ABAE Hotel by Eskape Collection

Stretched along West Avenue on the bay side of Miami Beach, ABAE Hotel occupies a quieter stretch a few blocks west of Ocean Drive's crowds, with Lincoln Road's shops and restaurants roughly ten minutes on foot — a practical base for travelers who want South Beach without the strip's noise.

The four-star property sits closer to Biscayne Bay than the Atlantic, so several rooms look toward the marina and downtown skyline rather than sand. A rooftop pool deck catches sunset over the bay instead of sunrise over the ocean, a detail that separates it from the beachfront chains nearby.