9701 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour

305.865.7511 or 800.325.3535

Fantasy swimming pool, beachfront, water-sports rentals, tennis, work-out gym, restaurants, 642 rooms and suites, and kids' program. $$-$$$

Doral Golf Resort and Spa

4400 Northwest Eighty-seventy Avenue, Miami

305.592.2000 or 800.71.DORAL

Known for its great golf and spa. Kids' program teaches golf and undertakes other creative endeavors. Fifteen hard and clay tennis courts and stadium, swimming pool, security gate. $$-$$$$

Silver Sands Beach Resort

301 Ocean Drive, Key Biscayne

305.361.5441

Minisuites and cottages with kitchenettes looking out onto the pool or beach. $$-$$$$

Sonesta Beach Resort

350 Ocean Drive, Key Biscayne

305.361-2021 or 800.766.3782

Great kids' program (including teens), a wonderfully wide beach, pool, tiki bar, terrific restaurants, fitness center, tennis, water sports, and shops. $$$-$$$$

For more information contact the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700, Miami, 33131; 305.539.3000 or 800.283.2707; or log onto their web site: www.miamiandbeaches.com.