From
From $990/night
Rooms
179
Setting
Mid-Beach · Oceanfront
Best For
Design · Art · Theater
Reviewed
2026-09-01
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The 1947 Saxony, reimagined through Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin's lens. Juan Gatti's murals in the Cathedral, Damien Hirst's gilded mammoth in the garden, Faena Red velvet, and Francis Mallmann's fire at Los Fuegos.
Faena Miami Beach opened in December 2015 inside the Saxony, the 1947 hotel George Sax built and Roy F. France designed, once called the Queen of Collins Avenue, where Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin performed. Alan Faena and Len Blavatnik, partners since transforming Buenos Aires's Puerto Madero docklands, reimagined it as the anchor of the Faena District. Faena brought in director Baz Luhrmann and Academy Award-winning designer Catherine Martin to shape the hotel's narrative, and every detail runs through their cinematic lens.
THE PROPERTY
Collins Avenue at 32nd Street sits in Mid-Beach, the link between South Beach and the northern neighborhoods, and the Faena District has made it a destination in its own right. Around the hotel: Rem Koolhaas and OMA's Faena Forum, Faena Bazaar in the restored Atlantic Beach Hotel, and the smaller Casa Faena. The hotel fronts 100,000 square feet of sugar-white sand under Faena's candy-striped umbrellas. It holds Forbes Five-Star status.
LOBBY CULTURE
Walk in under Juan Gatti's Cathedral, eight murals tall enough to tilt your head back, painted in the hothouse colors of a tropical myth. The Living Room beyond is pure 1950s Miami Beach: leopard print on the couches, red velvet on everything else, and a performer at the microphone every night of the week. Service is built around the individual guest, with Experience Managers, on-call butlers, and a car and driver at no charge.
DESIGN NOTES
The rooms feel staged. Luhrmann and Martin worked the building like a film set, and the result reads as Art Deco filtered through old European grandeur: warm hardwood underfoot, Faena Red velvet, and bathrooms tiled a cool blue. Gatti, whom Faena calls its Michelangelo, shares the walls with Jeff Koons and Alberto Garutti. Out in the Mammoth Garden, Damien Hirst's Gone But Not Forgotten stands three meters tall in gold. Frank Pollaro furnished the Penthouse in ivory and beige with gold and black accents.
BAR & SHARED SPACES
Los Fuegos by Francis Mallmann cooks over open fire in the spirit of an Argentine asado. Pao by Paul Qui serves modern Asian cuisine, and El Secreto Omakase seats six for a Tokyo-style sushi and Kyoto-style kaiseki menu. Saxony Bar, with its own entrance, is the late-night speakeasy, and La Cava dines privately among the wine collection at a Pollaro table created with Brad Pitt. The 150-seat Faena Theater, modeled on Europe's opera houses, runs a rotating program of cabaret, comedy, jazz, and resident productions.
Faena Miami Beach is the most completely realized hotel concept in the United States. A decade after opening, the conviction holds: Gatti's murals, Hirst's mammoth, Mallmann's fire, a 150-seat theater, and a 22,000-square-foot healing house on the sand. Alan Faena built a world here, and it still works.
— The Lobby Edit · Founder's Note
ROOMS THAT MATTER
The 179 rooms and suites start with the 463-square-foot Partial Ocean View Room and climb through suites of one to four bedrooms with ocean and city views. Across the accommodations, the Luhrmann and Martin vocabulary holds: hardwood floors, Faena Red velvet, and blue-tiled baths. The Saxony Suite keeps the old hotel's name. At the top sits the Faena Penthouse, two stories and 14,507 square feet, with five bedrooms, a balcony off each, and Frank Pollaro furniture throughout.
THE VERDICT
The most completely realized hotel concept in the United States. A decade in, Faena Miami Beach has held the conviction of its opening, which is the hardest thing in hospitality. Gatti's Cathedral, Hirst's mammoth, Mallmann's fire, and a theater built like an opera house make this the standard for theatrical luxury.
Editor's Note
The most completely realized hotel concept in America. Gatti's Cathedral, Los Fuegos, and the Faena Theater make the case.
The Lobby Edit Score
9.3
/ 10
A decade in and the conviction holds. Mallmann's fire, Tierra Santa, and the Faena Theater set the standard for theatrical luxury.
Property
Faena Miami Beach
Brand
Faena
Category
Luxury Lifestyle
Rooms
179
Opened
1947 · Faena 2015
Address
3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Rates From
990
Per Night · Direct Booking
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The Queen of Collins Avenue, Restaged
Category Scores
Design & Materials
9.5
Atmosphere & Scent
9.4
Lobby Culture
9.3
Service
9.6
Rooms & Suites
9.2
Food & Beverage
9.4
Value
8.6
Sense of Place
Faena Red velvet, leopard-print couches, and a live band in the Living Room every night. Miami Beach at full volume.
SIGNATURE SCENT
Salt air off the Atlantic, wood smoke from Los Fuegos, and fresh flowers through the Cathedral.
LOBBY ENERGY
Latin American regulars, art collectors, international luxury travelers. Dressed for the theater after dinner.
MATERIAL CHARACTER
Faena Red velvet, hardwood, blue tile, gold leaf, Gatti murals. Art Deco nuance and Old World grandeur.
TIME OF DAY
Best after dinner, with a performer on the Living Room stage and the Saxony Bar door down the hall.
Faena Miami Beach Lobby Culture Score: 9.3. The Cathedral, the Living Room's nightly performers, and Hirst's mammoth make this the most total hotel arrival in Miami Beach.
Suites
That Earn the Stay
Partial Ocean View Junior Suite
King or Two Queens · Up to 928 sq ft · Partial Atlantic Views · Furnished Balcony
From $990/night
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Ocean View Junior Suite
King · Up to 1,295 sq ft · Atlantic Views · Furnished Balcony
From $1,160/night
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Premier Oceanfront Corner Junior Suite
King · 1,170 sq ft · Corner Position · Furnished Balcony
From $2,010/night
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Imperial Suite
Two Kings · Up to 2,515 sq ft · Oceanfront · Wraparound Terrace
From $7,120/night
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Saxony Suite
Two Kings · Oceanfront · Dining for Six · Kitchen and Wet Bar · Named for the 1947 Saxony
From $10,030/night
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The Common Ground
Dining, Bar & Shared Spaces
Where the hotel earns its rate beyond the room.
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Three restaurants worth the walk. One for every part of the day.
While You're Here
What to Do Nearby
01
Faena Forum
2 min walk. Rem Koolhaas and OMA's 43,000-square-foot cultural venue, led by Shohei Shigematsu, with a 40-foot domed hall under an oculus and a rose marble amphitheater.
03
Art Deco Historic District
15 min drive south. Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue below 23rd Street hold the densest concentration of Art Deco architecture in the country. Walk it in the morning light.
05
Faena Bazaar
1 min walk. The restored Atlantic Beach Hotel, now 20,000 square feet of Curio shops, jewelry, art, and objects. Crema Coffee Bar sits inside.
02
Faena Theater
Already in the hotel. 150 seats modeled on Europe's opera houses. Check the calendar for the current resident production, cabaret nights, and the Faena Jazz Series.
04
Pérez Art Museum Miami
20 min drive across the causeway. Herzog and de Meuron's waterfront museum, with hanging gardens on the terrace and a strong international contemporary collection.
06
Bal Harbour Shops
15 min drive north. Open-air luxury retail under the palms, from Chanel to Hermès. Go on a weekday afternoon.
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