South Beach: Play like a star, sleep on the cheap
South Beach is teeming with glitz and glamour that can fill a day or a weekend.

Do as the tourists do and window shop along Lincoln Drive, have lunch beachside at the hip and youthful Nikki Beach on Ocean Drive and party all night long at one of the cool lounges on Miami Beach.


And those pennies you've said from not renting a beach chair can be used to book a room at one of the handful of hostels on South Beach.


Some hostel options:

Tropics Hostel on Miami Beach, a room with 12 beds can run for $18 a night per person; an eight-bed room is $18; $30-$40 for smaller rooms. 1550 Collins Ave. Web site: tropics. Phone: (305) 531-0361

Jazz on South Beach Hostel, 321 Collins Ave. Web site: Jazz. Phone: 305-672-2375

South Beach Hostel, 235 Washington Ave. 127 beds with six-person dorm going for $22.55. Web site: South Beach Hostel. Phone: 305-534-6669