TOURISM & REAL ESTATE

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BEST HOTEL TO RECOMMEND TO RELATIVES

WINNER
Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables, 305-445-1926, www.biltmorehotel.com
Built in 1926, the 280-room lavish playground -- with the country's largest hotel pool -- would impress a maharaja. The stately Mediterranean-revival has been a National Historic Landmark since 1996.

RUNNER-UP
Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Dr., Key Biscayne, 305-365-4500, www.ritzcarlton.com
No guilt for you! This luxe resort isn't lacking: two outdoor heated oceanfront swimming pools, hot tub, tennis center, kids' recreation zone, water activities (windsurfing, sailing, kayaking). Then again, there's always lounging on the gorgeous beach, doing nada.

BEST HOTEL FOR A LOCAL VACATION

WINNER
Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
You deserve the same pleasures as the members of your extended clan.

RUNNER-UP
The Delano, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 305-672- 2000, www.delano-hotel.com
Ian Schrager's white-curtained oasis still oozes as much understated style as it did when he resurrected it from the dowdy doldrums in 1995.

BEST SOUTH FLORIDA DEVELOPER

WINNER
Gil Dezer with Trump Ocean Grande

RUNNER-UP
Turnberry Associates

BEST REALTY COMPANY

WINNER
EWM (Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors)

RUNNER-UP
Coldwell Banker

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