Choose luxury hotels in Miami with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and step onto an elegant 1950’s film set with Art Deco architecture and body-beautiful beaches. You can sail between unspoilt Biscayne Bay islets and peruse contemporary galleries and gold merchants in Atlantic-front neighbourhoods.
Luxury things to do in Miami Beach
An oasis of tropical landscaped gardens with palms and carp pools sets the scene for the exclusive shopper’s paradise at serene Bal Harbour mall, where you can browse couture collections at Prada, Versace and Hermès boutiques. Catch a cantata at Frank Gehry’s acoustic-perfect, futuristic New World Centre symphony hall or watch Miami City Ballet ensembles pirouette at the curve-shaped Ophelia and Juan Js Roca Centre beside leafy Collins Park. Your promenade along sunny Ocean Drive will take you past Miami Beach’s signature collection of pastel-painted Art Deco mansions.
Luxury Beaches in Miami Beach
Siesta in your own private, luxury cabana beach hut on the white sand in the fashionable South Beach neighbourhood, then freshen up with a dip in the azure Atlantic. Barrier island beaches edged by emerald national park on Key Biscayne are the perfect drop-off point for snorkelling with angelfish and barracuda. Don black tie for rounds of blackjack and baccarat on luxury casino cruises leaving Miami Beach.
Gourmet Miami Beach
Converted warehouses are now elegant bistros and rustic, enoteca-style wine bars in cosmopolitan, arty Design District. Neon-lit Ocean Drive’s art deco restaurants serve up ‘Floribbean’ seafood grills of juicy, local stone crab. Haute American dishes like succulent rib eyes and conch fritters are served in high-rise Downtown’s business district diners.
Book luxury hotels in Miami with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and stay in Georgian grandeur on elegant, palm-lined Ocean Drive. You can relax in the rooftop terrace solarium with views over sweeping South Beach.