The hotel has a private beach, complete with creamsicle-colored cabanas and a “popsicle pager,” which is exactly what it sounds like—a button you press for instant ice cream delivery.

The landmark known for attracting celebrities and partyers will undergo a major renovation that also involves a new strategy.

1. Stay at the beach If location, location, location is your mantra, you can’t do better than 1 Hotel South Beach, which stands front and center on a particularly blissful stretch of Collins Avenue.