Courtyard room
A queen bed facing the banyan. Morning light, ceiling fan, writing desk.
Palma AltaCoral Gables
Fourteen rooms in a 1926 house, five minutes from the Venetian Pool.
A house first, a hotel second.
Built in coral rock for a family who never left, restored a century later for guests who don't want to.
The original tile, the iron gates and the courtyard banyan all stayed. We added quiet rooms, good beds and a kitchen that cooks for the people staying here, not for a crowd.
There's no lobby. Someone meets you at the gate, walks you through the loggia, and hands you a key.
- 14
- rooms and suites
- 1926
- original Mediterranean Revival house
- 1
- courtyard pool, shaded by the banyan
Rooms
Every room has shutters that close completely, a deep tub or rain shower, and windows onto the courtyard or the garden.
Loggia suite
A king bed and a private arched terrace over the pool. Our most requested room.
Garden house
A separate cottage with two bedrooms and its own gate. Good for families or long stays.
One long table under the banyan.
Breakfast is included and served until noon: Cuban coffee, guava pastries from down the street, eggs any way you like them.
Three nights a week, the kitchen cooks a set dinner for guests and a few neighbors. Ten seats, one menu, whatever looked best at the market that morning.
Breakfast daily, 7:30 to noon. Dinner Thursday to Saturday at 8, by reservation.
Close to everything worth walking to.
Venetian Pool
A 1924 lagoon carved from the old coral rock quarry.
5 min walk
Miracle Mile
Bookshops, cafés and a Saturday farmers market.
10 min walk
Fairchild Garden
Eighty-three acres of tropical plants and a butterfly house.
15 min drive
Miami Beach
When you want the ocean, and then want to come back.
30 min drive
Come stay a while.
Rooms from $340 a night, breakfast included. Stays of five nights or more get the sixth free.
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