Thompson Miami Beach Opening Early 2025

The next year should be pretty exciting when it comes to Hyatt’s footprint in Miami. I’ve already written about how the Andaz Miami Beach is expected to open in late 2024, as a conversion of The Confidante Miami Beach, a Hyatt Unbound Collection property.

In this post I wanted to take a look at the Thompson Miami Beach, which is expected to open in early 2025, and is now accepting reservations.

Basics of the new Thompson Miami Beach

The 147-room Thompson Miami Beach is now accepting reservations for stays as of January 30, 2025. I imagine the opening date has the potential to change, as the timeline could be pushed forward more, or we could see additional delays.

The property is located at 1685 Washington Avenue, so it’s not a beachfront property, as it’s set back a couple of blocks from the ocean. The hotel will have a rooftop pool, plus a rooftop restaurant named Vilebrequin La Plage, which will be “inspired by the cuisines of Europe.”

Rooms at the Thompson Miami Beach will start at 295 square feet, with standard suites starting at 590 square feet.

For those not familiar, Thompson is one of Hyatt’s lifestyle brands, with a big emphasis on food & beverage outlets that are popular with locals. It’s kind of funny that the Thompson brand is coming full circle in Miami. The Confidante Miami Beach used to be a Thompson, before joining Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. And now that property will become an Andaz, while this new property will become a Thompson.

Below you can find some renderings of the Thompson Miami Beach.

Thompson Miami Beach rates & points requirements

With the Thompson Miami Beach now accepting reservations, what are rates like?

For those redeeming points, this will be a Category 6 World of Hyatt property, meaning a free night redemption in a standard room will cost 21,000-29,000 points per night. Meanwhile a free night redemption in a standard suite will cost 36,000-44,000 points per night.

Cash rates at the Thompson Miami Beach are steep. Admittedly the hotel is scheduled to open in peak season, and around then, rates are pretty consistently $800+ per night. We’ll see if those rates drop as the opening date approaches, and I imagine we’ll also see better deals in the off season.

This is a moderately exciting addition for Miami

It’s always nice to see more hotel options where travelers can redeem points. In particular, Hyatt hasn’t historically had a great presence in Miami, especially when it comes to luxury and upper upscale properties. So I’m happy to see that Miami is getting both an Andaz and a Thompson.

That being said, I have a hard time getting too excited about this property:

• Part of the issue is that I live in Miami, so I’d never actually stay here (and to be honest, I don’t really understand why people vacation in Miami, other than it being an easy getaway)
• This property is set back a couple of blocks from the beach, and it’s also a small property, so it won’t have a resort vibe, but rather will have more of a city hotel vibe
• I used to be a big fan of the Thompson brand, but I feel like some of the newer properties in the United States are just “bleh,” with small rooms, poor construction quality (like bad sound insulation), and very high pricing for what you get

So we’ll see how this property turns out, though at first glance I’m more excited about the Andaz than the Thompson, given the location closer to the beach, even though it’s a couple of miles north.

Bottom line

The 147-room Thompson Miami Beach is expected to open in early 2025, and has now started accepting reservations. This is one of two new Hyatt lifestyle properties expected to open in Miami Beach in the coming months.

More points hotels are always a good thing, if you ask me, though I don’t find the location of this hotel to be particularly inspiring.

What do you make of the Thompson Miami Beach?