Luxury Hotel · Greater Miami
Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club
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At a glance
Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club is a five-star oceanfront hotel in Surfside, built around a glamorous 1930s Miami Beach club.
The hotel grew out of The Surf Club, a 1930s members’ club that drew the likes of Sinatra and Churchill. Today, the original clubhouse is wrapped by new buildings by Richard Meier, with interiors by Joseph Dirand. There are just 77 rooms and suites, most with floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms, and ocean views.
Dining is a destination, led by Thomas Keller’s Michelin-starred Surf Club Restaurant, the Italian Lido, a Champagne Bar with Miami’s largest list, and a casual beach restaurant. There is a holistic spa, a fitness center, and three pools, one adults-only, among 40 cabanas on a private beach.
It is intimate and design-led for its size. It suits couples, gay or straight, on a honeymoon as much as families, with a kids’ club on-site. The Bal Harbour Shops are minutes away, South Beach is a short drive, and the airport is about 30 minutes.
Highlights
- Five-star oceanfront hotel in the historic 1930s Surf Club
- Thomas Keller’s Michelin-starred Surf Club Restaurant on-site
- Three pools, 40 cabanas, and a private beach
Accommodation
Ocean View Room
A full wall of windows frames the glistening Atlantic in sumptuous Ocean View rooms.
Bay View Room
Situated on the hotel’s upper floors, Bay View rooms offer an elevated sense of panoramic luxury.
Surf Club Room
The ideal choice for those wanting to explore the stunning beaches of Surfside to the maximum.
Further information
Dining
Dining is one of the hotel’s headline acts. The Surf Club Restaurant is Thomas Keller’s first Florida venture, a one-Michelin-star room serving refined continental cooking. Lido and Lido Terrace cover Italian and Mediterranean food, oceanfront, with a popular Sunday brunch, and the Champagne Bar carries the largest champagne selection in Miami in a glamorous, period-styled room. For something easier, Winston’s serves casual plates out on the beach.
Wellness
The Spa at The Surf Club is a holistic space with indoor and outdoor treatment areas, a sauna, and a steam room, running through massages, facials, body scrubs, and detox wraps. There is a fitness center alongside. Out front, three pools step down toward the sand, one of them adults-only, with 40-day cabanas and a private stretch of Surfside beach, plus complimentary bikes and electric MOKEs for getting around.
Location
The hotel is in Surfside, a quiet residential pocket on Collins Avenue just north of Bal Harbour and well north of the South Beach crowds. The Bal Harbour Shops, with their designer stores, are a couple of minutes away, and Aventura Mall is a short drive north. South Beach and its Art Deco district are about 15 minutes south, with downtown Miami and the airport roughly half an hour away.
Greater Miami
The beauty of Greater Miami is not only its fantastic year-round weather but also the huge selection of luxury hotels and resorts scattered across a diverse patchwork of characterful neighbourhoods. These high-end properties span a range of design styles and environments, meaning that regardless of whether you’re a city-loving minimalist or a water-sports fan with a passion for art-deco interiors, you’re guaranteed to find somewhere you love in Greater Miami.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Out Of Office do?
Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specializing in tailor-made vacations and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury vacations, LGBTQ+ honeymoons, safaris, cruises, beach escapes, private tours and group trips, with every itinerary designed around you. Our travel specialists combine global expertise, first-hand destination knowledge and trusted local partners to create seamless, highly personalized experiences.
Is Out Of Office a gay travel agency?
Out Of Office is an LGBTQ+ owned and run luxury travel specialist, with particular expertise in gay and LGBTQ+ travel. We understand the additional considerations that can come with traveling as an LGBTQ+ person or couple, from local laws and customs to finding genuinely welcoming hotels and experiences.
We welcome every traveler, including friends, families and allies. Many of our clients are not members of the LGBTQ+ community, but choose Out Of Office for our luxury travel expertise, personalized service and discretion.
Do you create tailor-made LGBTQ+ vacations?
Yes. Every tailor-made trip with Out Of Office is designed from scratch around your interests, travel style, budget and the way you want to experience a destination. We can arrange luxury hotels, private transfers, flights, guides, excursions, cruises and special experiences as part of one personalized itinerary. The journeys shown on our website are there to inspire you rather than restrict you; only clearly identified group departures operate as fixed itineraries.
How do you choose LGBTQ+ friendly hotels and destinations?
We combine first-hand destination knowledge with trusted local expertise to recommend luxury hotels, resorts and experiences where LGBTQ+ travelers can feel informed and welcome. We also consider the laws, customs and attitudes of each destination, because LGBTQ+ rights and experiences differ around the world. Our team regularly visit many of the properties we work with and where a destination requires greater awareness, we give you clear and considered advice so that you can make an informed decision about where and how you travel.
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