Miami Beach EDITION

The Miami Beach EDITION is Ian Schrager's restored 1955 Seville Hotel on Mid-Beach: 294 rooms and suites, 28 bungalows, and an indoor ice rink, a four lane bowling alley and a nightclub on site. It holds no MICHELIN star and no MICHELIN Key, and it is not Forbes Five Star.

"Ian Schrager built an ice rink, a bowling alley and a nightclub inside a restored 1955 hotel, then put Jean-Georges in the Matador Room."

Aggregate 9.3/10 on our editorial scale (Room & Design, Service, Location). Independently scored; see our methodology. This is our opinion, not an aggregate of user reviews.

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What makes Miami Beach EDITION special?

The play here is entertainment inside a hotel, at a scale nothing else on Collins Avenue attempts. Ian Schrager restored Melvin Grossman's 1955 Seville Hotel with Marriott and then filled it with things hotels do not normally have: an indoor ice skating rink, BASEMENT Bowl with four bowling lanes, a nightclub, an outdoor cinema, a kids' club and a walking and jogging trail, alongside the EDITION Spa and fitness centre. The rooms are the opposite: 294 all white, minimal, deliberately plain guest rooms and suites, plus 28 private bungalows and a rooftop penthouse. Be precise about awards, because this property is often written up loosely. The Miami Beach EDITION holds no MICHELIN star and no MICHELIN Key. It was not on the MICHELIN Key list for Miami, although the Tampa EDITION was, and it is not one of the five Miami-area hotels holding Forbes Five Star for 2026. Its signature restaurant, the oval Matador Room, was created by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, whose MICHELIN stars are held at other restaurants in other cities and do not transfer to Miami Beach. What the hotel actually offers is a Mid-Beach oceanfront position, a private beach with cabanas, and more to do after dark than any competitor.

Which room should you book?

294 guest rooms and suites, 28 private bungalows and a rooftop penthouse, and the aesthetic is uniform: all white, minimal, Schrager. That look is the point and also a recurring complaint, because the interiors are now more than a decade old and a proportion of reviewers describe them as tired or clinical for what the hotel charges. Read recent photographs before booking a high category. Position is the other variable that matters. The property sits directly on the Mid-Beach sand, so ocean facing rooms deliver the view, but the venues underneath the hotel run late. Guests on lower floors above the nightclub and event spaces are the ones who report noise, so ask for a high floor away from the venues if you are a light sleeper. The 28 private bungalows are the other option worth asking about. As with every property on this list, we do not state square footage we cannot verify against the brand's current floor plans, so confirm the exact category, floor and outlook on the EDITION site before you book.

Where should you eat and drink?

The Matador Room is the reason to eat in. It occupies the historic oval dining room, runs as a supper club, and the menu is built on South American, Caribbean and Spanish influences. The concept was created by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and this is where Miami hotel copy goes wrong. Vongerichten holds MICHELIN stars at other restaurants in other cities. Those stars belong to those restaurants. The Matador Room has never held a MICHELIN star and nothing on this property does, so treat any page that calls this a MICHELIN starred hotel restaurant as unreliable. The adjoining Matador Bar carries the same room and the same supper club register into the evening. Beyond that, expect poolside and beach service and the food and drink attached to the entertainment venues, but check the current line up on the hotel's own dining page before you plan a week here. Miami Beach restaurant rosters turn over quickly and we will not list an outlet we cannot confirm is trading.

What is the spa and pool like?

Multiple oceanfront pools, a private beach with cabanas, and the EDITION Spa and fitness centre cover the conventional side. The unconventional side is what people actually book this hotel for: an indoor ice skating rink, four bowling lanes at BASEMENT Bowl, an outdoor cinema and a walking and jogging trail, all inside the property. That combination makes it the strongest wet weather hotel in Miami Beach, which matters more than it sounds during summer afternoon storms and hurricane season. The trade offs are real. The ice rink and bowling carry their own charges on top of the room rate and the resort fee, and the pool programming is DJ driven, so the pool deck is a scene rather than a quiet place to read. There is a kids' club, and the entertainment mix genuinely suits families as well as the late night crowd.

Where is Miami Beach EDITION, and how do you get there?

Mid-Beach is the compromise address, and it works. The hotel stands at 2901 Collins Avenue, immediately south of the Faena District and north of the South Beach crush, directly on the sand with a private beach and cabanas and no road to cross. That position gives you a beach calmer than the Ocean Drive stretch while keeping South Beach within easy reach: roughly 8 to 15 minutes by car to Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road, or about 25 to 35 minutes on foot along the beach boardwalk to Lincoln Road, which is a pleasant walk in the morning and a sweaty one at 2pm in August. Wynwood and its galleries are roughly 15 to 25 minutes by car. Miami International Airport is roughly 25 to 40 minutes, about 12 miles. All driving times are traffic dependent and can stretch badly during major event weekends and spring break, so allow more time than the map suggests if you have a flight or a reservation.

What do guests consistently say?

Guest feedback on the EDITION divides by what people came for. Those who came for the entertainment, the ice rink, the bowling lanes, the nightclub and the pool scene, generally get what they expected and rate it highly, and families single out the kids' club and the sheer amount to do without leaving the property. Those who came for a quiet luxury beach hotel are the ones writing the bad reviews, and their complaints are consistent enough to plan around. The nightclub, the DJ pool programming and event bookings generate late night noise, and it is guests on lower floors above the venues who report it. The all white minimal rooms are over a decade old and a proportion of reviewers call them tired or clinical for the price. Service is reported as inconsistent when the hotel is running a large event. Book here for the programme, not for a restful week.

Honest cons: who should skip it?

Three recurring problems, all of them predictable. Noise first: the nightclub, the DJ pool programming and event bookings run late, and rooms on lower floors above the venues are the ones guests complain about. If you want silence, this is the wrong hotel on Collins Avenue. Second, the rooms. The all white minimal interiors date from the original Schrager fit out over a decade ago, and a proportion of reviewers describe them as tired or clinical for the money. Third, the bill. A June 2024 Miami Beach survey listed the resort fee at USD 25 per room per night and valet at USD 45 per day here, with a USD 300 pet fee per stay; those figures are indicative rather than current, Miami fees have risen sharply since, and there is no self parking alternative at most Miami Beach luxury hotels, so valet is effectively compulsory with a hire car. Add the ice rink and bowling charges and Florida and Miami Beach taxes, and the final bill runs well above the advertised rate. Check every figure live at booking.