Best Hotels in Miami (2026)

Where you stay shapes your Miami trip. South Beach is the best base for first-time visitors who want the beach, Art Deco architecture and nightlife on foot: The Betsy on Ocean Drive is a boutique hotel with nightly jazz and a cultural programme, Esmé sits on historic Española Way, The Goodtime Hotel has a lively pool club, and The Setai offers oceanfront luxury around a 1937 Art Deco building.

Further north on Collins Avenue, Mid-Beach has larger resorts, including Faena Hotel Miami Beach, with its own theatre and restaurants, and the 1,500-room Fontainebleau, home of LIV nightclub. Budget travellers can try Freehand Miami, a design-led hostel with shared rooms and the Broken Shaker bar. For a quieter stay, the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables is a National Historic Landmark with a huge pool and golf course, though you will need a car or ride-share for the beaches. Prices rise sharply in the winter high season and during major events, so book early, compare direct rates and check what resort or service fees are added to the room rate.

8 places · Updated October 27, 2026

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1. Faena Hotel Miami Beach

Luxury beachfront hotel$$$$Mid-Beach (Faena District)

Faena Hotel Miami Beach is a luxury oceanfront hotel on Collins Avenue with restaurants by Francis Mallmann and Paul Qui, a spa and its own theatre.

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2. The Setai, Miami Beach

Luxury beachfront hotel$$$$South Beach

The Setai is an oceanfront luxury hotel on Collins Avenue at 20th Street, set around a 1937 Art Deco building, with three pools and three restaurants.

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3. Fontainebleau Miami Beach

Large luxury resort hotel$$$$Mid-Beach

Fontainebleau Miami Beach is a large oceanfront resort on Collins Avenue with more than 1,500 rooms, Lapis Spa, the LIV nightclub and many restaurants.

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4. The Biltmore Hotel

Historic luxury hotel and golf resort$$$$Coral Gables

The Biltmore is a 1920s National Historic Landmark hotel in Coral Gables, with a Giralda-style tower, a very large pool and an 18-hole golf course.

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5. The Betsy – South Beach

Boutique hotel$$$South Beach

The Betsy is a boutique hotel on Ocean Drive known for its cultural programme, nightly live jazz in the Piano Bar and three Michelin Key awards.

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6. The Goodtime Hotel

Lifestyle hotel$$$South Beach

The Goodtime Hotel is a 266-room lifestyle hotel on Washington Avenue in South Beach, with a tropical-style pool club, restaurant and bar.

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7. Esmé Miami Beach

Boutique hotel$$$South Beach (Española Way)

Esmé is a boutique hotel set along historic Española Way in South Beach, designed as a village within the city, with a guests-only rooftop pool by day.

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8. Freehand Miami

Hostel and budget hotel$Mid-Beach

Freehand Miami is a design-led hostel and hotel on Indian Creek Drive with shared rooms, suites, a pool and the award-winning Broken Shaker bar.

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