Freehand Miami

Six blocks back from the ocean, Freehand Miami occupies a 1930s Art Deco building on Indian Creek Drive in the Indian Creek residential pocket of Miami Beach, quieter than the Ocean Drive strip a fifteen-minute walk east. The property suits budget-conscious travellers and social stays over quiet-luxury seekers.

Dorm and private rooms share terrazzo-floored common areas original to the building; the Broken Shaker bar operates off the courtyard and predates the hotel's current branding as a standalone Miami institution. Lincoln Road's shops and restaurants sit six blocks north.