Faena Hotel Miami Beach Awarded Forbes Five Star Honor
Faena Hotel Miami Beach Awarded Forbes Five Star Honor for the SIXTH Consecutive Year
Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas, today announced its 2021 Star Awards. FAENA HOTEL MIAMI BEACH earned a new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award and is showcased with other honorees on ForbesTravelGuide.com for the SIXTH consecutive year since its debut year in 2015-- and is showcased with other honorees on ForbesTravelGuide.com
Faena tapped imaginative filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and his Academy Award-winning designer wife Catherine Martin as creative consultants. The result is elegant, Art Deco-esque and over the top.
—FORBES
When it opened in December 2015, Faena Hotel Miami Beach made a splashy debut. Not only did the Miami hotel unveil decadent décor courtesy of big-name Hollywood players, but it christened a newly formed arts and culture hub in the city.
Visionary Alan Faena and partner Len Blavatnik opened the hotel at the former location of the historic Saxony Hotel in the new Faena District Miami Beach neighborhood, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Creek (32nd to 36th streets).
The 1947-built Saxony reigned in the ’50s and ’60 s as the “Queen of Collins Avenue,” where icons Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin often performed. Faena’s reimagining of the hotel brings back that Old Hollywood glamour with a modern take in an attempt to catalyze a cultural renaissance in Miami.
During an unprecedented time, these top properties adapted to numerous adversities all while maintaining high service levels and ensuring the health security of their guests and staff.
— FILIP BOYEN, CEO OF FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Forbes Travel Guide is the world-renowned authority in genuine Five-Star service, and Faena is once again included to this illustrious annual Star Rating list. Properties were inspected prior to the pandemic and when regional restrictions allowed for the safe return of guests.
“These 2021 award winners are a testament to the resiliency of the hospitality industry,” said Filip Boyen, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. “During an unprecedented time, these top properties adapted to numerous adversities all while maintaining high service levels and ensuring the health security of their guests and staff.”
He added, “We hope that these excellent properties will inspire travelers for when they are ready to venture out on their next trip.”
To view the new Star Award winners, visit ForbesTravelGuide.com.
For a detailed explanation of how Forbes Travel Guide compiles its Star Ratings, click here.
About Faena
Founded by Alan Faena and Len Blavatnik in 2000, Faena is global leader in the luxury lifestyle industry. A pioneer in its field, Faena has made innovation the heart of all its endeavors, emerging as the global model for high-quality, purpose-built lifestyle living. Specializing in the creation of one-of-a-kind holistic environments anchored in cultural experiences, which integrate residences, hotels, art and cultural spaces. The multi-award-winning Faena Districts are internationally renowned for shifting the gravitational center of cities, expanding their social footprint and becoming new cultural epicenters. Its projects are platforms for personal expression, cultural interaction and original thinking - destination landmarks encompassing new buildings, revitalized historic properties, and transformational experiences, which Faena develops collaboratively with teams of leading architects, designers and artists.
About Forbes Travel Guide
Forbes Travel Guide is the only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants and spas. Our anonymous professional inspectors evaluate based on up to 900 objective standards, with an emphasis on exceptional service, to help discerning travelers select the world’s best luxury experiences. The only way to get a Five-Star, Four-Star or Recommended rating is by earning it through our independent inspection process.
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