Faena Miami Beach

Faena Miami Beach isn't just a hotel; it's a bold cultural declaration on Collins Avenue. Argentine developer Alan Faena and architect Norman Foster reimagined a 1947 Art Deco structure, turning it into a 21st-century sanctuary of art and luxury. Step into the lobby and you're in a cathedral: towering gold-leaf columns reach toward a hand-painted mural by Juan Gatti. This space alone signals a hotel experience unlike any other in Florida. Damien Hirst’s "Gone but Not Forgotten," a gilded woolly mammoth skeleton encased in glass, stands sentinel at the entrance.

The 169 rooms and suites are studies in opulent layering. Imagine crimson velvet, cool Italian marble, and custom furnishings set against floor-to-ceiling ocean views that stretch to the horizon. Bazaar Mar by José Andrés offers inventive Latin-Mediterranean seafood—try the uni and avocado cones. The intimate Faena Theater, channeling 1920s cabaret, stages nightly performances, from aerialists to jazz musicians. The Tierra Santa Healing House spa merges pre-Columbian rituals with contemporary wellness, across several treatment rooms, a hammam, and serene outdoor gardens. On the beach, you’ll find those unmistakable red umbrellas and full butler service right on the sand. For serious art collectors, the cylindrical Faena Forum, designed by Rem Koolhaas, presents rotating exhibitions just steps from your room. Here, Miami Beach transforms into a vibrant canvas.