The 20 Best Hotels in Miami
Even if you don't plan to spend more than a few hours each night in your room (including sleep), Downtown Miami and Miami Beach alike have a wide variety of top-tier accommodations for every need—and bank account. City-loving travelers will be pleasantly surprised by the sophisticated hotels in Miami’s dense urban core. On the other end of the spectrum, thousands of square feet of private beach can be your playground at a number of ocean-front resorts. With so many hotels to choose from, the best way to approach booking one is to figure out what’s most important to you, whether that means serene surroundings, proximity to nightlife, or a wooly mammoth skeleton that greets you upon arrival (yeah, we've got that too). Here are our picks for the best hotels in Miami.
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Every hotel review on this list has been written by a Condé Nast Traveler journalist who knows the destination and has visited that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider properties across price points that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination, keeping design, location, service, and sustainability credentials top of mind. This gallery has been updated with new information since its original publish date.
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Courtesy Faena Hotel Miami BeachhotelFaena Hotel Miami Beach
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Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023There’s a bit of an Alice in Wonderland vibe to the Faena, and it carries through into the rooms—particularly with the smaller accents and pieces of furniture you’ll find yourself “discovering” as your stay progresses. Los Fuegos, Argentine super-chef Francis Mallmann’s open-fire asado, delivers on the food and drink front; and outside, the hotel makes the most of its 100,000 square feet of private white-sand beach. Also, if you find yourself asking, "Did I just see a golden woolly mammoth skeleton in a glass cage?" the answer is yes—you can thank artist Damien Hirst for that one.
Murphy O’BrienhotelThe St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023Stepping into The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort feels a little bit like entering an abstract art gallery: the entryway is a largely empty room, save for an enormous metal sculpture hanging from the ceiling and a few tufted chairs and couches that you may or may not be allowed to sit on. But check into your butler-serviced, Yabu-Pushelberg-designed suite, outfitted in a neutral palette, and you'll feel right at home. The four restaurants, two pools, cabana-lined beachfront, and adjacent Bal Harbour shops offer a bevy of entertainment and leisure.
Will Pryce/Mayfair House Hotel & GardenhotelMayfair House Hotel & Garden
$$ | Hot List 2023 Readers' Choice Awards 2023An architectural marvel from the 80s lives again, and asks you to expect the unexpected, from moody peacock blue and terra cotta-toned rooms with giant clawfoot tubs to a soaring open atrium of outdoor corridors lined with lush plants and a buzzy lobby bar set in a hollowed-out fountain. During the years it sat in relative obscurity, The Grove missed out on an anchor, both literally (the Mayfair occupies two entire city blocks smack dab in the center of The Grove) and socially (in its 1985 heyday the hotel featured a mélange of creatives, businessmen and even the odd cartel boss). Today, that energy is back and better than ever. During the temperate months, the lush atrium will be filled with an amalgam of well-heeled, work-from-home types and creative artists that likely live in the neighborhood. Around sunset the rooftop pool bar features a friendly, eclectic bunch of unpretentious patrons, giving it a warmer feel than venues on the beach that are often packed with overdressed tourists.
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Daniel Spector/Esmé Miami BeachhotelEsme Miami Beach
$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2022The first new hotel to grace South Beach’s storied Española Way in decade, the enchanting Esme Miami Beach is all about the boutique hotel charms. Rather than replicate the easy, breezy, sand-in-your-toes style of South Beach’s grand dames, this restored enclave (which comprises eight buildings connected by charming paseos) offers a well-placed base from which to explore South Beach. You know you’re in for a unique experience as soon as you walk in the door; the lobby is outfitted with thick crimson carpeting, Moroccan-style benches and accents of brass and dark green, setting the tone for the Moorish influence on decor throughout the property. The rooftop pool is small-but-striking (and not really made for anything other than dipping) but it’s a perfect spot for catching sun under the connected peach and white striped daybeds that line the deck.
John Stephens/The Ritz-CarltonhotelThe Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023The Ritz-Carlton South Beach, one of a string of hotels on Miami’s destination waterfront, is a refined respite from the area’s pool parties and ‘til-the-sun-rises nightlife, while still providing easy access to the city’s best restaurants, a great lobby bar scene, and ocean views. The rooms are crisp and modern, with white walls and linens punctuated by deep cerulean blue furniture—a velvet bed frame, plush chaise—and mid-century-style accents like bronze reading lamps and caned armchairs. In the ocean-view rooms and suites, which make up a majority of the room categories, the brilliant Atlantic out of the window is the real star of the show, just as it should be. Like most Ritz-Carltons, the experience is reliably five-star: service is fantastic, the decor is elevated and modern while nodding to the destination, amenities leave little to be desired, and the location is ideal.
Courtesy FontainebleauhotelFontainebleau
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021Even amid the architectural exhibitionism of Miami Beach, the gleaming curved main tower of the 1,500-room Fontainebleau Miami Beach is a knockout. The design of this essentially launched the so-called Miami-Modern style, and the resort dominates its stretch of Miami Beach. It’s a clean and classic escape where contemporary vibes meets retro in a flash of glamour. Although the Fontainebleau has been upgraded at no small expense, guests still feel like they’re part of its storied past.
Courtesy The Setai Miami BeachhotelThe Setai Miami Beach
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Madonna are all fans of The Setai—and it's no wonder: It’s hard not to feel a wave of relaxation wash over you as you walk through The Setai’s two-story, zen-inspired lobby, which uses elements like black granite floors and French limestone to create an environment that is at once quite sleek and modern, but somehow also timeless. Think the lobby has a chill vibe? Try spending a night in one of the Ocean Suites, which touts handmade Swedish DUXIANA beds and—you guessed it—views, views, views.
Courtesy Ritz-CarltonhotelThe Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne is unique in that it lets you enjoy all the benefits and privacy of staying at a secluded resort, yet you’re always just a quick drive to the heart of South Beach—and just as close to the airport. Popular with families or couples who would rather not be in the heart of the city, this outpost of the Ritz-Carlton also draws Miami locals for dinner—and tequila—at its popular Mexican restaurant, Cantina Beach, which has over 100 varieties of tequila on its shelves.
Arlo WynwoodhotelArlo Wynwood Miami
$The first hotel to officially open in Wynwood, Miami’s graffiti-clad neighborhood that’s now home to dozens of galleries, shops and restaurants—the splashy Arlo is an art-filled oasis that seeks to strike a balance between being a splashy getaway and a vibrant urban hotel. The hotel’s aesthetic draws on the neighborhood’s high concentration of street art with the property's exterior walls featuring works by Miami-based artist Hoxxoh, and 250 pieces of contemporary art positioned throughout the public spaces and guest rooms. There’s an inviting 9th floor rooftop pool with a cocktail bar and views of the Miami skyline. The hotel also strives to be a hub of activity for its guests with weekly programming like comedy nights, fitness classes and space devoted to loungey co-working environments with a pool table and a yoga deck. While the hotel is lacking in certain frills (like no room service) there are also thoughtful touches like complimentary fortune cookies in the rooms with unique fortunes and bicycles for guests to explore the neighborhood.
Charissa Fayhotel1 Hotel South Beach
$$ | Gold List 2023 Hot List 2016 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023We’ve got a serious soft spot for any hotel that wears its eco-consciousness on its sleeve, and 1 Hotel South Beach does just that, from the organic bedding and reclaimed furniture to its sea-to-table Habitat restaurant. In addition to the five-star amenities and 600 feet of private beach, regular events—like sunset meditation and terrarium-building workshops—keep guests coming back.
Courtesy of Acqualina Resort and ResidenceshotelAcqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023Looking for all of the beauty and beach without any of the crowds? At Acqualina, you'll have all that and much, much more. It's true: You'll be a half-hour car ride from the energy of Miami Beach, but what you get in return is worth it. A few of the highlights: oversized rooms with oceanfront views, three pools, and relief from the see-and-be-seen restaurants that populate so many beachside storefronts. Serenity-seekers unite.
Courtesy EAST MiamihotelEAST Miami
$$ | Gold List 2022 Hot List 2017 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022A sleek, Blade Runner–esque tower with a lushly landscaped 40th-floor rooftop bar stands out in a city known for beachfront resorts. This 352-room luxury hotel nestled in the heart of the $1 billion Brickell City Centre designed by Miami’s Arquitectonica is in the middle of downtown. The elevator alone, with its infinity mirror, sets the posh, playful tone. The hotel, opened by Hong Kong’s high-end Swire Hotels, has touches like a soaring lobby outfitted in dark woods and a metallic palette of gold, bronze, and silver. Highlights include floor-to-ceiling windows in every guest room and the cloud-skimming rooftop oasis Sugar, with its Asian-inspired bar surrounded by hand-carved teak stools. Rooms are comfortable, but it’s the public spaces that feel most welcoming—the fifth-floor pool deck that seems carved from the concrete pillars of the building with rattan ottomans and the wood-fired Quinto La Huella, an outpost of Uruguayan Parador La Huella. It’s a reminder that Miami is vibrant, multicultural, and metropolitan, far from the beach. From $359.
Courtesy EDITION HotelshotelThe Miami Beach EDITION
$$ | Hot List 2015 Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Just as he did back in the 1990s with the Delano, Ian Schrager is reinventing the Miami Beach experience with the EDITION. Here, every amenity a person could want (or even know was possible) is there for the taking—ice skating rink included—and the hotel has five fabulous drinking and dining options, including Matador Room, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s innovative Latin fusion restaurant. There’s no detail in the rooms that hasn't been scrutinized in an attempt to exceed guests’ every expectation, and the heavenly, low-slung bed—which sits atop a light oak frame that blends in with the walls, and is topped with a down comforter and pillows—is no exception.
Courtesy Carillon Miami Wellness ResorthotelCarillon Miami Wellness Resort
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023Located along the white sand shores of North Beach, (about fifteen minutes north of South Beach) this resort is all about the "luxury of wellness," with a phenomenal spa, enviable roster of recreational classes and an array of integrative health resources (it helps that it originally opened as a Canyon Ranch and Spa). Hotel guests vary from families looking to while away their stay on the hotel’s 750 linear feet of pristine beach, to groups of friends looking for a less-hedonistic vibe than what can be found at neighboring resorts in Miami Beach, to fitness aficionados delighted by the two-story state-of-the-art gym, four pools and access to the beach’s miles-long paved walking and running paths. New age-y health types will revel in the resort’s array of nutritionists, acupuncturists, physical therapists and energy healers that regularly host workshops and retreats on property.
Courtesy Loews Miami Beach HotelhotelLoews Miami Beach Hotel
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022Though the hotel underwent a $50 million renovation in 2017, it still elicits that feeling of having one foot planted in the past and the other moving quickly toward the future. As one of Miami Beach’s biggest hotels (there are nearly 800 rooms), the Loews attracts as diverse a clientele as Miami welcomes as visitors. Families with kids, couples with dogs, business travelers with laptops—everyone happily coexists and gets what they need from the hotel, which counts adults-only poolside cabanas, a beachfront location, and Rao's Miami Beach, an outpost of the popular Manhattan eatery, among its draws. While the hotel’s design is steeped in old-school Art Deco elements, their in-room amenities are cutting-edge; in addition to smart TVs, rooms are equipped with a doorbell that lets you switch the "Do Not Disturb" sign on from inside the room.
Mr. C Coconut GrovehotelMr. C Coconut Grove
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2022A refreshing alternative to the sometimes-frenetic atmosphere of South Beach and Brickell, staying at this nautical-inspired hotel operated by the famed Cipriani hospitality clan is like walking on to the posh blue-and-white accented confines of an Italian ocean liner. The boutique hotel’s facade is made up of porthole windows and sail-like tarps separate each balcony, a nod to Coconut Grove’s sailboat culture and the town’s marina nearby. The intimate lobby is outfitted with nautical, vintage-inspired details from the plush velvet seating to a lacquered wood desk like you'd find on a sailboat. A midcentury modern-style rounded bar that leads out to a tranquil courtyard and there’s a charming coffee shop on the ground floor. A rooftop pool deck overlooking Biscayne Bay offers loungers and cabanas for sunbathing while the in-house Bellini restaurant offers coastal Italian fare. Those looking for a bit of pampering can book face and body treatment appointments in the “wellness suite” of the in-house BeAtala operator.
Christian Horan/Four SeasonshotelFour Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club, Surfside, Florida
$$$ | Gold List 2019, 2024 Hot List 2018 Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023In the quiet residential enclave of Surfside, ensconced between the skin-revealing glitter of Miami Beach proper and the buttoned-up flash of Bal Harbour, the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club is a timeless and all-welcoming, new-fashioned take on old-school glamor. Opened in 2017, the hotel builds upon the illustrious circa 1931 beach club that hosted America’s most distinguished throughout the mid 20th century, including Gary Cooper, Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, and Elizabeth Taylor, for fashion-forward parties, beach soirees, and alcohol-fueled overnights—epic enough to enshrine The Surf Club into Florida cultural history (and merit a standalone Assouline coffee-table book). Today, the beachfront legend continues with the resurrection of The Surf Club to its full Mediterranean Revival architectural glory, now enveloped by a series of three, 12-story modernist glass-framed towers. In 72 of the 77 guest rooms and suites in the new towers, glass balconies give way to soothing interiors by famed Paris-based creator Joseph Dirand, delivering design studies in midcentury modern updated for the present day, underscored by juxtapositions of travertine–finished spaces, clean-lined-yet-curvaceous hybrid furnishings, and tastefully gilded accents. (A similar style prevails in the five lower-level Ocean Bungalows, which occupy architect Russell T. Pancoast’s beach cabanas of yore.) The restored historic building oozes vintage glam from all corners, down to the black marble check-in desk (where a fully stocked complimentary Champagne cart awaits upon arrival) and Lido Restaurant and Champagne Bar, the Club’s former ballroom thoughtfully transformed into a drop-dead gorgeous, local-frequented Italian hotspot. From $1,500. —Paul Rubio
Courtesy The Biltmore Hotel MiamihotelThe Biltmore Hotel Miami - Coral Gables
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022It doesn’t get any more old school Miami than this—a regal Mediterranean revival hotel that dates back to 1926 and has hosted presidents, dignitaries and even Oprah over the years. The lobby still retains the trappings of that bygone era with hand painted frescoes on barrel vaulted ceilings, travertine floors, marble columns and carved mahogany furnishings. But despite the throwback charm, this grand dame has maintained its vast offerings and kept up with a modern crowd, having undergone a $35 million renovation in 2018 that updated all the rooms and common areas. And there’s no lack of amenities over the 150-acre property, with a lavish spa and salon, multiple tennis courts, the recently restored 18-hole Donald Ross Championship Golf Course (home of the Jim Mclean Golf Academy), and a choice of four restaurants. The colossal pool is an attraction in its own right, holding the title of largest largest hotel pool in the continental U.S. (with its own quirky history of hosting alligator wrestling) and flanked by Roman statues and cascading waterfalls.
Courtesy Turnberry Isle MiamihotelJW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022Though just 12 miles north of Miami and a less than 10-minute walk from the popular Aventura Mall, pulling into this resort feels like landing on a tropical island (albeit one without a beach). Spread out over 300 lush acres, with a century-old banyan tree at its center, the resort basically is an island oasis unto itself, complete with golf courses, a water park, extensive gardens, and Mediterranean-inspired architecture. A convenient getaway that keeps kids, adults, and golfers entertained. Particularly worth it with Marriott points to spend.
CHRIS CARTERhotelW South Beach
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020A splashy, sun-soaked high-energy resort and nightlife destination, the W South Beach has always managed the delicate dance of being a luxe cosmopolitan hotel with a penchant for hosting celebrities and the fashion set, while also appealing to discerning travelers who prefer not to post every moment of their stay on social media. The 400 rooms here are the largest guest rooms in South Beach, each with balconies and expansive ocean views. The recent renovation give the rooms a brighter feel with beach house-style millwork, natural oaks, neutral textures and a beige color palette with accents of soft corals and shaded teals. High-tech elements, like circadian lighting with three preset mood modes and under bed lights, are a futuristic flourish. A complimentary art tour is offered to guests as part of the resort fee and even if you’re not a gallery lover it’s worth perusing the hotel’s $50 million contemporary art collection with 21 original pieces by Andy Warhol, three of which are collaborations with Jean-Michel Basquiat.
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