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Spa seekers and wellness devotees will find heaven in Miami. In a city with year-round sunshine, cultivating one's beach body is a year-round pursuit. The oceanfront hotels that line the beach are home to lavish spas and fitness studios for prime pampering aimed at the mind and body. From results-oriented spa treatments to hydrotherapy labyrinths where you can spend all day rotating between sauna, steam room, hot tub and experience showers, Miami’s spas have a way of washing all of your tensions away. Here's our pick of the best spa hotels in Miami.
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In its heyday, this historic Miami Surf Club was graced by the likes of Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor. The hotel's nine-acre grounds now boast three swimming pools and a vast spa and wellness centre with serenity lawns for outdoor yoga, steam room, sauna and hammam. The tea lounge and relaxation room, with private alcoves, have a zen view of the sea. The floor-to-ceiling windows and frameless glass balconies offer up incredible views in ocean-facing rooms and the feeling of floating on water. Enjoy a pre-dinner glass of champagne at the exclusive La Sirenuse lounge, formerly a grand ballroom. Read expert review From £ 646This seaside retreat in Sunny Isles Beach exudes five-star opulence. It’s home to one of the city’s finest spas, which specialises in 'spa journeys' that go beyond simple treatments. These can last up to four hours, and include foot rituals, body exfoliation, body wraps, massages and facials. Massages with volcanic stones, salt and oil scrubs and deep tissue therapies are also on the menu. Amenities include a sauna, steam room, several pools, an ice fountain, an experience shower, and a Himalayan salt wall (it fills the air with detoxifying negative ions). The gym provides personal trainers or private yoga instructors. Read expert review From £ 475• The best things to do in Miami
The Miami Beach EDITION occupies a restored mid-century grand dame on the Atlantic Ocean with tip-top facilities and nightlife offerings that include an ice skating rink and bowling alley. The spa is transporting with white gauzy curtains and lounges in the relaxation room. It offers a menu of 'quick fix' treatments for combating stress, including power naps aided by biotic wave simulation to aromatherapy inhalation. Guests can enjoy the usual range of massages and therapies as well. The hotel’s sprawling poolscape is one of the nicest on the beach with two swimming pools, a cabana bar with rooftop lounges and a grassy knoll. Read expert review From £ 351A sprawling wellness resort on Miami’s North Beach boasting the largest spa in South Florida, as well as an impressive fitness programme with over 40 group classes per day. A wellness concierge, stationed in the lobby, exists to arrange spa, fitness and wellness programming before you arrive. The medical wellness programme combines eastern and western practices for holistic health, led by a team of medical professionals. There are four swimming pools with sweeping views of the ocean. Suites feature kitchens and living rooms, and feel more like luxurious Miami Beach condos than hotel rooms. Read expert review From £ 465• The best boutique hotels in Miami
A famed five-star resort with a world-class spa and high-end Peruvian restaurant, offering stunning views of Biscayne Bay. With both a stylish pool and man-made beach, guests can soak up the sun here without feeling overwhelmed by the South Beach scene. The expansive spa and fitness centre is world-class, with a focus on holistic wellness and fully customisable packages. It offers unique massages specially tailored to men, as well as the standard range of massages, treatments and therapies. In addition to the pool and beach, guests can shop at the on-site boutique or take a cooking class. Read expert review From £ 289• The best budget hotels in Miami
The indulgent and luxurious Lapis Spa at Fontainebleau is one of the best in the city. Standout amenities encompass mineral pools, massage-jet showers and eucalyptus steam baths, while a range of treatments, designed to combat stress, include a full body renewal programme. One of the more intriguing treatments is deep massage with CBD oil and lavender, which claims to destress and relieve muscle tension. Rooms have outrageously comfortable beds that feel like sinking into a cloud. With eight dining venues and LIV, one of the hottest nightclubs in Miami, you’ll want for nothing more. Read expert review From £ 213• The best free things to do in Miami
The famed London private members’ club’s Miami Beach outpost is found just north of South Beach in lush oceanfront digs. There are many nooks and crannies accessible only to members and hotel guests, including a library, screening room and rooftop pool, bar and restaurant. Cowshed Spa feels like a spruced-up barn, with a sultry steam room and a salon reminiscent of an old-fashioned barbershop. It offers excellent massages, facials, waxing and body therapies. Rooms either face the beach or the bay and some enjoy enormous balconies; the haven-like open bathrooms have rainfall showers, soaking tubs and Cowshed Spa toiletries. Read expert review From £ 192The Standard Spa hotel boasts an inspired fitness and wellness programmes in its popular spa. It features a Turkish hammam, do-it-yourself hydrotherapy treatments, saunas, yoga rooms and a series of outdoor mud baths. The spacious lobby opens up to a labyrinthine zen garden with hanging chairs and fire pits hidden amidst the hedges. There’s a zero entry pool where music is piped in underwater – one of the hottest pool scenes in town and the ultimate in Miami Beach cool. The Lido Bayside Grill is a hip spot for lunch, sunset happy hour or dinner overlooking the glistening bay. Read expert review From £ 266Contributions by Shayne Benowitz & Mark Jones
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