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#34 tallest hotel in Florida · W Hotels
W South Beach
Miami Beach, United States · completed 2009
Highest room
220 ft
about 67 m above the street
Top room floor
19th
hotel floors 1–20
Building height
~230 ft
70 m · 20 floors
Typical rate
$500
per night, standard room
Mixed-use tower: hotel plus residences
How high is W South Beach?
W South Beach is a W hotel in Miami Beach, United States. Its highest guest rooms are on the 19th floor, roughly 220 ft (67 m) above the street: about 85 ft below the Statue of Liberty's torch.
The hotel fills a 20-floor tower that rises 230 ft (70 m) (estimated) and was completed in 2009; the building also holds residences. Guest rooms stop at floor 19, one floor below the top of the building.
It ranks #34 of the 44 hotels in our Florida ranking by highest room. In Miami Beach it ranks #5 of 6; Fontainebleau Miami Beach has the highest rooms there, at 420 ft. Among the 3 W hotels we track, it ranks #3.
A standard room typically costs around $500 a night, above the $250 median across the tall hotels we track. Rates swing a lot by season, so check live prices before you book.
About the hotel
W South Beach stands at Collins Avenue and 22nd Street, on the line between South Beach and Mid-Beach, and opened in 2009 as a combined hotel and residential building. Its 401 rooms and suites start with studio suites of more than 560 sq ft, and the interiors mix grey slate, dark wood floors and art and artefacts from around the world. The beachfront grounds have two pools, including the main WET pool with cabanas and a bar, along with a spa, a 24-hour gym and several restaurants and bars.
How it compares
Drawn to scale: W South Beach and its neighbours in the Florida ranking by highest room.
More tall hotels in Miami Beach
Other Miami Beach hotels on our list, by highest room.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach (Trésor Tower)
🇺🇸 Miami Beach · rooms to 420 ft
Floor 35 · 434 ft tower
The Setai Miami Beach
🇺🇸 Miami Beach · rooms to 385 ft
Floor 38 · 386 ft tower
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
🇺🇸 Miami Beach · rooms to 270 ft
Floor 16 · 272 ft tower
Eden Roc Miami Beach
🇺🇸 Miami Beach · rooms to 230 ft
Floor 20 · 240 ft tower
SLS South Beach (Ritz Plaza)
🇺🇸 Miami Beach · rooms to 185 ft
Floor 11 · 204 ft tower
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Questions about W South Beach
What floor are the highest rooms at W South Beach?
The highest guest rooms at W South Beach are on the 19th floor. The hotel occupies floors 1–20 of the 20-floor building.
How high up are the rooms at W South Beach?
Its top-floor rooms sit roughly 220 ft (67 m) above street level, about 85 ft below the Statue of Liberty's torch. The figure is an estimate based on the floor number and the building's average floor height.
How tall is the W South Beach building?
The building is 230 ft (70 m) tall (estimated), with 20 floors, and was completed in 2009.
Is W South Beach the tallest hotel in Miami Beach?
Not by highest room. Fontainebleau Miami Beach has higher rooms (420 ft vs 220 ft), and W South Beach ranks #5 of the 6 Miami Beach hotels on our list.
What else is in the W South Beach tower?
Besides the hotel, the tower holds residences.
How much does a night at W South Beach cost?
Standard rooms typically run around $500 per night, though rates vary a lot by date and season.
Heights come from CTBUH, Wikipedia and the hotels themselves. The highest-room figure is the top room floor multiplied by the building's average floor height, so treat it as accurate to within a few floors. How we measure.