The greatest resorts in Miami

If you’re new to Miami, your selection of the place to remain will be overwhelming. From South Beach to downtown to Aventura or close to Miami International Airport (MIA), there are a whole lot of wonderful resorts within the metropolis and on the seaside.

In this Miami information to resorts, we talk about the perfect of the perfect — most of that are beachside. There are additionally a JW Marriott with a strong water park for the youngsters and a stylish spot downtown that is wager for a pre-cruise in a single day.

Before reserving any Miami lodging, see the place they’re situated versus different properties in and across the metropolis. In addition to some sitting in downtown Miami, you may discover a number of on an island parallel to the mainland. South Beach anchors this strip of land to the south with the next neighborhoods heading north from there: Bayshore, Mid-Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach.

When it involves reserving these resorts with factors, you’re in luck — particularly if you’re a Marriott Bonvoy member. Otherwise, give attention to reserving these properties by way of a technique that confers extra perks comparable to late checkout or complimentary breakfast. Base charges are lowest in the course of the summer time months, when scorching, humid climate (and an opportunity of hurricanes) prevails, whereas costs can greater than double within the winter or throughout vacation and college trip durations.

Here are the perfect resorts in Miami.

On the perimeter of South Beach’s northern boundary, 1 Hotel South Beach is good for runners and walkers because it’s near a stretch of the Miami Beach Boardwalk beachside path.

While the lodge opened in 2015, the constructing dates to the late Sixties. A $200 million renovation reworked the legacy constructing into what’s right now a extremely sought-after getaway.

What’s the draw? The lodge’s 600 toes of beachfront, 4 swimming pools (together with one on the rooftop) and rooms spanning 500 to 750 sq. toes. (Suites are additionally out there.) If you’re touring with a pet, they’re welcome. Plus, every room has a separate rainfall bathe and tub, free Wi-Fi, filtered water faucets, HEPA air filters, a Nespresso machine and a yoga mat.

The lodge is house to the Bamford Wellness Spa and Oren Salon and gives complimentary wellness courses for visitors.

The solely draw back is a $49-per-night resort price, but it surely consists of two seaside chairs, one umbrella, bike use, home automobile drop-off inside 3 miles of the lodge and some different facilities. While many Miami resorts cost a resort or vacation spot price, any beachside lodge ought to most likely supply complimentary lounge chairs and umbrellas. Here’s our recommendation for avoiding resort charges.

Rates at 1 Hotel South Beach begin at $535 per evening, plus a resort price of $49 per room per evening.

With its Mediterranean vibe, Acqualina is without doubt one of the prettiest high-rise resorts in Miami. Its fastidiously manicured seaside — with shiny pink umbrellas and lounge chairs dotting the sand — is extremely inviting. The strip of seaside is lined by palm bushes and there’s additionally loads of shady seating on the grass (reserve your area by way of the Acqualina app). Beautiful bougainvilleas proceed the pink theme. There can also be quite a lot of hammocks rigged between the palms. Don’t miss the enjoyable chessboard, the place you may transfer supersize items throughout the out of doors court docket.

If swimming pools are extra your pace, head to the oceanfront Adult Pool for visitors 18 and older, which has loads of solar beds, loungers and 4 luxurious cabanas (additional price of $300 to $500). Hang out right here and the pool butler will flow into hourly with refreshing, complimentary treats. The Beach Club Pool is an alternative choice, as is the intimate spa pool. More lively pursuits embrace a beachside basketball court docket.

One factor we love: The resort gives its complimentary AcquaMarine kids’s program for youths ages 4 to 12. (Lunch is accessible for a price.)

Rooms begin at 600 sq. toes and have a terrace or balcony and views of the Intracoastal Waterway or the Atlantic. Gleaming white partitions and crisp linens, smoked glass and bronze espresso tables and wingback membership chairs create a cushty milieu, whereas marble-floored bogs with Jacuzzis, glass-enclosed {couples} showers and double sinks are commonplace — even in entry-level rooms.

Dining choices abound and embrace Greek, Japanese, Italian, a grill and room service.

Rates at Acqualina Resort begin at $800 per evening with no resort price added.

There are 339 rooms (300 to 400 sq. toes) and 35 suites (570 to 980 sq. toes) in a trio of towers serviced by separate, albeit typically gradual, elevators. The rooms, with navy, diamond-patterned rugs and drapes, are clear and cozy however could be feeling dated.

There are loads of pool and seaside loungers, the price of which is included within the resort price that’s waived for Hyatt Globalists or anybody who redeemed factors for a keep. Daybeds, pool cabanas and bungalows are additionally on supply for a price, which is dynamic and based mostly on the date.

There are breakfast and lunch choices on-site, along with an off-the-cuff spot that’s open at evening, however for a extra high-quality eating expertise, you’ll want to move off-property.

Note: In May 2022, Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. entered into an settlement with Hyatt to buy The Confidante and convert it to an Andaz. No phrase but on when the transition will occur.

Rates at The Confidante begin at $279 per evening plus a $49 every day resort price on paid stays. Reserve this lodge for 17,000 World of Hyatt factors on off-peak dates, 20,000 on commonplace dates and 23,000 factors on peak dates.

Argentine hotelier Alan Faena and associate Len Blavatnik put this fashionable spot on the map. For an important day, splurge for the 1,571-square-foot, 1 1/2-bath Premier Oceanfront Corner Suite with floor-to-ceiling home windows, a wraparound balcony with views of the ocean and a separate eating room and dwelling space. Plush is the overarching aesthetic right here, with a cushty pink couch, two membership chairs, a tiger-inspired ottoman and inexperienced velvet drapes that completely match the colourful rug and evoke each sea and flowers.

Entry-level bay-view rooms (489 to 615 sq. toes) play on that very same theme however have a cushty window bench or furnished balcony. Bathrooms in each rooms and suites are tiled in gleaming Carrara marble.

You truthfully by no means have to depart Faena throughout your keep. It’s obtained an beautiful spa, wonderful butler-serviced pool and seaside amenities, high-quality eating (many locals rave about Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann, the place juicy cuts of meat are wood-grilled to tantalizing impact), and the Faena Theater expertise is famend because the setting for the lodge’s Allura Cabaret (exhibits on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays).

Rates at Faena Hotel Miami Beach begin round $720 per evening, plus a resort price of $51.30 per room per evening.

While there’s a Four Seasons on Brickell Avenue, we suggest its sister property in Surfside as a substitute. It’s a traditional, anchored by a Russell T. Pancoast-designed Mediterranean Revival constructing. Miami rang in 1930 at this brand-new oceanfront lodge, and Four Seasons has tenderly rebuilt its popularity as a “memory maker,” drawing the identical visitors 12 months after 12 months.

Today, The Surf Club includes 77 rooms (435 to 600 sq. toes), 30 lodge residences and 121 non-public residential residences throughout three new buildings. That variety of residences offers this lodge extra of a home-away-from-home really feel than you might discover at bigger close by properties.

Its seaside has an extremely non-public really feel on account of its location in Surfside and the residential condos to the left and proper, that means nobody is “just passing through.” There is an adults-only quiet pool and for-fee day-use cabanas. It by no means feels crowded on account of each the “Serenity Lawns” in addition to the beachfront gardens the place visitors get pleasure from strolling.

You can seize complimentary bikes for a spin across the neighborhood or ask for the home automobile to ferry you someplace. If you journey with youngsters, they’ll obtain a enjoyable welcome present, and everybody will get free Wi-Fi.

Foodies will get pleasure from The Surf Club Restaurant by grasp chef Thomas Keller and the Lido Restaurant beneath the attention of much-lauded chef Michael White. The Champagne Bar, Winston’s on the Beach and the spa’s Biologique Recherche remedies also needs to safe excessive marks, too.

Rates at Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club begin round $1,200 per evening plus a resort price of $40 per room per evening.

Here’s what you must know concerning the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa: If you aren’t touring with kids, the expertise with the free water park on the middle could be a bit too “Disney-esque” for you. Picture youngsters being youngsters just about in all places throughout the property.

Also, know that the resort is in Aventura, so that you’re nowhere close to the seaside. You’d must hop within the automobile or name a taxi or Uber.

As you may think about with a lodge this massive and in style with households, check-in strains can get lengthy and loungers on the pool can change into scarce throughout busy time durations. But in the event you’re attending a convention right here, planning on doing some {golfing} or selecting up some elite qualifying nights on a really family-friendly journey, the JW Marriott Turnberry Resort & Spa suits the invoice properly.

The footprint of the resort is sprawling, so there’s loads of strolling relying on the place your room is and what a part of the resort you’re heading to.

Rooms begin at 500 sq. toes and there are additionally junior, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites. There are a number of eating places on-site and a mall is inside strolling distance.

Rates at JW Marriott Turnberry Resort & Spa begin at $237 or 44,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, plus a resort price of $47 per room per evening.

Related: Marriott Bonvoy members: Ask in your resort price alternative profit

There are loads of followers of Ian Schrager’s Edition model, which will be present in main cities throughout the globe. But Marriott loyalists usually say recognition at The Miami Beach Edition is inconsistent. And, with the lodge’s reputation, providing VIP remedy to elite members is probably not on the prime of administration’s precedence checklist. But in the event you’re keen to pay for the room sort you need and never depend on upgrades, you’ll be high-quality. Just do not forget that in the event you’re a Platinum Elite or greater, you received’t get free breakfast at Edition resorts.

Rooms vary from 385 to 445 sq. toes, however you may as well guide ocean-view and oceanfront suites in addition to bungalows with a selection of pool or seaside views. The decor in all lodging is streamlined and clear, with white flooring, partitions, mattress linens and chairs accented by blond and brown woodwork and different furnishings. Marble bogs skew purposeful reasonably than attractive, however that could be simply what you need after a day on the seaside.

Speaking of which, the seaside is a favourite amongst vacationers to South Florida whereas the swimming pools are simply the place to whereas away a breezy afternoon sipping cocktails.

Rates at The Miami Beach Edition begin round $745 or 70,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, plus a resort price of $49 per evening per room.

Moxy Miami South Beach was designed for younger individuals who worth fashionable public areas over spacious non-public ones. Rooms might lack frills — like closets (grasp your garments on picket pegs) and bathtubs — however what they lack in creature comforts, they make up for with colourful decor palettes, floor-to-ceiling home windows for nice views and a few fascinating configurations that embrace quad bunk beds for these touring with mates.

Amenities embrace what the lodge calls “furiously fast” Wi-Fi. Beds are dressed with duvets coated in 300-thread-count 100% Egyptian cotton linens. You can stream content material out of your units to the 55-inch flat-screen sensible high-definition TV and the toilet has a walk-in rain bathe.

Guests right here go to for the placement close to Lummus Park and the Art Deco Welcome Center, the strong eating decisions, two swimming pools with non-public cabanas, an outside film screening room on the rooftop and a few good freebies like bikes to borrow and complimentary morning espresso.

The Moxy South Beach is pet-friendly (canines have to be beneath 20 kilos) and it’s obtained a thumping rooftop with a bar and restaurant.

Rates at Moxy Miami South Beach begin at about $244 or 35,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, plus a resort price of $27 per room per evening.

Nobu Hotel Miami Beach is a lodge inside a lodge. It shares area with Eden Roc Miami Beach, so that you get two fashionable resorts in a single. The foyer and many of the amenities are the identical however the differentiation comes by way of the decor of the rooms — Nobu’s lodging evoke a Japanese seaside home really feel.

David Rockwell designed the lodge’s 206 rooms and suites. Deluxe rooms (380 to 440 sq. toes) are outfitted with signature beds from Simmons, 60-inch TVs, connoisseur espresso makers and bogs with rainfall showers and teak benches. The decor skews minimalist in tones of beige, white and grey.

Nobu does have its personal pool, which is adults-only, or you should utilize any of the three at Eden Roc. Due to the high-rise nature of the towers, neither the pool at Nobu nor the one at Eden Roc has solar all day. That could be a drawback for critical solar worshippers — particularly within the winter months when sunlight hours are shorter anyway. Nobu additionally has an unique space for its visitors on the seaside.

A keep right here wouldn’t be full with out dinner at Nobu Miami. Served indoors or out, meals listed below are memorable, with signature dishes comparable to black cod with miso.

Don’t miss the afternoon Teas of the World ceremony that takes place every day on the Spa Ocean View Lounge, both.

Rates at Nobu Hotel Miami Beach begin at $300 per evening, plus a resort price of $38 per room per evening.

For downtown digs, choose the 124-room SLS Brickell in the event you plan to embark on a cruise after checkout or just get pleasure from lovely structure. This stylish lodge — with rooms designed by Philippe Starck — is close to the eye-catching Brickell Arch skyscraper.

Rooms right here vary from 400 to 540 sq. toes and are minimalist, with white and pink partitions, massive mirrors and spare however snug furnishings. Suites share the identical colour palette however are extra spacious at 800 to 1,674 sq. toes.

But what you’re actually right here for is the rooftop infinity pool with knockout views of Miami’s skyline. Daybeds and cabanas price additional. You also can get pleasure from alfresco drinks and meals on the Altitude Pool and Lounge. Don’t miss the lovable supersize duck statue poolside, which is ideal for Instagram selfies.

SLS Brickell can also be house to the Ciel Spa, plus eating places (along with the one on the pool deck), together with Fi’lia with its wood-burning oven, the dwelling room-like Lounge and in-room eating.

Rates at SLS Brickell begin at about $350 per evening, plus a resort price of $34 per room per evening.

The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, close to north Miami Beach’s twin Bay Harbor Islands, is a peaceable spot that gives what vacationers have come to count on from the model — an eye fixed towards attentive service.

The 27-story lodge incorporates 216 rooms and suites which might be designed with impartial tones and textures to evoke an ambiance of calm. Balconies use glass partitions in order to not impede any views, and suites function bleached Black Limba wooden and oak herringbone wall paneling. Base-level rooms are bigger right here than at some competing luxurious resorts; a deluxe room with one king mattress is 650 sq. toes.

Guests can chill out beside two swimming pools — an adults-only “tranquility” pool, and one for households — in addition to on the 1,000-foot white-sand seaside. Whether you like pool or ocean, there are a selection of loungers, daybeds and cabanas (additional price) out there. There are additionally out of doors whirlpools in addition to one throughout the 14,000-square-foot spa.

Dining and drink choices excel right here. There’s informal hamburger joint BH Burger Bar, La Gourmandise for informal American fare, and a Greek outpost (that additionally serves breakfast) referred to as Atlantikos. Hit the pool bar in the course of the day and the alluring St. Regis Bar earlier than or after dinner for classy cocktails.

Rates at The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort begin at $940 or 80,000 factors per evening, plus a resort price of $45 per room per evening.

There is loads of historical past at The Betsy, which opened in 2009 after a multimillion-dollar restoration of the property developed by architect L. Murray Dixon. Then, in 2016, the lodge merged with the storied Carlton Hotel (structure by Henry Hohauser) to change into one lodge. An uncommon floating orb hides a skybridge that connects the 2 buildings.

At the north finish of Ocean Drive, this 130-room lodge is a implausible possibility for guests who don’t need to lease a automobile, however want to be near bars, eating places and retailers within the Art Deco District.

There are two modest swimming pools on the property, one on a rooftop with a stunning view of the encompassing space plus a bar with meals service. The Courtyard Pool is a mixture of sunny and shady spots, and there’s additionally the seaside for people who choose sand between their toes.

Early risers: Don’t miss the Roof Decks that overlook the Atlantic with good dawn views from fastidiously positioned lounge chairs.

An intimate library, health middle, a spa proffering doTerra aromatherapy remedies, a glossy foyer bar and LT Steak & Seafood for luxurious surf and turf spherical out the facilities.

Note: The Betsy is a boutique property now and is not affiliated with Hyatt, as was the case in years previous.

Rates at The Betsy Hotel begin at $322 per evening, plus a resort price of $40 per room per evening.

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is one among TPG’s really useful resorts and among the many greatest Marriott resorts Miami Beach has to supply. It closed in 2017 after Hurricane Irma did some harm and reopened in 2021 after a $90 million renovation.

The 376-room property is on the nook of Lincoln Road and Collins Avenue, so it’s firmly entrenched within the South Beach scene. It’s a vibrant neighborhood, however will be touristy, so put together for crowds sometimes.

While the palatial artwork deco foyer and Lapidus Bar are eye-catching, the room design is extra refined, with white partitions and linens accented by blue headboards and benches, gold bolsters and cane chairs and a desk. Marble bogs function double vanities, water closets plus tubs and separate showers stocked with Diptyque merchandise. Balconies are spacious and furnished with chairs, cocktail tables and loungers.

You can eat and drink at three spots on-site: the nostalgic Lapidus Bar within the foyer for cocktails and small bites, Fuego y Mar for Latin American delicacies, the DiLido Beach Club (named after the lodge that previously occupied this area within the Nineteen Fifties) for Mediterranean, and swanky French at Bagatelle House.

The in depth pool gives loads of loungers and umbrellas, plus some seating vignettes with chairs. There’s additionally a stunning solar deck past the pool that will get rays till the later afternoon — one thing that may be onerous to search out in Miami, the place the high-rises can block out the pure mild for his or her neighbors.

There’s additionally a Jacuzzi, fitness center and spa that includes Hydrafacial therapies for vacationers that choose to make this house base as a substitute of an exploration of South Beach.

Rates at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach begin at $515 or 71,500 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, plus a resort price of $45 per room per evening.

South Beach regulars will let you know that The Setai Miami Beach is an actual sleeper hit. It’s not a part of a significant lodge chain’s loyalty program, so it doesn’t get as a lot publicity as a few of its neighbors, but it surely’s a superb selection when visiting this a part of Miami Beach.

With an aesthetic that fuses artwork deco glam and Asian seaside resort vibes, the 40-story lodge has 138 keys (all rooms are billed as suites) that supply views of both the town, pool or ocean, and looks like a bucolic hideaway from the busiest elements of this neighborhood.

King-size beds are wearing Frette linens and are extraordinarily snug due to their handmade Swedish Duxiana mattresses. Bathrooms have two vanities, soaking tubs and rainfall showers, plus tub facilities by Acqua di Parma.

You can take a meal at Jaya (indoor and alfresco eating providing Southeast and Northeast Asian specialties), the Ocean Grill for contemporary seafood, or guide a Sunday jazz brunch to ship your weekend off on a excessive notice. (Japon, a Japanese culinary expertise, opens summer time 2023.) The merely named Bar, in the meantime, is without doubt one of the most occurring watering holes on the town, slinging inventive cocktails like a ardour fruit-chile martini.

There are three swimming pools plus a stunning stretch of seaside, and polished attendants be certain visitors have every thing they want for a day of rest — nicely, besides maybe for a remedy on the resort’s high-end Valmont Spa.

Rates at The Setai begin at about $600 per evening with no resort price.

Anchoring a full block on Collins Avenue, W South Beach is one among TPG’s really useful resorts. Set apart the latest $30 million renovation for a minute and contemplate its knockout location with a occurring pool and seaside scene. Service all through the property is attentive with out being snooty or excessive. And you simply would possibly see a visiting movie star throughout your keep.

Entry-level rooms are light-filled and spacious at 564 sq. toes. The decor palette consists of white, beige, moss inexperienced and rose, all of which pay homage to the sultry South Florida setting. A wide range of suites can be found and Marriott elite members are likely to often rating upgrades — particularly throughout slower seasons.

There are loads of facilities at W South Beach. We love the out of doors motion pictures on the inexperienced and seaside yoga, plus craft cocktail- and sushi-making courses. Be positive to guide a remedy on the model’s signature Away Spa when you’re at it.

Dining choices embrace the American-Tuscan The Restaurant, Mr Chow for contemporary Chinese, Irma’s for tiki cocktails and cigar flights, and the Living Room bar for cocktails with a DJ spinning within the background.

Rates at W South Beach begin at about $570 or 82,000 Marriott Bonvoy factors per evening, plus a resort price of $50 per room per evening.