Since opening in 2009, W South Beach hotel has been the destination for travellers looking for an eccentric yet luxurious stay along Miami’s art deco Collins Avenue.

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It realized the largest guests rooms in the area at the time, each with balconies with expansive views across the Atlantic. The landmark designed by Nichols Architects of Coral Gables, reopened in November 2020 after an interior renovation by Urban Robot Associates that built upon the hotel’s artful aesthetic yet captured the city’s ever-changing vibrant character. 357 guest suites are now accompanied by a tranquil spa, refreshed $100 million USD art collection, internationally acclaimed cuisine, and pioneering cultural programs to match.

designboom was invited to test the renovated whatever, whenever experience at the hotel during Miami Art Week 2022.