The Atlantic
601 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954/567-8020, www.theatlantichotelfortlauderdale.com
Dirty is not exactly the adjective you want to use in describing yourself when you step into the swanky Atlantic hotel. So you may want to hit the bathroom before actually shaking anyone's hand. Maybe you just spilled a bit of martini on yourself at Trina, the hotel's outstanding bar and restaurant. In any case, the hand-washing experience in the first-floor bathroom of The Atlantic is unparalleled, mainly because of the absence of sinks. Water from the faucet simply flows onto the gray-marble counter, then toward the wall, where it disappears down a crevice. But when the cheapest rooms cost well over $200 a night, you expect these sorts of things.