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 as of March 2025, 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 June 2025, so just a couple of months after the Andaz. This property is also accepting reservations, though probably won’t be quite as popular as the Andaz.
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Basics of the new Thompson Miami Beach
The 147-room Thompson Miami Beach is accepting reservations for stays as of June 1, 2025. This represents quite a delay, because going back several months, the hotel was accepting reservations for stays as of January 30, 2025. Hopefully we don’t see additional delays beyond that.
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 signature rooftop restaurant. 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 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 variable. The hotel is now expected to open in summer, which is the quieter season in Florida. As a result, I currently see rates starting at under $300 per night. However, as we get into the busier season again, I see rates starting more than twice as high.
If you are looking to book a cash stay here, I’d recommend doing so through the Hyatt Privé program, which offers extra perks like room upgrades, complimentary breakfast, and a hotel credit.
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 next year, and is currently accepting reservations for stays as of June 2025. 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?
Have a reservation for end of April, I assume this will be cancelled? Booked 2 months ago.
As I wrote in the comment about Andaz Miami Beach - great hotel, terrible area (Miami and Miami Beach) with very rude locals.
Why would anyone go to Miami Beach and not stay at a beachfront hotel, especially given the high rates, taxes and, surely, resort/destination fees?
Everyone has different budgets. The Hyatt Centric is across the street from a beachfront hotel and arranged for Hyatt Centric guests to use the beachfront hotel's beach chairs (and pool and spa, in addition to the Centric's own rooftop pool).
Is the MB Thompson a rebrand or a new build?
Looking at Google Maps, it is a completely new build since it is shown as a literal open lot. It's across the street from a small park and the Fillmore Miami Beach is kitty corner from where the hotel is. It's 2 blocks from the beach and a little north of where Ocean Drive begins. It's theoretically possible that a deal could be worked out with one of the other hotels for beach chair access, but who knows.