It’s a good year when it comes to Hyatt’s footprint in Miami. Recently, we saw the opening of the Andaz Miami Beach, which is a conversion of The Confidante Miami Beach, a Hyatt Unbound Collection property.
In this post, I want to take a look at the Thompson Miami Beach, which is expected to open later this year. This is a nice addition, though it 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 October 1, 2025. This represents quite a delay, because going back several months, the hotel was accepting reservations as of June 1, and before that, it was accepting reservations as of January 30. So only time will tell if the current schedule sticks, or if we 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 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 has 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. In early October, when the hotel is expected to open, I see rates of just over $250 per night, which is quite reasonable by Miami standards.
However, as we get into the busier season (winter), I see rates starting roughly 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 recently opened Andaz than the upcoming Thompson, given the location closer to the beach, even though it’s a couple of miles north. Then again, this property seems to be more reasonably priced, at least as of now, so that’s good news.
Bottom line
The 147-room Thompson Miami Beach is expected to open as of October 2025. However, it has already been delayed significantly, and we could see additional delays. With the Andaz Miami Beach having just opened, this is one of two new Hyatt lifestyle properties expected to open in Miami Beach in 2025.
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?
It's kind of a resort factory, but I am partial to the 1 Hotel down there. Pools are nice, rooftop restaurant and bar are cool, etc.
FNT - When I was at the 1 Hotel a couple of years ago, I had good beach service from what I assumed were 1 Hotel employees. I was able to charge stuff to my room, got beach chairs, umbrellas and towels handed to me, etc. So I didn't notice any issues in terms of what you describe. It was before 4 PM though.
Nope. Not 1 Hotel employees. They wear each hotel's livery but they aren't. Boucher Brothers has the exclusive franchise from Miami Beach.
https://www.boucherbrothers.com/portfolio/
The Andaz Miami Beach is now accepting reservations for later in the year if folks want a true beach hotel. Snagged a nice points booking in December.
At least half the rooms are on the sides or rear of the building. There aren't any true oceanfront rooms.
Back when the Andaz was the Confidante, I had a room on a high floor with a great balcony and oceanfront view. Although most rooms do face the side, there are indeed some oceanfront ones.
I have a hard time calling someone 200 yards off the ocean and partially or wholly blocked from the ocean by walls, paths, and trees, an actual oceanfront room. At the neighboring Cadillac, most of their oceanfront rooms would, at an honest hotel, be called oceanview and most of their oceanview rooms, at an honest hotel, be called resort view.
I'm not opposed to being off the beach, especially since one company has the franchise from Miami Beach to operate the beach services for ALL hotels in Miami Beach. As a result, none of the hotels let you use chairs after 4 or 5 pm even though you're paying a lot of money to stay at the beach resort and rent chairs, umbrellas, etc. I used to go to Miami Beach four or five times...
I'm not opposed to being off the beach, especially since one company has the franchise from Miami Beach to operate the beach services for ALL hotels in Miami Beach. As a result, none of the hotels let you use chairs after 4 or 5 pm even though you're paying a lot of money to stay at the beach resort and rent chairs, umbrellas, etc. I used to go to Miami Beach four or five times a year and a fair number of the people I traveled with never left the hotel pool. My issue is will the rates reflect not being on the beach. I think $225-$400 is fair. I imagine they have to be closer to $400 since $225 is somewhat cheap for Thompson, which is positioned somewhere between 4-star upscale and 5-star luxury.
It's across the street from the Filmore and the Convention Center, which is a huge plus. This is a great place to stay for easy access to those places until the Grand Hyatt opens directly across the street in a couple years.