Tidal Cove

Tidal Cove Waterpark might just ruin all other hotel pools for you forever. The huge new addition to Aventura’s JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa is less a pool and—as the name implies—more of a waterpark. Among thousands of square feet of space you’ll find a 60-foot tower with seven water slides, a lazy river, a 4,000-square-foot kids pool, a VIP adult pool area and what’s being called the first-ever FlowRider Triple surf simulation pool in the entire country. That sounds cool—even if we’re not totally sure what it is. (Apparently, it’s one of those surfing simulators but instead of just one wave, it has three.) Guests of the resort will have access to it all but locals can get in to with the purchase of a day pass, which will cost $75 Monday through Thursday and $105 Friday through Sunday. That also gets you access to the amenities available to hotel guests, like the spa, which you might need after an afternoon of going down all seven waterslides. Tidal Cove also boasts two restaurants: the casual Surf House Bar & Grill, a two-story, coastal-inspired restaurant; and the fast-casual Freestyle, featuring a wide variety of grab-and-go items, from fruit bowls and pastries to New York-style pizza and gelato.