Best hotel picks for Miami. These are the hotels I personally recommend as your best bets. Use this as a starting point to quickly choose the best hotel for your next trip to Miami.
1. Mandarin Oriental Miami
Mandarin Oriental
This Asian-inspired luxury hotel, only fifteen minutes from the Miami airport, impressed me with flawless service, fantastic food and even a very affordable off-season rate. No details are overlooked here, from the leather covering the staircase railings to the delicate incense burning in the lobby. The spa is an experience not to be missed. $$$
2. Biltmore Hotel
Old world Mediterranean style hotel built in 1926 features an 18-hole golf course and ten lighted tennis courts. $$3. The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club
Luxury resort featuring an 18-hole golf course, nineteen lit tennis courts, two swimming pools and spa. $$4. Delano Hotel
Hip South Beach oceanfront hotel in a 1940s building. $$$$5. Four Seasons Miami
Located in a 70-story tower, this newer hotel, which occupies floors 20-29, features three outdoor swimming pools. $$$6. Raleigh Hotel
Fabulous oceanfront 1940s Art Deco hotel with a gorgeous swimming pool area and sleek furnishings within. $$$7. JW Marriott Miami
Luxury high-rise hotel wth a spa in the middle of Miami's financial district. $$$8. Trump International Beach Resort
Trump International Beach Resort
Large suites in a towering (32-story) resort just north of Miami Beach in Sunny Isles Beach. Nearby is Bal Harbour, famous for its designer shopping. $$
9. Crest Hotel Suites
Affordable, quiet boutique hotel in South Beach with a younger crowd and modern decor. $$10. The Hilton Bentley Miami/South Beach
Casually elegant all-suite hotel at the southern end of Ocean Drive in South Beach. $$$Disagree with one of the choices for Best Miami Hotels? Want to nominate one? Let me know!
