This Top Ten we’re all about retro chic. We’re taking a look at hotels that re-invent the glamour and party style of the 1950s and 1960s. Some because they really were around then, others because they are taking the style and running with it. Either way you have to channel the Rat Pack, have a martini by the pool and indulge in some serious partying while you’re here.
The massive curved facade of the fabulous Fontainebleau has symbolized Miami excess since 1954 when the owner of the land Ben Novack commissioned Architect Morris Lapidus to create this palace to Miami Modernism.
Built before Beverly Hills really even existed, way back in 1912, this pink palace is almost as famous as the endless rollcall of celebrities that stay here.
The open-air cocktail bar pays homage to its celebrity guests with black-and-white photos of everyone from Bing Crosby to Paul McCartney and Michael Douglas sunbathing on the private beach.
Proving that you can find rat pack style party pads outside the US this hotel created by Italian architect and industrial designer Gio Ponti is a 1961 design classic.
Andre Balazs’ luxurious Standard Spa on Belle Isle just off South Beach borrows design elements from the property’s previous incarnation as the Lido Spa Hotel.
