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Delano Miami Beach
- Where:
- Why:The icon is back and I'm here for it
- When:June 2026
- Who:Solo staycation
"The hotel that reinvented hospitality does it again"
Delano is back. The 1947 Art Deco icon that helped redefine South Beach in the ‘90s returns with a calmer sensibility and a broader perspective: thoughtful design, standout dining, and a genuine commitment to wellness, culture, and community. The legendary pool still steals the show, but these days it’s just one part of a hotel that feels just as interested in how you spend your morning as your midnight. Timeless, yes, but very much looking ahead.
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The Delano's stepped, tapering ziggurat rooflines, echoed by its neighbors along Collins Avenue: a motif borrowed from ancient Mesopotamian temples, adopted by American Art Deco as a symbol of verticality and modernity.
The three-year restoration, led by Athens-based architecture firm Elastic Architects, brought back elements like the hexagonal columns and colored terrazzo flooring from the original 1947 project.
The Leda Chair, by Salvador Dalí, and the Calvet Chair, by Antoni Gaudí, share the space with Murano glass chandeliers from the Narciso series: pieces that already belonged to the Delano's history, now reset within a broader artistic program.
The Japanese restaurant Mimi Kakushi, designed by Elastic Architects in partnership with London architecture firm Pirajean Lees, is set in an imagined 1920s Osaka. Its cocktails pay tribute to silent film star Sessue Hayakawa; access is reserved for hotel guests and club members.
By the iconic pool, the same metal table and two chairs from the Schrager era remain. A quiet tribute to the man who created the Delano's myth in 1995.
One of Delano's 171 rooms, with an ocean view and the same luminous white that Starck established in 1995.
Nothing Finer, Delano's new concept store, revives the slogan seen outside the hotel in 1947
Lush views from the two-floor cabanas by the pool
The lucite piano, now in the lobby by daylight, once lived in the basement, in the Florida Room designed by Lenny Kravitz, the nightclub that defined the Delano's nights in the early 2000s. It was in those effervescent nights, more than in any design element, that the hotel's myth was born.
At the Rose Bar, backlit red panels and Rosso Lepanto marble, a deep reddish Italian stone, recall the Art Deco bars of the 1930s, when colored glass and polished stone were shorthand for urban sophistication. The same use of materials that defined the Delano when the hotel was born, in 1947.
The orange-and-white striped kiosks on the Delano's beach repeat a beach club visual code dating back to Miami Beach's earliest decades of tourism. One detail updates the scene: a discreet solar panel built into the roof, proof that even the hotel's most nostalgic gesture carries, today, a contemporary twist.
Highs & Lows
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One of the most significant hotel restorations of the decade, balancing historic preservation with contemporary relevance.
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A genuine cultural destination where art, design, wellness and hospitality feel equally important.
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Some of Miami’s strongest new restaurant openings under one roof.
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The shift from nightlife icon to community hub feels authentic rather than trend-driven.
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Service by the pool is still finding its rhythm. But that's often the case with hotel openings.
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If you're using the beach or pool, there isn't a proper changing room available to use.
Important Bits
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Type
Luxury Lifestyle Hotel
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Vibe
Art Deco grandeur reborn through a contemporary lens. Equal parts design landmark, members club and cultural salon, where Miami’s legendary social energy has traded velvet ropes for meaningful community.
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Location
At the heart of South Beach
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Rooms
171 guestrooms and suites
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Pre-Arrival & Arrival Experience
Communication before arrival is polished and responsive, particularly for restaurant reservations and special requests. Knowing you’re checking into one of hospitality’s most anticipated reopenings adds a genuine sense of occasion.
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Future Forward
Perhaps the most interesting evolution of any luxury hotel in recent years. Rather than recreating the celebrity nightlife that made it famous, Delano is betting on wellness, culture and community. The Members Club, contemporary art program, social sauna (coming soon!), local partnerships, thoughtfully restored architecture, and subtle sustainability touches — from adaptive reuse to solar-powered beach cabanas — suggest a more thoughtful definition of luxury.
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Music
A sophisticated blend of Balearic house, downtempo electronica and soulful lounge that gradually shifts with the rhythm of the day.
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Year Opened
2026
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Designed By
The building was originally designed by B. Robert Swartburg in 1947). The historic restoration and new interior concept launched now in 2026 is by Elastic Architects, drawing some inspiration and references from the iconic 1995 interiors designed by Philippe Starck.
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Health & Wellness
Two pools, direct beach access, a beautifully equipped gym, daily movement programming, and, coming soon, The Source: a striking social wellness concept built around a 22-person sauna. I'll be coming back for that.
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Food
The culinary program feels ambitious from day one. Gigi Rigolatto brings exuberant Italian glamour to the pool and beachfront, while Mimi Kakushi transports guests into an imagined 1920s Osaka with one of Miami’s most atmospheric dining rooms. Both feel like destinations in their own right.
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Bar, Events & Nightlife
The legendary Rose Bar returns looking better than ever, but the biggest shift is philosophical. Instead of chasing nightlife exclusivity, Delano now curates conversations, exhibitions, dinners, wellness gatherings and cultural programming. The energy remains social, just more of the now..
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Minibar & Retail
The minibar leans refined rather than excessive, while the real highlight is Nothing Finer, the hotel’s beautifully curated concept store that revives Delano’s original 1947 slogan through books, objects, fashion and design.
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Accessibility
Excellent. Elevators, accessible guestrooms, step-free circulation through major public areas and beach access support guests with mobility needs. As with many restored historic buildings, some architectural constraints remain, but accessibility has clearly been considered throughout the renovation.
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Pet Friendly
Yes
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Children
Yes
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Price
Good value considering the significance of the restoration, the level of design, and one of the strongest cultural programs currently emerging in hospitality.
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In the Area
Hotel Location Delano Miami Beach, Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL, USA
On Collins Avenue, in the heart of Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco District, Delano sits steps from the ocean while remaining within close distance of world-class restaurants, galleries, Lincoln Road, The Bass Museum and the cultural institutions that have transformed Miami into one of America’s most compelling creative cities.
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