The Standard Spa, Miami Beach

Carved into a private island on Belle Isle, The Standard Spa sits along Island Avenue between South Beach and the Venetian Causeway — a five-minute drive from Lincoln Road, closer to Biscayne Bay than the Ocean Drive strip, suiting travelers who want Miami Beach without the sand-and-crowds package.

The hydrotherapy circuit runs waterfront: mud room, Turkish hammam, and floating platform pool overlooking the bay rather than the ocean. Rooms keep terrazzo floors and private balconies.

A water taxi once linked the island to South Beach nightlife; guests now rely on a five-minute causeway drive instead.