Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami
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Our take
By Matt Spaulding, Founder and writer
This is a small hotel that rents the resort half of its resort fee from the neighbor across the street. The Loews at 1601 Collins supplies the beach chairs and towels, and the fitness center lives there too, open only 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Guests have noticed, calling it an understaffed, limited-service property and asking why a hotel you have to leave to reach the gym or the sand charges a resort fee at all. "Small" is the word that repeats everywhere else: 105 rooms, a third-floor pool guests keep calling undersized for Collins Avenue, and rooms starting at 300 square feet that guests flag as tight for families. The partially frosted glass wall between bed and bathroom survived the 2024 room renovation, and people still say it stops sight but not sound. The praise is just as consistent: the location, clean rooms, a front desk guests thank by name. Then the math. The $40 fee is plus tax, which booking sites bill as $45.60, and valet is $45 with no self-parking on site, so roughly $90 a night is on your bill before the room is. Good for a couple who wants South Beach walkability without the pool-party volume. Bad for a family of four, or anyone who trains before 10 a.m.
Quick facts
- Resort fee
- $40/night plus tax. Booking sites bill it as $45.60. Covers premium internet, two beach chairs and towels (handed out by Loews across Collins), use of the hotel bikes, and 10% off the bar and spa
- Parking
- Valet only, $45/night, standard cars and SUVs. No self-parking on site, and Hyatt doesn't say whether $45 is before tax
- Cheaper parking
- Hotel points drivers to nearby city garages without quoting a rate. City of Miami Beach garages cap at $20 a day, plus a flat $15 per vehicle Friday to Sunday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Beach access
- One block east across Collins, about a 4-minute walk. Chairs and towels come from the Loews at 1601 Collins; umbrellas cost extra
- Gym and spa
- No gym in the building. Guests use the fitness center and spa at Loews across the street, covered by the resort fee; Condé Nast Traveler found 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hours in April 2025
- Pets
- 1 dog, 50 lb limit. $100 for stays up to 6 nights; 7 nights or more is $100 plus a $100 deep-cleaning fee, so $200
- Rooms
- 105 rooms and suites, 300 to 587 sq ft, in a 10-story 2015 building. Lobby and guest rooms renovated in 2024
- Check-in
- 4:00 PM, check-out 11:00 AM. Late check-out is sold for $75 when available
Where you are
📍 1600 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Open in Maps →1600 Collins Avenue at 16th Street, on the inland side of the street in the Art Deco district. The sand is one block east, about four minutes on foot, and the Loews across the road at 1601 Collins is where your beach chairs and the gym actually are. Lincoln Road is a four-minute walk north, Española Way about five minutes south, and the Miami Beach Convention Center roughly five minutes northwest, which is why the place draws conference guests as readily as beach ones.
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How much is the resort fee at Hyatt Centric South Beach Miami?
$40 a night plus tax. Booking sites show it as $45.60, which is the $40 plus Miami Beach's 14%. It covers premium internet, beach access with two chairs and towels (handed out by the Loews across the street), use of the hotel bicycles, and 10% off drinks at the bar and treatments at the spa. Hyatt's own policies page marks the amount subject to change, so ask for it itemized at check-in.
Is there self-parking, or is it valet only?
Valet only, $45 a night. There is no self-parking on the property, and the hotel's policies page sends drivers to nearby city garages instead without quoting a rate for them. Hyatt lists the $45 as pricing for standard cars and SUVs, and doesn't say whether that's before tax or what an oversized vehicle costs, so confirm at the stand. City of Miami Beach garages along this stretch cap at $20 a day, plus a flat $15 per vehicle Friday through Sunday between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
How far is the beach?
One block, about a four-minute walk. The hotel sits on the inland side of Collins Avenue at 16th Street, so you cross the road to reach the sand. Your two beach chairs and towels are handed out by the Loews Miami Beach at 1601 Collins rather than by the Hyatt, and umbrellas are an extra charge.
Is there a gym at the hotel?
Not in the building. Guests use the fitness center and spa at the Loews across Collins Avenue, and the resort fee covers the access. Condé Nast Traveler's April 2025 review found the hours there run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., so an early-morning or late-night workout may not be possible. Confirm the current hours at the front desk before you plan around them.
What time is check-in and check-out?
Check-in is 4:00 PM and check-out is 11:00 AM. Early check-in is request-only and depends on availability, and late check-out is sold for $75 when they have it, so don't build a late flight around either one.
Is it worth booking last minute?
Worth it if you want a quiet base within walking distance of Lincoln Road and Española Way and you don't need the hotel itself to be the destination. Add $45.60 of resort fee and $45 of valet to whatever rate you find, which puts about $90 a night on the bill before the room. Skip it if you're four to a room, or if the pool and the gym are the reason you book a hotel at all, since the third-floor pool is small for this stretch of Collins and the gym is across the street on someone else's hours.
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