Melt at the sight of glistening aquamarine waters on the Gold Coast’s retreat favored by celebrities, posh guests and locals who know how to live the high life. The city’s first and only Five Diamond luxury hotel, The Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale is a private haven for sunbathing, memorable fêtes, happy hours, romantic evenings, and all-around indulgence.

In grand celebration of its fifth anniversary, The Setai South Beach is gifting guests with great surprises and specials all summer long. Escape to a lavish oceanfront hotel and treat yourself to the finer things in life.

Ladies and gentleman, start your engines and head to Fairfield County’s classic Concours d’Elegance for a showing of the finest automobiles. Making an extraordinary appearance at the seventh annual Fairfield Concours d’Elegance is the legendary, custom-built Rolls-Royce Phantom III “Vutotal” Cabriolet by Labourdette that appeared at the 1939 World’s Fair and has an adventurous past, once belonging to a New York plastic surgeon, a drug dealer who ended up in a Cuban prison and S. Mars of the candy empire.

Camp was always where you learned the finer things in life, or at least the fun things in life. Either way, summer camp was an unforgettable experience. And while we can’t turn back the clock, we can tell you about a fun alternative to summer camp at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach for your young-lady-in-training that will create memories for a lifetime.

Haute Living is schooling you in what’s haute in South Florida, and we’re doing it with only three Ws. It’s elementary, my dear weekenders.

Take your boat or fly your plane. We don’t care how you get to Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Camana Bay, just get there. The first outpost of Miami’s acclaimed Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink from James Beard Foundation award-winning chef and restaurateur Michael Schwartz will push you over the ocean’s edge.

While the world’s financial epicenter is more synonymous with frenzy than stability, get in a calmer state of mind at Setai Wall Street Spa. On June 17, the Financial District’s premiere luxury spa welcomes world-renowned physiotherapist Wantanee “Jeep” Danjareanrak of Chiva-Som, Thailand’s lauded five-star destination spa and wellness resort.

The heat is on, not only in a meteorological sense, but also in a sartorial campaign to make the full-on transition into haute summer style. Get to The Shops at Montage Laguna Beach like they’re going out of fashion. Summer wardrobes in Southern California are saving face with boutique items from emerging designers at The Shops.

If love is a battlefield, and you love Japanese cuisine, then prepare yourself for a food fight because Zuma is emerging from The Big Smoke. Epic Hotel & Residences is a respectable ally welcoming the first Zuma in America to its ground level.