But given the luxury competition along Ocean Drive, it seems surprising that a small, boutique hotel would command the Number One Spot.

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The ocean drive on the bluff, which has for years been the pride of Long Branch, is each year becoming narrower, and within a short time will be impassable.

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If you like to eat in the company of the glitterati and you've got the bank balance to back you up, take your meat-loving self to Prime One Twelve (112 Ocean Drive).

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The Miami Design Preservation League (www.mdpl.org) conducts walking tours, but if you prefer going it alone, just zigzag south between Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue, where many of the most impressive examples of the movement can be found.

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The Edison (960 Ocean Drive), The Beacon (720 Ocean Drive), The Chesterfield (855 Collins) and The Mercury (100 Collins) are four hotels worth donning Miami Vice pastel for, although film buffs will want to save their adoration for The Carlyle (1250 Ocean Drive, at 13th street), where the classic gangster flick Scarface was shot.

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"Stunning beaches on The Great Ocean Rd.. Gorgeous drive!!"

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