When a big-name hotel doesn’t fit into the budget and you still want to stay in Miami Beach, boutique hotels are an affordable alternative. Here’s a look inside two new properties that opened this spring on opposite ends of the island and are ideal for quick trips or extended business stays.
In February, Myles Chefetz, owner of restaurant Prime One Twelve, opened the 14-room Prime Hotel adjacent to his eatery in Miami Beach's South of Fifth neighborhood. The first floor of the hotel is a lounge extension of the restaurant's dining room. Each guest room has views of the ocean or South Beach, a private balcony, an iPod dock, high-speed wireless Internet, and a 46-inch flat-screen TV. There are also fold-out desks that can accommodate six for a meeting or private dining experience.
Special events can be accommodated at the hotel's restaurant for groups ranging from 12 to as many as 100 people. Additionally, the rooftop pool area can host events for 50.
Further north, the Daddy O Hotel opened in March, just blocks from the Bal Harbour Shops. The 46-room property has been renovated since its days as the Bay Harbour Inn & Suites hotel and now boasts Wi-Fi, bamboo floors, and Skype phones in each room.
On-site dining spot the Palm Restaurant is available for private events of 130. There is also a boardroom for 12.
