Welcome to the latest edition of modern Miami’s scene-stealing escapes.

By Heidi Mitchell

It’s that time of year, when the art world descends upon Miami for the bacchanalian moving feast known as Art Basel.

And as the global glitterati and influential tastemakers head to Magic City, they demand stylish digs in which to rest their pretty heads.

Enter a new batch of hotels that aim to reinvent the party retreat, the classy resort or the hipster hangout.

Arlo Wynwood | 2217 NW Miami Court

Finally, a hotel in the city’s creative hub — and it couldn’t come at a more clutch moment. If all goes as planned, the 217-room, nine-story retreat designed by architectural darlings Nichols Architects and interiors by Meyer Davis will be the go-to hangout for the art crowd’s younger generation.