About Where to Stay in Miami

Who we are

Where to Stay in Miami is an independent planning guide to where to stay in Miami, including South Beach, Mid-Beach, North Beach, Surfside and Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles Beach, Brickell, Downtown and Wynwood, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables, the cruise port and the airport. It is not an official tourism website, and it is not run by a hotel, a tour operator or a booking platform.

What we publish

We write neighborhood guides that explain which part of Miami suits which kind of trip, from South Beach and the Mid-Beach resorts to Brickell, Downtown and Coral Gables, with drive times from the airport and the cruise port and the trade-offs of each area. Each guide names specific hotels at different budgets and says who each one suits, so you can judge whether it fits your own trip.

How we choose areas and hotels

We start with location: what you can walk to, how far the drive is to the beaches, parks and sights people come for, and what the roads are like. We then pick named properties at each budget from their Booking.com listings, official websites and guest reviews, and note drawbacks such as steep access roads, noise or a long walk to the beach. Practical details such as park hours, ferries and drive times are checked against official sources, which we link from the guides.

Every guide shows the date its hotel details were last checked. Prices, room types and availability change, so the live booking page is always the final word before you pay. No hotel pays to be listed.

Unless a guide says otherwise, our recommendations are based on research into published listings, guest reviews and official sources, not on staying at every hotel ourselves.

How the site is funded

Some links earn us a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. Our affiliate disclosure explains how this works.

Corrections

We update guides when listings or official information change.

Photo credits

Photos on this site come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under the Creative Commons licenses linked below. We have resized and cropped them. Most show the areas we cover. A hotel card photo labelled "Area photo" shows the place where the hotel is, not the hotel itself; a card photo without that label shows the hotel.

• Aerial view of South Pointe Park and the beach at the southern end of South Beach, Miami Beach: M McBey, CC BY 2.0
• Art Deco hotels along Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Aerial view of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Collins Avenue in Mid-Beach: InvadingInvader, CC BY 4.0
• Haulover Inlet and the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, seen from the inlet bridge: Danilel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Morning on the beach at Sunny Isles Beach, with high-rise towers along the shore: Miamiresidence, CC BY 4.0
• The Brickell skyline seen from the Rickenbacker Causeway: B137, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Downtown Miami skyline seen across the water: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0
• Aerial view of Coconut Grove, with the Dinner Key marinas in front and Brickell in the distance: Anthony Quintano from Mount Laurel, United States, CC BY 2.0
• The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables framed by palm fronds: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0
• PortMiami's main channel and cruise terminals, with the Downtown Miami skyline behind: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A MIA Mover train on its elevated guideway at Miami International Airport: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
• Palm trees on Cape Florida Beach in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne: Wilfredor, CC0
• A Metromover car on the elevated track in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The Betsy South Beach hotel building in Miami Beach: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 4.0
• The lobby lounge of 1 Hotel South Beach in Miami Beach: MDSI NY, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Setai at 2001 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Shops and palms on the Lincoln Road pedestrian mall in South Beach: Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Loews Miami Beach Hotel seen from the Miami Beach boardwalk: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Lawns and palms in South Pointe Park at the southern tip of Miami Beach: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The Surfcomber Hotel on Collins Avenue, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Miami Beach's Old City Hall on the 1100 block of Washington Avenue: Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Greystone Hotel on Collins Avenue, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Mediterranean Revival buildings on Española Way in South Beach: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 4.0
• Outdoor seating at the Moxy Miami South Beach hotel: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 4.0
• Hotels along Collins Avenue in South Beach, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Lummus Park and the hotels along Ocean Drive, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The pool deck and towers of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The front of the Eden Roc hotel on Collins Avenue, Miami Beach: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Miami Beach boardwalk looking north at 40th Street: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Miami Beach boardwalk in Mid-Beach, looking north toward Midbeach Park: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Buildings of the Faena complex on Collins Avenue in Mid-Beach: Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The former Seville Hotel building, now The Miami Beach EDITION, on Collins Avenue: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• The Palms Hotel & Spa (right), the former Sea Isle Hotel, on Collins Avenue in Mid-Beach: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The beach at Miami Beach looking north at Midbeach Park: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A Miami Beach Trolley on Collins Avenue at 38th Street: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hotel Croydon at 3720 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• Buildings along Indian Creek north of 33rd Street, Miami Beach: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0
• The Carillon hotel building on Collins Avenue in North Beach, Miami Beach: Daniel Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Condominium towers along Collins Avenue at 88th Street in Surfside: Gervacio Rosales, CC BY 3.0
• Indian Creek seen from the 63rd Street bridge in North Beach, Miami Beach: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Collins Avenue approaching Harbour Way in Bal Harbour: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Acqualina Resort & Spa on the beach in Sunny Isles Beach: Jimmy Baikovicius, CC BY-SA 2.0
• The lap pool at Trump International Beach Resort, Sunny Isles Beach: Leigh Caldwell, CC BY 2.0
• High-rise towers along the shore at Sunny Isles Beach: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0
• The Sunny Isles Beach skyline from Collins Avenue: B137, CC0
• The beach at Sunny Isles Beach: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0
• The Newport Fishing Pier in Sunny Isles Beach: Jeffery Roberts, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The EAST tower at Brickell City Centre, home to EAST Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The east pool deck of the Four Seasons Hotel Miami: Marc Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The SLS LUX Brickell tower in Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• A lounge with plants and sofas at citizenM Miami Brickell: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 4.0
• A Metromover car on the elevated track through Brickell: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0
• Towers on Brickell Key, Miami: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Brickell Avenue Bridge over the Miami River: Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA, CC BY 2.0
• The Epic tower on the Miami River, home to the Kimpton EPIC Hotel: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The InterContinental Miami tower in Downtown Miami: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The JW Marriott Marquis Miami tower in Downtown Miami: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Condominium towers on Biscayne Bay in Edgewater, Miami: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0
• The YVE Hotel building in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The YOTEL Miami building in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• Metromover cars on the elevated track in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The citizenM hotel in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The Kaseya Center arena in Downtown Miami: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• The entrance gate to the Wynwood Walls in Miami's Wynwood district: Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Palm trees and lawn chairs on the waterfront in Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami: Daderot, Public domain
• The Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0
• A banyan tree over a street in Coconut Grove: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• Shops and restaurants at CocoWalk in Coconut Grove: Ivan Curra, CC BY-SA 3.0
• The pool area of The Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove: Raul Garces, CC BY-SA 2.0
• A palm-lined waterfront walk at Dinner Key Marina, Coconut Grove: Pietro Valocchi, CC BY 3.0
• The villa and formal gardens of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• Cape Florida Beach on Key Biscayne, with condominium towers behind: Wilfredor, CC0
• The swimming pool of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables: Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Palm-lined Miracle Mile in downtown Coral Gables: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The Colonnade Hotel building in Coral Gables: Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0
• A Coral Gables trolley on Ponce de Leon Boulevard: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0
• A palm-lined walk to the Otto G. Richter Library at the University of Miami: Harrier233, Public domain
• The Miracle Theatre in downtown Coral Gables: Averette, CC BY 3.0
• The rotunda and clock tower of Coral Gables City Hall: Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA, CC BY 2.0
• Swimmers by the waterfall at the Venetian Pool, Coral Gables: Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Royal Caribbean's Terminal A at PortMiami: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The Carnival Glory cruise ship docked at PortMiami: Tips For Travellers, CC BY 2.0
• The front of the terminal at Miami International Airport: Jason Walsh, CC BY 2.0
• The Hilton Miami Airport hotel seen across the water: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
• The Dolphin Garage and a departure hall at Miami International Airport: FunctioningMemberOfSociety, CC BY 4.0
• An Orange Line Metrorail train at Miami Airport Station: Han Zheng, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Planes at Miami International Airport, seen from the MIA Mover: Benoît Prieur, CC0
• Miami Airport Station and bus bays at the Miami Intermodal Center: Phillip Pessar from Miami, USA, CC BY 2.0
• The Metrorail station and bus depot at the Miami Intermodal Center: DOMICH, CC BY-SA 3.0
• A MIA Mover train arriving at the airport station: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A lifeguard tower flying warning flags on South Beach: bebatut, CC BY-SA 2.0