Ritz Carlton South Beach Hotel Miami

Ritz Carlton South Beach Overview

The Ritz Carlton is in a prime location overlooking the ocean on South Beach walking distance to Ocean Drive, Lincoln Road Shops, South Beach nightlife and three miles from downtown Miami. The hotel was designed in 1953 by Morris Lapidus design, the restored hotel features a two-story-high lobby with black terrazzo floors, circular wood columns, and a winding staircase leading to the mezzanine level. The hotel also features an impressive $2 million art collection.

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach is listed in the 2007 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world’s best places to stay.

Ritz Carlton South Beach Rooms

This Ritz-Carlton, South Beach offers 375 guestrooms on 11 floors. Average size being from 350 to 400 sq/ft. Navy blue and green colours accent dark cherry furnishings. Beds are dressed with premium Italian linens, feather comforters, and down or non-allergenic foam pillows. Other amenities include minibars, cable TV with premium channels, video-game consoles (surcharge), bathrobes, and slippers. High-speed Internet access is available (surcharge).

Ritz Carlton South Beach Restaurants

Americana - Hotel’s signature restaurant, with indoor and outdoor patio dining. Breakfast menu includes smoked salmon, cereals, yogurts, fruits, and fresh juices. Lunch includes salads, sandwiches, and lobster grilled-cheese. Kobe meatloaf, lobster Rockefeller, and grilled tuna casserole are dinner selections. There is also entertainment provided by DJ Smeejay (named best DJ in Miami by Miami New Times) on the terrace 6 – 9 p.m. seven nights a week.  

De Lido Beach Club - Trendy South Mediterranean-style restaurant. “Sun cuisine” includes monkfish, gingered lobster, and grilled medallions of beef. Dinner only.

Lapidus Lounge - Cocktails and tapas served mid-afternoon through late evening in lounge. DJ-spun music Thursday-Saturday nights.

1LR – One Lincoln Road – Cocktails, coffee, tea, and light finger foods served in lobby bar from late afternoon till late evening.

Onyx 360 - Located on mezzanine level overlooking main lobby. Private dining table for ten. Dinner only.

David Bouley Evolution - The hotel’s luxury dining experience and the Michelin-star chef’s first restaurant outside Manhattan. Serves Contemporary French and Japanese cuisine with global accents.

Ritz Carlton South Beach Facilities

There is an outdoor pool that overlooks the ocean, and a fitness centre equipped with bikes, treadmills, and weight machines. The hotel even has a tanning butler on staff. The spa, covering 16,000sq/ft was named the best day spa in Miami by Allure magazine and features 14-treatment rooms, a "Power Shower" with 23 body sprays, luxurious relaxation lounges, a full-service salon and two couple's suites.

On the beach personal watercraft, parasails, and kayaks can be rented. Other amenities include 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space with high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Supervised activities for children ages 5-12 are available (surcharge). Golf courses are plentiful in Miami Beach, and the Miami Beach Golf Club, an 18-hole golf course, is within two miles of the hotel (surcharge).

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