Florida Memory will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, October 6th. We apologize for the possible outages during this time.
Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.
State Archives of Florida
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- State Archives Online Catalog
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- ArchivesFlorida.com
State Library of Florida
Related Sites
Description of previous item
Description of next item
Source
Description
Date
Format
Coverage
Topic
Subjects
Geographic Term
the World Famous
Air Conditioned
Desert Inn
On the Ocean at 172nd St. Resort Motel
Over a Full Block on the Ocean at 172nd Street and Collins Avenue, Highway A1A, Miami Beach
Here is all the best of a modern Resort Motel... with the magic of Miami Beach.
Everything you desire is here... the comfort and interests of every member of
the family have been considered to make each day a treasured adventure.
Completely Air Conditioned
Member of the Diners' Club
Charge it, including Rooms
American Express Credit Cards Honored
Free Television in every room
*$3.50 daily per person
double occupancy
30 to 154 rooms
guaranteed rate
Modified American Plan including
complete breakfast and 7 course
dinner. Adults $3.50 daily. Children
under 12. $2.00 daily.
Please present this folder to room clerk on arrival for free cocktails
Sept. 4 to Dec. 18
Title
Subject
Source
Date
Format
Language
Type
Identifier
Coverage
Geographic Term
Thumbnail
Display Date
ImageID
topic
Transcript
the World Famous
Air Conditioned
Desert Inn
On the Ocean at 172nd St. Resort Motel
Over a Full Block on the Ocean at 172nd Street and Collins Avenue, Highway A1A, Miami Beach
Here is all the best of a modern Resort Motel... with the magic of Miami Beach.
Everything you desire is here... the comfort and interests of every member of
the family have been considered to make each day a treasured adventure.
Completely Air Conditioned
Member of the Diners' Club
Charge it, including Rooms
American Express Credit Cards Honored
Free Television in every room
*$3.50 daily per person
double occupancy
30 to 154 rooms
guaranteed rate
Modified American Plan including
complete breakfast and 7 course
dinner. Adults $3.50 daily. Children
under 12. $2.00 daily.
Please present this folder to room clerk on arrival for free cocktails
Sept. 4 to Dec. 18
Chicago Manual of Style
Advertisement for the Desert Inn Resort Motel, Miami Beach. 1959 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/212593>, accessed 7 October 2026.
MLA
Advertisement for the Desert Inn Resort Motel, Miami Beach. 1959 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/212593>
AP Style Photo Citation
Listen: The
Latin Program