For city-lovers with a tropical vacay on the brain, it’s hard to beat Miami to get the best of both worlds. It’s a hub of art, music, culture, food, and some beautiful and unique hotels.

These hotels are the top recommendations from the Safarist community and have been personally vetted and endorsed by our team of hospitality experts.

Four Seasons Hotel Miami

Miami’s financial district is the most densely populated neighborhood south of Manhattan, where glass-and-steel highrises tower over streets bustling with young professionals, lively bars, and international restaurants.

The city’s financial district plays a strong hand when it comes to its hotel game. The Four Seasons, SLS and Mandarin Oriental all have a location amongst the neighborhood’s high-rises.

Like any urban core, Brickell's sheer magnitude is intoxicating—even when you think you've had enough, you always find yourself coming back for more.

Brickell

The Setai

When people come to Miami, they’ve got South Beach on their minds. And who can blame them? The neon-trimmed Art Deco buildings, the endless palm trees, the iconic pools and resorts, the parties!

Popular staples like Mango's, The Clevelander and Nikki Beach are always a good time, but feel free to branch out. Do Not Sit On The Furniture is a small club with huge tunes delivered by guest DJs, while M2 gives you that bass-all-over-your-body immersive party experience.

Bolstered by a Caribbean-chic cafe society and a tragically hip nightlife, people-watching on South Beach (1st St.-23rd St.) is almost as good as a front-row seat at a Milan fashion show.

South Beach

Faena Hotel Miami Beach

Miami

The Betsy - South Beach

Mr. C Miami – Coconut Grove

If you'd like to experience some of Miami's lesser-known gems, spend some time in Coconut Grove. Quieter than SoBe but still plenty lively, the Grove is Miami's oldest neighborhood. 

Coconut Grove is a charming little enclave packed with some of Miami’s most beautiful architecture, best restaurants and pockets of character....mixed in with the bohemian bungalows, independent book shops and locally owned cafes, you’ll also find newer developments, including a completely reimagined CocoWalk open-air mall, sleek high-rise condos and a couple of modern hotels.

Despite all its shiny new bars and restaurants, Coconut Grove is still a reminder of a time when Miami boat days were more about Mahi than models. As such, you can catch a bunch of deep sea fishing charters from the marina.

Coconut Grove

The Standard Spa Miami Beach

These hotels stand out for value, hospitality, and/or design but are generally under the radar.