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Fisher Island Hotel & Resort Review
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Fisher Island Hotel & Resort 
- Address: 1 Fisher Island Dr., Fisher Island, Miami, FL, 33109 | Map It
- Phone: 305/535-6000; 800/537-3708
- Fax: 305/535-6003
- www.fisherisland.com
- Price range: $$$$
- Location: South Beach/Miami Beach
Fodor's Review:
Want to explore Fisher Island? Assuming you don't have a private yacht, there are three ways to gain access to the ferry from just off South Beach: You can either become a club member (initiation fee alone: $25,000), be one of the 750 equity members who have vacation places here (starting price: $8 million), or you can book a night at the club hotel (basic villa: $750 a night). Once you've made it, you'll be welcomed at reception with champagne. Considering you get a private house, golf cart, and a fenced-in backyard with a hot tub, villas are a value for a memorable honeymoon or other lifetime event, if not a casual weekend. Families should stay in one of three former guest cottages of the former Italianate mansion of William K. Vanderbilt (in 1925 he swapped Carl Fisher his yacht for the island), which forms the centerpiece of this resort. An 18-hole golf course, the surprisingly affordable Spa Internazionale, and 18 lighted tennis courts (hard, grass, and clay), kids' programs, and 1 mi of very private (and very quiet) white-sand beach imported from the Bahamas means there's plenty of sweet nothing to do here. Oh, and there's a fun sunset tiki bar and eight restaurants to choose from -- Porto Cevro is the best Italian restaurant nobody knows about. The Garwood Lounge features nightly piano and seats just 16. Remarkably, this true exclusivity and seclusion is minutes from South Beach. Pros: Great private beaches, exclusive surroundings, and varied dining choices. Cons: Expensive; ferry rides take time.
- Hotel Details: 55 suites, 6 villas, 3 cottages
- In-room: safe, refrigerator.
- In-hotel: 8 restaurants, golf course, tennis courts, children's programs (ages 4-12), pools, gym, spa, laundry service, beachfront, Internet terminal, water sports, parking (free), some pets allowed, no-smoking rooms.
- Credit Cards: AE, D, DC, MC, V
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