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The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami
Miami, Florida, United States · Ritz-Carlton · Core Luxury
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove opened in 2002 as a 115-room boutique hotel in Miami's oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood, settled by Bahamian craftsmen in the 1870s. It looks out over Dinner Key Marina, once the Pan American Airways flying boat terminal where the first transatlantic commercial flights departed, and The Barnacle, built in 1891 by Commodore Ralph Munroe a few blocks away, is the county's oldest standing structure.
- 115 rooms
- Opened 2002
- Neighborhood: Coconut Grove
- Rooms from 440 sq ft (41 m²)
About The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami
- The hotel looks out over Dinner Key Marina, once the site of the Pan American Airways flying boat terminal where the first transatlantic commercial flights departed in the 1930s.
- Coconut Grove's tropical canopy and bayfront streets have historically drawn residents including Tennessee Williams, David Crosby and Alexander Graham Bell.
History
Coconut Grove is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, and its origins predate the 1896 incorporation of the City of Miami itself by roughly two decades. The community was established in the 1870s and 1880s by a mix of Bahamian settlers — many of them skilled craftsmen and mariners who had worked the Florida Keys — and Northern intellectuals drawn to the subtropical climate, including a circle of naturalists, artists, and early environmentalists who made the bayfront village one of the first eco-conscious communities in Florida. The Barnacle, built in 1891 by Commodore Ralph Munroe and now a state historic site, remains the oldest structure in Miami-Dade County and a direct artifact of Coconut Grove's founding generation.
The neighborhood's Bahamian character shaped its street patterns, its architecture, and its social rhythms long before Miami had a skyline. The village's integration of Bahamian and American residents was unusual for its era, and the cultural traditions that Bahamian settlers brought — boat-building, fishing, vernacular architecture adapted to subtropical heat — persisted well into the twentieth century. Coconut Grove predates not only Miami's incorporation but the arrival of Henry Flagler's railroad, which transformed the rest of South Florida but found a community in Coconut Grove already functioning on its own terms.
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove opened in 2002 as a boutique 115-room property above Biscayne Bay, positioned on the quieter, more residential western edge of the brand's South Florida presence. The hotel is the only Ritz-Carlton in South Florida situated in a neighborhood that is older than the surrounding city, and that distinction shapes its character: less resort, more residential retreat. The Rivage restaurant serves seasonal coastal cooking, and the views over Biscayne Bay toward the Dinner Key Marina — the site of the old Pan American flying boat terminal, where the first trans-Atlantic commercial flights departed in the 1930s — connect the hotel to a neighborhood whose depth of history the rest of Miami can only observe from across the water.
The setting
The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami stands above Biscayne Bay at 3300 SW 27th Avenue in a neighborhood whose history predates Miami's 1896 incorporation — Coconut Grove was settled by Bahamian craftsmen in the 1870s, making it the oldest continuously inhabited community in Miami-Dade County. The neighborhood's mature tropical canopy, bayfront setting, and village-scale streets have historically attracted Tennessee Williams, David Crosby, and Alexander Graham Bell. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the Gilded Age Italianate estate on Biscayne Bay, is twenty-eight minutes by transit; Bayfront Park and downtown Miami's museum campus are reachable in under forty minutes, positioning the hotel as Coconut Grove's understated luxury anchor.
Restaurants and bars
- Isabelle's Coconut Grove — Restaurant · Eclectic
- The Sundeck — Restaurant · American
- The Commodore — Restaurant
Experiences
- Mariner's Reserve — A sail on Biscayne Bay concluding with a chef-curated dining experience at Isabelle's Coconut Grove, featuring your own catch.
- Heart of the Grove — A multi-sensory wellness journey with ceremonial cacao, therapeutic touch and guided intention.
- Rhythm & Deco — A cultural journey through Miami's iconic neighborhoods, blending heritage, architecture and curated culinary moments.
Amenities
- 6,000 sq ft full-service spa
- Heated lap pool
- Brickell Bay waterfront access
- 10,800 sq ft event space
- 24-hour fitness center
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- EV charging
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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