In the quiet residential enclave of Surfside, ensconced between the skin-revealing glitter of Miami Beach correct and the buttoned-up flash of Bal Harbour, the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club is a timeless and all-welcoming, new-fashioned tackle old-school glamour. Opened in 2017, the lodge builds upon the illustrious circa 1931 seashore membership that hosted America’s most distinguished all through the mid twentieth century, together with Gary Cooper, Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor, for fashion-forward events, seashore soirees, and alcohol-fueled overnights—epic sufficient to enshrine The Surf Club into (*27*) cultural historical past (and advantage a standalone Assouline coffee-table ebook).
Today, the beachfront legend continues with the resurrection of The Surf Club to its full Mediterranean Revival architectural glory, now enveloped by a collection of three, 12-story, modernist glass-framed towers. In 72 of the 77 visitor rooms and suites in the brand new towers, glass balconies give manner to soothing interiors by famed Paris-based creator Joseph Dirand, delivering design research in midcentury-modern up to date for the current day, underscored by juxtapositions of travertine–completed areas, clean-lined (but curvaceous) hybrid furnishings, and tastefully gilded accents. (An identical fashion prevails in the 5 lower-level Ocean Bungalows, which occupy architect Russell T. Pancoast’s seashore cabanas of yore.) The restored historic constructing oozes classic glam from all corners, down to the black marble check-in desk (the place a completely stocked complimentary Champagne cart awaits upon arrival) and Lido Restaurant and Champagne Bar, the Club’s former ballroom, thoughtfully remodeled right into a drop-dead beautiful, local-frequented Italian hotspot. —Paul Rubio