Official 5-star · United States
Luxury hotels in Miami
13 properties, every one holding an official 5-star classification — a licensing fact, not our opinion. Open any hotel for the full guide and live rates*, or browse the wider Miami hotels hub.
FlightLogic's curated list covers 13 luxury hotels in Miami — every one holding an official 5-star classification, led by 1 Hotel South Beach. Each entry is a full hand-written guide with neighbourhood context, transfer notes and live partner rates; typical nightly bands run £350–£900. Star classes are official licensing facts, never FlightLogic inventions.
Officially 5-star in Miami
1 Hotel South Beach
Ultimate guide to 1 Hotel South Beach — the eco-luxe beachfront hotel on Collins with about 430 rooms, rooftop pools and sustainable design cues. Book when green-luxury Miami Beach and South Beach walkability share the brief.
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Acqualina Resort & Residences
Ultimate guide to Acqualina Resort & Residences — Mediterranean-inspired Sunny Isles ultra-luxury with about 98 rooms, sprawling spa and Atlantic beachfront. Book when family-friendly north-beach resort polish beats South Beach nightlife.
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Faena Hotel Miami Beach
Ultimate guide to Faena Hotel Miami Beach — Alan Faena’s theatrical Mid-Beach ultra-luxury hotel in the restored Saxony with about 170 rooms, gold-leaf drama and beachfront arts energy. Book when design-led Miami Beach luxury beats mega-resort scale.
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Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Ultimate guide to Fontainebleau Miami Beach — the iconic Morris Lapidus resort on Collins with roughly 1,500 rooms, beach clubs, spa and nightlife energy. Book when big-resort Miami Beach spectacle beats boutique quiet.
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Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
Ultimate guide to Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club — Richard Meier’s ultra-luxury Surfside hotel with only about 77 rooms, historic Surf Club bones and serene beachfront. Book when intimate north-of-South-Beach luxury beats party Miami Beach.
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Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Ultimate guide to Four Seasons Hotel Miami — a Brickell Avenue luxury hotel with about 220 rooms, spa, pool deck and bay-business walkability. Book when downtown/Brickell meetings beat Miami Beach sand.
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JW Marriott Marquis Miami
Ultimate guide to JW Marriott Marquis Miami — a downtown dual-brand tower hotel with about 310 JW rooms, skyline views and business/event logistics. Book when downtown Miami meetings beat Beach resort fees.
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Mandarin Oriental, Miami
Ultimate guide to Mandarin Oriental Miami — waterfront Brickell Key luxury with about 330 rooms, spa, bay views and a calmer city-island feel. Book when bay-side Mandarin polish beats Beach party energy.
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Miami Beach EDITION
Ultimate guide to Miami Beach EDITION — Ian Schrager’s design hotel on Collins with about 290 rooms, nightlife cues and beachfront lifestyle energy. Book when EDITION polish and South Beach nights beat quiet resort calm.
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Nobu Hotel Miami Beach
Ultimate guide to Nobu Hotel Miami Beach — dining-led luxury rooms tied to the Nobu brand on the Eden Roc campus with beachfront access. Book when Nobu restaurant energy and Mid-Beach sand share the brief.
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The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
Ultimate guide to The Ritz-Carlton South Beach — classic five-star luxury at Lincoln Road and the beach with about 375 rooms, spa and Art Deco neighbourhood access. Book when Ritz service and South Beach walkability share the brief.
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The Setai, Miami Beach
Ultimate guide to The Setai Miami Beach — an Asian-inspired ultra-luxury hotel on Collins with about 210 rooms, serene pools and South Beach access without Ocean Drive chaos at the lobby. Book when calm five-star Miami Beach beats party-hotel energy.
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W South Beach
Ultimate guide to W South Beach — the lifestyle beachfront hotel on Collins with about 410 rooms, pool scene and South Beach nightlife adjacency. Book when W energy and Atlantic sand beat quiet spa resorts.
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How this luxury list differs from our best-ranked list
This page answers one narrow question: which properties in Miami hold an official 5-star classification from their national licensing body — an audited fact, not our opinion. Every hotel above carries that classification, ordered by typical nightly band where cache data allows. Our best hotels in Miami ranking answers a different question — which properties we would actually book — and there our first-hand editorial stays outrank official stars. The two lists intentionally disagree when a 4-star boutique beats a faded grande dame; that disagreement is the point of publishing both.
Star classes are official licensing facts verified per property — never FlightLogic inventions and never a promise of quality. A 5-star licence certifies facilities and service standards at inspection time; it does not measure current maintenance, noise, or value. That is what the full guides are for.
Luxury hotels in Miami — FAQ
Which are the best luxury hotels in Miami?
FlightLogic's curated list covers 13 luxury hotels in Miami — every one holding an official 5-star classification, led by 1 Hotel South Beach. Each entry is a full hand-written guide with neighbourhood context, transfer notes and live partner rates; typical nightly bands run £350–£900. Star classes are official licensing facts, never FlightLogic inventions.
What counts as a luxury hotel on FlightLogic?
An official 5-star classification from the local licensing body — a verifiable fact, not our judgement. Where a named FlightLogic author has also stayed and reviewed the property, that editorial score is shown and ranks the list.