The Best Boutique Hotels For Families in Miami in 2026

This classic Miami boutique hotel is a longstanding favorite for visitors to South Beach and we too appreciate its soft elegance and Mediterranean flair. Miles away, architecturally, from flashy, glass-covered city centerpiece hotels, Esme is a quiet amalgam of Spanish-Mediterranean design surrounded by lush greenery. Decidedly chic touches then like striped awnings and strings of warm lights bring it all together. The buildings, the plants, and the design enclose a small area that feels like home, if you lived in some amalgam of Paris, Havana, and Magaluf that once housed… > Read Our Full Review

So much luxury hoteliery, in South Beach, Miami, is plush curtains, gilded bed frames, antique furniture, and the like. We think it’s nice to get a break sometimes, and this Asian-Deco, South Beach facing, boutique hotel might just be it. The black granite, wooden slats, and geometric lights contrast beautifully with the usual yawn, so opulent, yawn of typical Miami luxury hotels. Authentic Far-East artifacts then, amplify a museum-quality reverence that permeates the Setai but amid all the exotic, Asian-inspired glamor The Setai’s real pampering lies in the essentials.   What… > Read Our Full Review

A Palihouse location until 2022, this now-independent boutique hotel in Miami’s Mid-Beach touts cheery colors and a playful atmosphere. The Art Deco building, set along the Indian Creek Waterway, has been a hotel since inception, and suits the practice perfectly. Hotel Trouvail is bright and flirty on first impression, with clean, many-windowed white walls nestled within palm landscaping that gives the street-corner location a nice touch of privacy. One step inside the nicely decorated lobby and you can forget you’re in the heart of Miami tourism. At Hotel Trouvail you’ll… > Read Our Full Review

While this Coconut Grove, Miami hotel is a tad on the large side for a boutique, its unique beauty and character demanded we include it. A post-pandemic renovation of a previously run down 1985 Kenneth Treister icon, the Mayfair House Hotel & Garden is an absolute must-see. From the street, you can wonder at the decorative molding and the intricate metalwork adorning the entryway and second floor. It’s a one-of-a-kind for Miami, and clearly inspired by Gaudi. Inside, you’ll find an atrium dripping in live greenery, where you can enjoy… > Read Our Full Review