Miami Beach room rates rarely include the nightly resort fee or about 14% in taxes. Valet parking, nightlife, airboat tours and restaurant service charges make most trips cost far more than planned.
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Compare hotels in South Beach →For 4 nights with flights, a South Beach hotel and food, plan on about $2,600. Once you add the costs most visitors forget, like resort fees, hotel taxes, an airboat tour, drinks and rideshares, it's closer to $4,150. Use the calculator above to change any number to match your trip.
Late summer is usually cheapest. KAYAK's hotel data shows August as the cheapest month for Miami Beach hotels and February as the most expensive. Late summer is hot and falls in hurricane season, so consider travel insurance. Source
Not if you stay in South Beach. You can walk to the beach and Ocean Drive, and rideshares cover Wynwood, Little Havana and Brickell. Miami Beach hotel valet often costs $30 to $75 a night, so a car can cost more than the rides it replaces. Source
Many Miami Beach hotels add a daily resort fee that isn't in the nightly rate you first see. These fees often run $35 or more a night, and hotel taxes of about 13% to 15% come on top. Compare the total price before you book. Source
The beaches are free, and so is walking Ocean Drive and the Art Deco Historic District. The street murals around Wynwood are free to see from the sidewalk. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens has free parking, and adult tickets are $20 during restoration work. Source