Boutique Hotels in Miami Beach

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Three-panel black-and-white Esmé Miami Beach spread: a woman in a satin slip dress lying on the floor with a vintage phone, a couple laughing at a café table, and a couple walking past the hotel's Mediterranean Revival facade.

Three-panel Esmé Miami Beach spread: woman in a yellow dress under a striped awning, a curved staircase with teal wainscoting and a wooden sculptural chair, and an overhead shot of a citrus cocktail on mosaic tile.

ESMÉ MIAMI BEACH

Washington Avenue, corner of Española Way — one of South Beach’s most characterful addresses.

PHOTO GALLERY

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The Character

A small colonial palazzo — carved facades, decorative details — tucked behind Ocean Drive on Washington Avenue, on the corner with the romantic Española Way. That street where you make promises over candlelit Italian dinners while Latin melodies drift through the air.

Inside, warm colors — ochre yellow, sand linen, brass tones, scarlet red on the walls. Carefully chosen draperies and fabrics. Bathrooms the color of shallow Caribbean waters — that particular shade of turquoise the Italians call Paraggi blue, after the small bay near Portofino that gave the world its pantone. The decor reflects Miami Beach’s colonial history without trying to explain it.

This is a slow hotel. You don’t need to rush here. You can take your time, play cards — a deck in every room — be chic without performing it. Just yourself, living a small dream made of details and harmony.

A renowned restaurant on the ground floor. Rooftop happy hour with skilled bartenders and a pool where the evening begins gently.

Perfect for millennial couples who know what they want and don’t need to show off to prove it.

      
Esme Hotel
1438 Washington Avenue, 33139 Miami Beach

Sea View: No
Balconies: Yes
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