29 Finest Accommodations in Miami, From Lush Key Biscayne to Artwork-Stuffed Wynwood
Once dominated by pastel Art Deco and late-night bass, the best hotels in Miami have evolved into an eclectic, high-design, sprawling ecosystem. Beyond the legendary oceanfront icons of South Beach lie moody art-filled sanctuaries, discreet European-style retreats, and soaring glass towers anchored in the cosmopolitan energy of Brickell. Luckily, when it comes to picking the right one, towering Downtown Miami and iconic 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. Beach-goers can look forward to thousands of square feet of pristine beach to enjoy at a number of oceanfront resorts. Whether you are chasing Damien Hirst gold, rooftop bars, or pristine (and velvet-rope-free) beaches, here are the absolute best places to check in right now.
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Delano Miami Beach
After a six-year closure and a $100 million restoration, the Delano Miami Beach returns knowing exactly what made it legendary in the first place: design, drama, and glamor with a sense of place. Elastic Architects resisted turning the hotel into a museum of its former selves, instead weaving together restored favorites like the Rose Bar with guestrooms that feel warmer and more inviting than before, especially the two-story Poolside Bungalows just steps from the hotel’s iconic pool. In the Delano’s third incarnation, one of Miami Beach’s best beach-and-pool scenes returns (both cocktail- and kid-friendly this go’round), paired with high profile restaurants by Paris Society, namely Gigi Rigolatto and Mimi Kakushi, where locals often outnumber overnight guests. Add Café Delano’s irresistible pistachio croissants, heartfelt service, an immaculate art collection, and members programming open to hotel guests, and the Delano once again is all the hype on South Beach.
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Novotel Miami Brickell
A crisp, minimalist European import that seamlessly blends modern corporate cool with Miami’s vibrant rooftop culture all while being tucked away on a quiet leafy street in Brickell’s bustling neighborhood. The 275 rooms here are a calm and cool retreat from Miami’s loud and frenetic downtown. Spacious and flooded with natural light, thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, the rooms lean into a soothing palette of cool grays, warm wood accents, and pops of yellow. Brickell’s glittering skyline envelopes this high-rise and, depending on where your room is situated, you can catch a glimpse of Biscayne Bay or the lush Simpson Park that cuts through a swath of downtown. Bathrooms are streamlined and modern with expansive glass walk-in showers and all rooms include Lavazza coffee makers and mini-fridges.
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Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel
Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, 2018
Arriving at the Surfcomber feels a bit like hopscotching through Miami Beach history. The hotel’s Collins Avenue neighbors—The Sagamore, National, SLS, among others—line the street in linen white. Not one to break dress code, the Surfcomber’s façade is also marked by sharp lines; a dramatic, semicircle driveway to coast into; and smooth, matte-white walls—a fitting canvas for the party lights that paint the South Beach streets neon. With 186 rooms, there is a box-of-chocolates variety of accommodations to choose from, whether you’re a solo traveler just looking for a place to settle at night, or you’re looking to really treat yourself by booking an oceanfront suite with your own private balcony. All rooms come with luxury Atelier Bloem bath products, and keep to a generally neutral palette to keep the attention on the view from your room. A visit to the pool and backyard space is just about necessary when it comes to staying at the Surfcomber. Be amazed by the difference the distance of the lobby can make between the bass-boosted streets and the secluded beach bar and stunning pool—go ahead, rent that cabana.
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Unframed, Autograph Collection
Unframed, Autograph Collection signals a fun, cutting-edge design chapter for Miami Beach—with bold, curvy architecture and easygoing spaces that invite you to stay a while. Behind its sculptural façade, you’ll find plush rooms, a rooftop pool for lingering, and a French Riviera–inspired dining scene that gives the hotel its own personality. It’s a stylish home base for exploring South Beach—close enough to the action, but with plenty of reasons to come back before the night is over. The 149 rooms feel like a cool retreat from the buzz of Miami Beach. Rich velvet headboards, warm wood finishes, and pops of blush and rust make the spaces feel inviting and chic, while details like marble vanities and sleek microcement showers add just the right amount of drama.
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The Betsy – South Beach
Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Blink and you might think you mistakenly hopped a plane to Savannah instead of South Beach: At the northernmost end of Ocean Drive, this hotel’s Florida-Georgia style of architecture sticks out like a colonial masterpiece in a sea of pastel-colored Art Deco gems. While some people head to the neighborhood with only late nights out on their mind, The Betsy attracts a different, more erudite crowd. Yes, they love being in the thick of all that touristy mayhem, but prefer that it not happen right outside their window. And it’s not just the hotel’s quaint façade that seems to attract a different type of South Beach reveler; inside, the public spaces act as a sort of art gallery, with photo exhibitions rotating throughout the year. Rooms are spacious and have mini libraries, writing desks, and oversized marble bathrooms; the hotel also counts two pools and a rooftop ocean deck among its attractions.
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Esme Miami Beach
Readers’ Choice Awards 2022
The first new hotel to grace South Beach’s storied Española Way in a 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.
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Four Seasons Hotel Miami
CNT Triple CrownReaders’ Choice Awards 2024
Located in the trendy Brickell neighborhood, this Four Seasons lets you discover Miami beyond just the beach—without sacrificing those turquoise water views. With a two-acre, palm tree-lined rooftop pool overlooking Biscayne Bay, you can access the best of the city’s vibrant downtown area while still enjoying the tropical relaxation one deserves when vacationing in South Florida. Most of the guests here are well-heeled business travelers, but there were also a fair amount of (well-behaved) young families and friend groups on vacation mode at the property’s sprawling pool facilities. Among Miamians, the hotel is best known for its extravagant Sunday Brunch; all tables become immediately filled with a combination of local residents and hotel guests, a natural overlap felt throughout the property, which is also home to the Four Seasons Residences.
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The Miami Beach EDITION
Hot List 2015Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Just 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.
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Gale Miami Hotel & Residences
There are two entry points to the Gale: through the high-ceilinged, grand valet on one side, and rose-hued in-house restaurant Casa Gianna on the other. Either route makes for quite the entrance to this sparkling 51-story tower, where glamorous people with things to do come and go at a steady clip. This is an affordable, reliable stay smack dab in the thick of Downtown Miami that feels impenetrably tranquil despite the noise all around. The rooms here mirror the residences in the same building, so you can book a studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom ranging from 410 to 910 square feet. Most of these have full kitchens and washer-dryers, so you can really set up shop. Decor is minimal and modern, with black-and-white photography on the walls and furniture in neutral colors. The windows are floor-to-ceiling for the most part, meaning massive Miami views. Take out a bike to Miami Beach—you’ll fly past traffic and will not regret it.
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The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
The 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 midcentury-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.
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Arlo 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 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 ninth-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 coworking environments with a pool table and a yoga deck. While the hotel is lacking in certain frills (like 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.
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The Shelborne by Proper
Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
Miami Beach’s midcentury Art Deco scene may have cemented its place in design history, but today a new, grown-up iteration can be found in the form of The Shelborne By Proper. Guest rooms are reflective of the entire property’s mood: elevated yet easy. My room on the sixth floor featured a partial ocean view, just enough of a glimpse of that turquoise blue water to whet my palate. The room’s design feels calm and grounded, which I owe to the soft, earthy tones and warm, natural textiles. It’s a nice counterbalance to the energetic vibe that Miami Beach naturally offers, a true retreat that feels intentionally devoid of flashy artwork and instead focuses on curved, architectural furnishings that are low-profile and slim. Also noteworthy is that the design is nowhere near that stereotypical Florida coastal-chic image with wooden floors and shiplapped walls. Instead, the rooms are elevated with marble flooring that is warmed up with a textured off-white rug.
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Fontainebleau
Readers’ Choice Awards 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024
Even 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 meet 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.
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The Moore
Opened in 2024, this 13-room hotel is nestled inside the four-story landmark Moore building, which also houses a posh coworking space, private club, art gallery, and restaurant on the ground floor. Upon walking inside, you’re immediately struck by the Zaha Hadid site-specific installation Elastika that spans the light-filled atrium connecting the different levels with stretches of web-like material. It’s both cheeky and iconic. The main spot here is Torno Subito, located on the ground floor of the atrium and headed up by famed Italian chef Massimo Bottura and his team. The menu focuses on modern Italian cuisine and includes dishes like Mediterranean Sea Bass stuffed with pork, tiny, handmade tortellini served in a rich Parmigiano broth, and “Oops, I burned the Key lime pie”—a South Florida-inspired reimagining of Bottura’s iconic “Oops, I dropped the lemon tart” dessert. Guests of the hotel can also dine on the second-floor balcony restaurant that is part of the members’ club. My lunch there included a delicious hen-of-the-woods mushroom pizza and spicy tuna crispy rice from the sushi bar. During city-wide events like Art Basel and Formula 1, the place is a hive of activity.
How we choose the best hotels in Miami
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
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