Regent Bal Harbour

Location. The Regent Bal Harbour is located in northeast Bal Harbour, Fla. The five-acre property is bordered by Baker’s Haulover Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean. The exclusive Bal Harbour Shops are located one-half mile from the hotel. South Beach and the historic Art Deco District stand six miles away.
Hotel Features. The curved glass hotel towers over a 750-foot stretch of beach. Lounge chairs and umbrellas pepper the seashore where attendants serve tropical beverages. Other outdoor amenities include a pool, private cabanas and secluded spa tubs. The 10,000-square-foot Guerlain Spa administers massages and other body treatments in 14 private rooms with bathrooms. Offering a soothing post-treatment retreat, a relaxation room serves hot teas and fresh juices. The hotel’s indoor restaurant pairs gourmet entrees with Atlantic views, while the poolside eatery offers light fare and al fresco dining. After dinner cocktails await in the lounge. Portable amenities include DVD players and personal hotel cell phones. The hotel concierge arranges private yacht and jet charters. Butler service is available.

Guestrooms. The Regent Bal Harbour’s guestrooms open to terraces with panoramic ocean views. Mahogany wood flooring, leather walls and granite countertops detail the rooms. Original artwork by Jay McCafferty and Darren Waterston deck the walls. Beds are dressed in designer Anichini bedding. Select rooms feature private or semi-private elevators. Personal shoppers respond to requests from in-room shopping menus. Rooms also feature refreshment bars, espresso machines and an array of flavored coffees. Accommodations are equipped with 42-inch, flat-screen televisions, DVD and CD players, and surround sound systems. Free-standing tubs perch before 10-foot windows showcasing ocean views. Separate showers feature rain showerheads. Bathrooms mirrors encase televisions.

Expert Tip. One-half mile from the hotel, the Shops at Bal Barbour, a popular celebrity shopping destination, packs its event calendar with exclusive designer fashion shows and events. This oceanfront resort is located within Miami Beach.