The Pool at Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables

"Backdrops include the huge, statue-lined pool and atmospheric period lobby with columns, bird cages, and ceilings part coffered, part star-spangled (you might well stumble across a boldface name, or at least a semi-celeb; on my last visit it was a pair of cable news talking heads, lunching poolside)"

"The grande dame of Coral Gables, the Biltmore is known for many things: its 21,000-sq ft (226,040-sq m) pool, Giralda-inspired bell tower, Al Capone suite in which royalty and statesmen have stayed, and a fantastic golf course"

"The rooms, furnished in peach and cream tones, are reminiscent of a Spanish villa, but it’s the massive chevron-shaped pool that proves the main draw"

"A majestic monument to the Gables of the Florida boom years, the Biltmore boasts a landmark 300ft bell tower modelled after the Giralda in Seville, as well as the largest pool in the US"

"25-million-gallon pool and personalized service"

"Boasts one of Florida's most coveted 18-hole golf courses, and the United States' largest hotel pool, sprawling 23,000-square-feet"

"The check-in champagne offered by "courteous yet unobtrusive" staffers in the "Gatsby-esque lobby" sets a tone of "timeless glamour" at this "magical" historic hotel renowned for its "nostalgic", pseudo-Mediterranean architecture; the rooms are "a little small" but "excellently appointed" with feather beds, Frette robes and bedside slippers, and the "top-notch" spa pampers guests between rounds of golf on the "excellent" courses or laps in the "extraordinary" swimming pool"

"In addition to the stellar location, though, there are some fantastic public facilities at the Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star hotel, such as a 750,000-gallon pool and expansive, professional-grade gym that make your stay all the more worthwhile"

"The magnificent pool is steeped in history—Tarzan's Johnny Weissmuller was a lifeguard here, and in the 1930s, grand aquatic galas featuring alligator wrestling, synchronized swimming, and bathing beauties drew thousands"

"The grounds are so palatial it would take a solid week to explore everything the Biltmore has to offer – we highly recommend reading a book in the Romanesque/Arabian Nights opulent lobby, sunning underneath enormous columns and taking a dip in the largest hotel pool in the continental USA"