Kimpton EPIC Hotel

A $40 plus tax Guest Amenity Fee every night, plus parking if you bring a car. The hotel doesn't call it a resort fee, but it works like one. It covers wifi, 24-hour fitness center access, sun care and refreshments at the rooftop pool, a $25 Privai credit toward a group class or a spa service of 50 minutes or more, 20% off dinner food at Area 31, PressReader, local calls, and up to 10 pages of printing. With overnight valet at $58 plus tax, a car puts you near $98 before tax per night on top of whatever the room costs.

No. Valet is the only option, at $58 plus tax overnight with unlimited in and out. Oversized vehicles pay a $70 surcharge. Day valet lands somewhere around $26–$38: the hotel's own FAQ quotes $28 for up to four hours, while IHG publishes the wider range without breaking out the tiers. Reviewers regularly flag slow retrieval at busy checkout times and on weekend event nights, so leave yourself a buffer.

There is no beach here. The hotel sits in downtown Miami where the Miami River meets Biscayne Bay, so the water on site is the 16th-floor pool deck. Getting to Miami Beach means a trip off the property. If sand outside the door is the point of the weekend, book on Miami Beach instead.

Check-in is 4:00 PM and check-out is noon. You need to be 21 to check in. Early check-in and late check-out are both request-only and depend on availability. One to watch on a last-minute booking: leaving before your booked departure date without giving notice can trigger an early-departure fee of up to one night's room plus tax.

For couples, groups and business travelers who want a bay-view balcony and a lively rooftop, yes. Those balcony views are the single most repeated thing in reviews, and the staff, the nightly wine hour and the morning lobby coffee get named again and again. The counterweight is cost. A steady stream of reviewers say it feels expensive for what you get, and some are surprised the pool has no hot tub at this price. Add roughly $98 plus tax a night in fees and valet to any rate you're quoted, then decide. Midweek, when the rooftop is calmer, it is an easier yes.

Yes, at no charge and with no deposit. Kimpton takes all pet types here, whatever the size or breed. You fill out a short pet registration form at check-in, and pets need to be crated or out of the room while housekeeping is working. The room comes with a pet bed and bowl, there's an arrival treat, and dogs are welcome at the nightly hosted wine reception. A portion of the rooms are kept pet-free for allergy sufferers.