Ocean Drive icons, Art Deco glamour, and the resorts that anchor South Beach.
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Ocean Drive icons, Art Deco glamour, and the resorts that anchor South Beach.
Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club (Surfside)
The 1930 Surf Club reborn under Richard Meier glass, where Sinatra-era glamour meets the best service operation in South Florida. Thomas Keller's Surf Club Restaurant and a cabana-lined beach seal it.
Faena Hotel Miami Beach (Mid-Beach)
Baz Luhrmann-designed maximalism: gold columns, a gilded woolly mammoth by Damien Hirst, and the Saxony Theater's cabaret. The most theatrical hotel in America, and proud of it.
The Setai (South Beach)
Art Deco bones with a serene, Asian-minimalist interior and three temperature-tiered pools facing the Atlantic. The courtyard's jazz brunch and bronze-clad calm feel a world away from Collins Avenue.
Acqualina Resort & Spa (Sunny Isles Beach)
A Mediterranean-style palazzo on 400 feet of private beach, routinely ranked among the top beach resorts in the country. Generous suites and a true family-meets-luxury formula.
1 Hotel South Beach (South Beach)
Eco-luxury at scale: driftwood lobbies, living walls, four pools, and the largest rooms on the beach. The rooftop adults-only pool has the best sunset vantage in South Beach.
St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort (Bal Harbour)
Glass towers across from Bal Harbour Shops with butler service on every booking and a polished, quiet beach. The grande dame of Miami's northern gold coast.
Nobu Hotel Miami Beach (Mid-Beach)
A Japanese-inflected hideaway inside the Eden Roc, with Nobu Matsuhisa's flagship restaurant steps from the pool. Understated rooms let the omakase and the ocean do the talking.
The Miami Beach EDITION (Mid-Beach)
Ian Schrager's polished playground: a lobby of white marble and palm trees, Jean-Georges dining, and a basement with a skating rink and nightclub. Scene and serenity in one building.
The Ritz-Carlton (South Beach)
A restored 1953 Morris Lapidus landmark at the quiet end of Lincoln Road, rebuilt top to bottom in 2020. Classic Ritz polish with a DiLido Beach Club on the sand.
The Ritz-Carlton (Key Biscayne)
The family flagship across the Rickenbacker Causeway, with 11 tennis courts, a renowned kids' program, and a calmer, residential stretch of beach. Miami luxury without the South Beach volume.
Ranked across 3 sources: Travel + Leisure Readers; Forbes Travel Guide 5-Star; Tripadvisor Travelers Choice. Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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