Miami Beach Hotel Ranks No. 3 On U.S. Best Hotels List: U.S. News

MIAMI BEACH, FL — A downtown Miami Beach hotel, Acqualina Resort & Residences on the Beach, took the No. 3 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 list of the top 50 hotels in the United States.

It landed behind only The Peninsula Chicago at No. 1 and Montage Kapalua Bay in Maui at No. 2.

To compile the list, U.S. News considered more than 6,000 of the nation’s top accommodations, using a comprehensive methodology that factors in each hotel’s star rating, industry accolades and guest sentiment.

The media outlet called Acqualina “the perfect place to find your peace.”

“With its deep red furnishings, silk decor and grand entrances reminiscent of a Mediterranean palace, you may forget you're on a Florida beach. That is, of course, until you step outside and realize you're just steps away from white sand and turquoise water,” U.S. News wrote.

According to the Mediterranean-inspired hotel’s Facebook page, the five-star, five-diamond resort is “a seaside haven” located at 17875 Collins Ave. on Sunny Isles. It boasts 4.5 beachfront acres with 400 feet of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 98 luxury rooms, 188 lavish residences, a 20,000-square-feet oceanfront spa, three ocean-front dining areas, three oceanfront swimming pools and a marine biology-based children’s program.

Four other Florida hotels also made the list – The Setai in Miami Beach at No. 37, Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort at No. 38, Faena Hotel Miami Beach at No. 39 and The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort at No. 47.

See the full list from U.S. News & World Report here.