The Betsy Hotel South Beach, Miami
Expert reviews
“One of South Beach’s finest hotels, the Betsy has a classy vibe with excellent service and first-rate amenities. The historic gem has two wings, with rooms set in either a colonial style or an art-deco aesthetic.”
“An art deco treasure elegantly refurbished and totally retro-chic, The Betsy sits directly on world-famous Ocean Drive and delivers the full-throttle South Beach experience with style, pizzazz and cultural twist—the Betsy offers cultural programs year-round such as poetry readings, live jazz, and art shows.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Miami.
“The Betsy — South Beach stands out on the skyline of Ocean Drive. Located in the Art Deco district, about a half a block from the northern end of the strip, the hotel has reigned as a landmark for more than seven decades.”
“A rare colonial-style building in the heart of the Art Deco District on Ocean Drive, The Betsy is a stylish boutique hotel with a cultural mission, regularly hosting jazz evenings and literary events. In addition, it boasts a beautiful rooftop garden, two pools and a wide array of dining options.”
What guests liked
- Rooftop pool
- Friendly staff
- Free Wifi
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- South Beach
All you need to know
The lavish hotel competition in Miami has reached such a fever pitch that the Betsy — South Beach’s modesty is practically a novelty. It’s almost tempting to label it as traditional but with a caveat: the Betsy’s unique pre-deco charm makes it distinctly individualistic, inevitably setting it apart from the glamorous poolside photoshoots and star-studded nightlife of its more fame-hungry surroundings.
The Betsy, a unique example of Florida-Georgian architecture, was first conceived in 1941 by L. Murray Dixon.
After investing in a substantial renovation project that lasted two years and cost millions of dollars, the beachfront property, famous for its literary influence, recently announced a significant expansion.
This involved a merger with the historic Carlton Hotel on Collins Avenue, which was originally designed by Henry Hohauser. The revamped property includes the original building on Ocean Drive, now referred to as the Dixon wing, as well as the completely refurbished Collins Avenue building, now known as the Hohauser wing, which boasts a jazz-era style.
This architectural gem now consists of 130 guest rooms and suites, two dining establishments overseen by renowned chef Laurent Tourondel, and a large rooftop pool complex, among other luxurious features.
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Recent guest reviews
8 January 2026
Excellence in hospitality and service
The were incredibly helpful to us. Chris and Fritzner in particular were brilliant at helping us check in and solve the query we had. They couldn’t do any more for us and made our stay very comfortable.
The architecture. Two pools. Reception room with piano
28 December 2025
quite good
location and grandeur of the hotel
despite the pronounced unconditional helpfulness by every employee you meet on checking in, I needed help because we checked in with a wrong suitcase we took at the airport. I really needed help by the front office of the hotel. Their answers were : you have to call the airport or the airline, I don't have the number, we don't call an uber for you. In other words : good luck with your problem. So disappointing for a 5 star hotel. For me, as European, it was a real proof of the Amercian artificial customer friendliness : only words but no real help
9 December 2025
Peaceful safe homey and clean as can be beautiful libraries 🥰🥰
It was Amazingly the staff was amazing thee ambiance was amazing
More towels and blankets
8 December 2025
Fabulous
Location, staff, facilities
Price
4 December 2025
Expensive for what we got
The room
Breakfast very expensive for what you get Coffee really bad
29 November 2025
Fabulous
Very good location and great food. Nice and cosy and quite intimate compared to some of the more corporate hotels.
N/A
27 November 2025
Very good
The vibe and location
21 November 2025
Would stay again.
Historic hotel with great service and friendly helpful staff.
Nothing.
21 November 2025
Excellent hotel with a very professional staff.
Excellent hotel with a very professional and friendly staff. Great location and a good atmosphere. We will definitely come back to this hotel.
No toilet brush. 🤣
17 November 2025
Very good
Great location and friendly staff.
For the price point the rooms could use a refresh.
2 November 2025
We stayed for 3 nights and had the most wonderful time, the hotel will ruin you for other hotel stays in the future
Beautiful building and wonderful team of people
19 October 2025
Amazing stay and friendly staff
The situation and the decorations
Rooms quite small
17 October 2025
Exceptional
Staff was great and the room clean.
Nothing
16 October 2025
Can’t wait onto yo back
Great location staff and dog friendly
Internal balconies
16 October 2025
Our stay at the Betsy Hotel was an ideal vacation experience.
In our opinion, the Betsy hotel has the best location on Ocean Dr. The room was pleasant, well-lit, and quiet. The staff was great and very professional. Juan, in particular, was very helpful and friendly.
Perhaps you should ban people from playing ball in the pool. That’s the only suggestion I have. Everything else is excellent.
9 October 2025
Fabulous
Stylish, beautiful hotel with excellent customer service. Unique layout between (2) buildings so took a day to get the layout down but added to charm. Great art on the walls throughout hotel. Loved the daily evening music in lobby area while enjoying cocktails. Beach set up was nice and quick walk. Hotel restaurant was good, not great but area has lots of options so not an issue.
4 October 2025
Thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Very helpful staff
Great location, wonderful staff and nice room
1 October 2025
Cosy homey stay
Amazing hotel! Beautiful interior and great vibe. Staff very friendly. Especially Juan. It feels like a home and you don’t want to leave the hotel at night. Live music in the weekends. Nice pools.
Upstairs is a bit of a maze. All menus are including service, which is nice but it’s seems pricey so you need to know.
26 September 2025
Perfect in Every Aspect.
This is our third year at The Betsy. We fly in from Chile for the week. The property itself is gorgeous - the design, the artwork and the quirky maze like layout. The food is incredible (plus they have a great gym if you want to work off the calories!). But, it always comes down to the service and staff - impeccable - year after year. We can’t recommend The Betsy Enough - we’ll be back next year!
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21 September 2025
Exceptional
Everything
Nothing
21 September 2025
Exceptional
Exceptional 5* hotel. Booked this for the daily yoga and proximity to the beach. Highly recommend
10 September 2025
Exceptional customer service
We had a flight delay which meant we couldn’t make our original booked date, although we didn’t have free cancellation. I messaged customer service to ask if they would change the date to our new arrival night, which they did without question. I have had other hotels simply ignore the request and keep the money so I very much appreciate their customer service. Hotel was also lovely decor and very comfortable, and quiet despite being on ocean drive. Definitely stay again!
Nothing, lovely property
27 August 2025
Our top choice on Ocean Drive
Tremendous service from start to finish. Probably the best hotel on Ocean Drive. Great facilities.
Rooms facing Ocean drive could be a bit noisy.
27 August 2025
Superb!
Outstanding, with the library, 2 pools, exclusive beach, yoga in the morning, restaurant and a happy hour between 3-6 every day; what else do you need! The location is the best possible.
I love the property!
20 August 2025
Very good
The food was fantastic. The bar was great, the live music was awesome. The proximity to the beach, and the art collection.
Room had seen better days.
15 August 2025
Best place in Miami so far.
Rooftop pool is nice. Also the staff over there.
11 August 2025
Exceptional
Comfortable and arty
8 August 2025
Fabulous
The location and the friendly atmosphere in the lobby
8 August 2025
Lovely stay in this stylish art deco hotel in a very good location on Miami South Beach.
Stylish Art Deco Hotel in a lovely location on Miami South Beach. Has two lovely pool areas one with great sea and city views. Food in the restaurants was good and the staff very friendly and helpful. Bed comfortable and mini bar has a good selection. Live music in the evenings also provides a lovely ambiance. Decor stylish and appropriate.
Very noisy aircon in room.
5 August 2025
מומלץ בחום
⸻ A Heartfelt and Touching Experience – A Must-Visit at The Betsy! In one word: Wow. The Betsy is not just a hotel – it’s a home for culture, art, music, and humanity. From the moment we walked in, we felt part of something truly special. The artistic design, the curated exhibitions throughout the property, the live piano music – every detail resonates with inspiration and emotion. But the highlight? The owner himself – present, engaged, sensitive, and deeply involved. It’s impossible to stay indifferent when witnessing someone who combines excellence in hospitality with a powerful community-driven vision. A rare blend of passion, culture, and love for people. We left with tears in our eyes and hearts full. If you’re looking for more than just a comfortable bed – if you’re seeking meaning – you must visit The Betsy
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4 August 2025
Nice stay, good location
The decor and staff were friendly
Noisey air con and outside
4 August 2025
Nice spot!
The hotel is well situated near the beach and restaurants. The rooftop pool is very nice as is the downstairs bar.
Our room, while nicely decorated, had a musty/mildew smell. Perhaps trading out the area rug would help as some of those things capture moisture.
3 August 2025
Very good
The staff and the vibe at the Betsy were the highlights. The bar/restaurant/lobby were great and the courtyard pool was nice. The room was very big with a full closet, though a small bathroom. Food and drinks were great. Bar staff at the rooftop pool and the bar also amazing.
The rooms could have been a bit cleaner and serviced better, and there was some noise from the corridor late at night from other guests
1 August 2025
Good hotel well located
Very well located spot
Rooms are small
26 July 2025
Nice place , desk manager very good .
Service and restaurant.
Problem with the TV room. But was resolved.
21 July 2025
Just lovely
Brilliant location. Fabulous staff especially Rene and Robert in the bar. P
It was lovely. Nothing wrong at all.
21 July 2025
Exceptional
Wonderful staff created a welcoming and safe atmosphere throughout the stay
21 July 2025
Very good
Great location and attentive staff.
16 July 2025
Another wonderful stay in South Beach at the beautiful Betsy Hotel
This was my second time staying at the Betsy. The first time was with a friend and the second time was with my family. I loved it both times. I love how close it is to the beach and the rooftop pool. One evening we had dinner at the restaurant and sat outside. The food was delicious and the ambience and people watching was excellent. Will definitely return in the future.
The only part of this trip that wasn’t the best was when we opened the door to our two queen bedroom one of the beds was right by the door and almost hitting the door. This room was probably not intended for two queen beds, but maybe for one king? That was really my only complaint. For this price I would’ve wished that we had a little bit more room around the two beds
10 July 2025
Exceptional 3 days stay
The whole experience from entering the hotel to leaving after3 days was excellent
Noise from buildings works outside
5 July 2025
Exceptional
Art, Pool, Location
1 July 2025
Fabulous
Great place, atmosphere, location, delicious restaurant
18 June 2025
Relaxing Work Trip
location
chorline in the pool was terrible - maybe change to salt system. Also the sushi was stale.
13 June 2025
Perfect getaway on Southbeach
Wife loved it and dog friendly
If anything maybe parking
10 June 2025
Very enjoyable
Very comfy bed. Piano bar. I’m sure there would be a lot more to like but the weather was awful.
Lack of shelf space in bathroom. No kettle for making tea.
5 June 2025
Amazingly friendly and helpful team of staff, great in house food, best location, comfortable rooms!
Fantastic boutique hotel across from the beach! The staff were exceptional and dealt immediately with any concerns/requests me or any member of my family had during our stay. What a team they put together here. The gym was excellent. The live piano in the lobby was so great to finish off a day with, and the lobby was always inviting and a happy place. I also loved the fresh complimentary coffee at the bar in the morning after my workouts. Great location, great team, we will be back!
31 May 2025
Beautiful hotel in the right spot!
This hotel is beautiful in many ways, including the architecture and the art exhibits. Great bar !
The pools are not something to brag about.
22 May 2025
Excellent location
Super location at the start of ocean drive ! Rooms very comfortable! Facilities excellent !
18 May 2025
Fabulous
Location is amazing. Stuff are so friendly. The ambience is phenomenal
The swimming pool was not heated as early morning, with the breeze being challenging, especially for the little ones
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Pet basket
- - Pet bowls
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Golf course (within 3 km) (additional charge)
- - Fishing (additional charge)
- - Solarium
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Windsurfing (additional charge)
- - Cycling
- - Snorkelling (additional charge)
- - Beachfront
- - Evening entertainment
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Foot bath
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Beach
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Walking tours
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment & family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
- - Board games/puzzles
Cleaning services
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Pool and wellness
- - Rooftop pool
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool with view
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available

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8 January 2026
the best hotel in South Beach miami