individual shops and boutiques alongside some familiar big-chain favourites (Gap, Disney Store etc). There’s live entertainment most afternoons and evenings.

Bayside is also home to a number of boat tour operators, if you want a close-up view of the homes of Miami's rich and famous.

Next to AA Arena (where the Miami Heat play) on US1;
www.baysidemarketplace.com

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An interesting beach town just north of Miami, it has more funky character than South Beach and a relaxing beachfront filled with French Canadians. Well worth the drive up A1A or Route 1 - in fact, just stay there instead.

A 40-minute drive north of Miami on A1A for the beach area, or Route 1 goes straight through the centre of town at Young Circle with its arts galleries, restaurants and so on.

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