Ranks as my favorite place in South Beach Miami. You could spend the whole day at the place. We arrived for lunch and stayed until after dark. The layout is a cool summer island tropical hideaway. The front doesn’t look that impressive but wait until you get inside. As you walk through the bar and restaurant you reach the back where the "club" is, which is literally on the beach.

Most of the dining tables are outside, under wispy canopies with fluffy pillows on the chairs and benches. The food was not spectacular or disgusting, just your average fare with average prices. But the atmosphere is relaxed and laid back.

There is usually a DJ playing the entire time at the Nikki Beach during the entire week of the Winter Music Conference. So after lunch head towards the lounge area to enjoy the music. The lounge area is an assortment of beds and low lying couches spread out on the beach. There are teepees set up too for a bit of privacy. Either sit back and people watch, or join the crowd on the dance floor.

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The club was amazing inside, but the best part of Nikki Beach is, well, you guessed it, the beach. Outside in the still very warm Miami night were dozens of white beds lined up on the sand with some more private cabana bunks surrounding. There were plenty of people everywhere to mingle with. They even had teepees set up for some privacy. My friend and I settled into one of the cabanas and enjoyed our drinks before hitting the loud dance floor.

This is a must see in South Beach. We went to many places there--Opium, Crobar--but by far Nikki Beach was the best. Hilton Grand Vacations Club Omar (front desk) was able to get us on the guest list, so all four of us got in for free. We got there early so it wasn't crowded yet. Must go Sunday night. Went upstairs to the bar, ordered drinks, and sat on one of the beds they have everywhere. Then we walked past the restaurant, which is all outdoors and looks like a nice place to eat.

Then we headed towards the beach part, where there are tiki torches and beds laid out everywhere. This is not like an orgy or anything, it's very high class. You couldn't sit on the beds unless you had VIP status, which means you buy a $200 bottle of alcohol or wine and they provide the mixers. It is an extra large bottle of alcohol though. Drinks are expensive, so with a crowd it might be worth it. For the other poor folks, they have lounge chairs set up around the bed with sheets and mats that are quite comfortable. They also had tent beds that you could use also, and a few teepees (yes, like the Indians). If we walked past the dunes, there was the ocean.

This place was beautiful. There were female dancers, a very erotic hula hoop girl, and then mostly dancers in very small Indian costumes who would dance on these small stages. They were very beautiful and well-built. My husband really liked them. . .maybe too much. Anyway, this is ten stars and a must do.