Freehand Miami

This hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of the beach. Indian Creek is just 4 blocks away. The building is surrounded by a variety of restaurants, banks, grocers and pharmacies. It is approximately 5 km from South Beach, 5 minutes from Bal Harbour and 22. 5 km from Miami International Airport. The apartment hotel was built in 1960. The hotel comprises a total of 14 rooms....

Each spacious guest room showcases authentic art-deco furnishings and includes a writing desk, refrigerator, data port, voice mail and Internet access.

It's all about cheap charm. The reimagined Indian Creek Hotel becomes a traditional art deco hostel. Removed from the fray of South Beach and the big warhorse hotels up the Strip, it is a world unto itself. The lobby and restaurant are a bit too charming in a tres cute sort of way, but the pool is a marvel, surrounded by lush vegetation.

Year-round summer camp for cool kids. Rooms are shared by up to eight sleepers, or those with deeper pockets can splurge on private digs. The Broken Shaker bar, aka on-premise party-starter, gets the kids nicely lit by way of haute mixology. Rounding out the commune experience is the vegetable garden, swimming pool, ping pong, bicycles, and art classes.

Built in 1936 and completely renovated in 1999, this 61-room hotel is right next to Indian Creek and one block from the beach. It has the barefoot casualness of a Key West inn and the Old World ambience of a European resort. The large…

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Built in 1936 and completely renovated in 1999, this 61-room hotel is right next to Indian Creek and one block from the beach. It has the barefoot casualness of a Key West inn...

Occupying a restored hotel building from the 1930s, Freehand Miami offers a hostel experience like no other in the city. The eye-catching interiors and room design, done up by the renowned firm Roman & Williams make it hard to believe that this is a hostel. Mixing fresh and quirky with the building's old-world charm, they give the place a refreshing vibe. There's an outdoor pool and a leafy...