The bottom line: Faena Hotel Miami Beach operates 179 rooms and suites across 21 distinct categories on Collins Avenue. The dining programme includes Los Fuegos under chef Francis Mallmann with Argentine open-fire cooking and Pao under chef Paul Qui blending Japanese, Filipino, and Spanish influences. The Faena Theater operates regular jazz and cabaret programming. The art programme is anchored by Damien Hirst's 'Gone But Not Forgotten' 24-karat-gold woolly mammoth skeleton plus works by Jeff Koons and Alberto Garutti.

Faena Hotel Miami Beach is one of the principal Miami Beach ultra-luxury hotel properties — 179 rooms and suites on a Collins Avenue Atlantic-facing site, with chef Francis Mallmann’s Los Fuegos and chef Paul Qui’s Pao as the principal dining anchors and Damien Hirst’s ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ 24-karat-gold woolly mammoth skeleton anchoring the art programme. This piece is a 2026 configuration analysis of the property — the room and suite inventory, the dining programme, the Faena Theater, the art programme, and the position in the broader Miami Beach ultra-luxury hotel set.

The 179-Room Configuration

Faena Hotel Miami Beach contains 179 rooms and suites distributed across 21 distinct accommodation categories. The category range spans standard rooms through suite-tier products at progressively larger footprints. The accommodations are inspired by Miami Beach’s mid-century heritage and feature:

  • Custom furnishings designed for the property
  • Bold colour palettes — including the signature Faena red velvet
  • Art Deco architectural touches integrated into the interior register
  • Golden accents in the broader Faena retro-glamour visual identity

The Premier Three-Bedroom Oceanfront Suite is the property’s signature top-tier accommodation. The suite spans over 4,000 square feet, provides direct Atlantic ocean views, and includes Butler Service as a standard amenity. The 4,000-plus-square-foot footprint positions the suite among the largest ultra-luxury hotel suite products in the Miami Beach market and supports the principal-level family-stay and senior-executive use cases.

The Los Fuegos and Pao Restaurant Programme

The hotel’s dining programme is anchored by two principal restaurants:

Los Fuegos is led by chef Francis Mallmann, the Argentine chef whose open-fire cooking philosophy has defined a significant body of South American cuisine globally. Los Fuegos brings the Mallmann open-fire framework to Miami Beach with locally sourced ingredients. The restaurant operates as the property’s principal fine-dining venue and one of the more recognised destination restaurants on the Collins Avenue ultra-luxury hotel set.

Pao is led by chef Paul Qui and delivers a blend of Asian and Latin flavour profiles with specific influences from Japanese, Filipino, and Spanish cuisines. The cross-cuisine framework distinguishes Pao from the more conventionally categorised peer restaurants at competing Miami Beach properties and supports the broader Faena art-and-culture-anchored hotel identity.

Both restaurants are accessible to non-resident guests and operate as principal social-trade anchors for the hotel and the broader Faena District. The restaurant programme is one of the structural commercial differentiators of the Faena Hotel against peer Miami Beach ultra-luxury properties.

The Faena Theater

The Faena Theater is the property’s dedicated cultural-programming venue. The theatre presents regular performances spanning jazz, cabaret, and broader cultural programming. The Theater is one of the structural commercial differentiators between Faena and other Miami Beach hotel properties — most peer ultra-luxury Miami Beach hotels do not operate dedicated in-property cultural venues at the Faena Theater’s scale.

The Theater operates as a social-trade and cultural-event anchor for the property and the broader Faena District. The programming cycle provides destination-event content that supports the broader hotel commercial proposition beyond the standard hospitality offering.

The Art Programme

The Faena Hotel Miami Beach operates one of the most distinctive ultra-luxury hotel art programmes in the United States. The principal commissioned works at the property include:

‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ by Damien Hirst: A 24-karat-gold woolly mammoth skeleton installation positioned in a glass house in front of the beach. The work is one of the most-photographed installations on the Faena District beachfront and operates as the property’s principal visual signature. The Hirst commission positions Faena alongside a small number of ultra-luxury hotels globally with significant commissioned-art programming at this scale.

Works by Jeff Koons: Additional installations by the American artist Jeff Koons throughout the property.

Works by Alberto Garutti: Additional commissioned art by the Italian artist Alberto Garutti.

The broader art programme integrates with the Faena District’s broader cultural identity and supports the property’s positioning as an art-anchored ultra-luxury hotel rather than a more conventional brand-led luxury property.

Faena in the 2026 Miami Beach Ultra-Luxury Hotel Set

In 2026, Faena Hotel Miami Beach operates within the principal Miami Beach ultra-luxury hotel set. The competitive set includes:

  • The Setai: Asian-influenced ultra-luxury anchored on the South Beach geography. Different design and brand register from Faena’s retro-glamour identity.
  • EDITION Miami Beach: Marriott’s EDITION brand property at the Miami Beach geography, with the broader EDITION brand register.
  • Various Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive ultra-luxury properties at adjacent rate tiers and varied specific commercial positions.

The Mandarin Oriental Miami’s May 2025 closure created a vacancy in the top of the broader Miami market that will not be addressed by a reimagined Mandarin until 2030. The Aman Miami Beach project at 3425 Collins Avenue — within the same Faena District — will enter the ultra-luxury set in 2027 as an additional Faena District anchor.

For corporate travel managers building Miami Beach premium hotel programmes, the Faena Hotel is one of the principal recommendations for cultural-anchored stays and art-traveller use cases. The 179-room inventory, the Mallmann and Qui restaurant programme, the Faena Theater programming, and the Hirst-anchored art programme collectively position the property as one of the more distinctive ultra-luxury hospitality offers in the broader US market.

Sources

Public reporting tracked for this analysis includes Faena Hotel Miami Beach Global Recognition Awards, Miami and Beaches official tourism page, Horeca Trends, Luxuo, Fathom, and Inspirato.

Frequently asked questions

How is the Faena Hotel Miami Beach configured?
179 rooms and suites across 21 distinct accommodation categories. The categories range from standard rooms through suites at progressively larger footprints. The Premier Three-Bedroom Oceanfront Suite, at over 4,000 square feet, is one of the largest suite footprints in the Miami Beach hotel market and includes direct ocean views and butler service. The configuration spans Faena's signature retro-glamour interior register with Art Deco touches, signature Faena red velvet, and golden accents.
What restaurants operate at the hotel?
Two principal restaurants. Los Fuegos is led by chef Francis Mallmann and brings Argentine open-fire cooking to Miami using locally sourced ingredients. Pao is led by chef Paul Qui and delivers a blend of Asian and Latin flavours with influences from Japanese, Filipino, and Spanish cuisines. Both restaurants operate as the principal dining anchors of the property and contribute to the broader Faena District restaurant programme.
What is the Faena Theater?
The Faena Theater is the property's cultural-programming venue, presenting regular performances ranging from jazz to cabaret. The theatre operates as a cultural anchor for the property and the broader Faena District, with the programming cycle providing the social-trade and cultural-event component of the hotel's commercial proposition.
What is Damien Hirst's 'Gone But Not Forgotten'?
'Gone But Not Forgotten' is an enormous 24-karat-gold woolly mammoth skeleton in a glass house installation in front of the beach at the property. The work is by British artist Damien Hirst and is one of the principal art commissions at the hotel. The property's broader art programme additionally includes works by Jeff Koons and Alberto Garutti, with the art programme operating as a structural commercial differentiator from peer Miami Beach ultra-luxury hotels.
How does the Faena Hotel sit in the 2026 Miami Beach luxury hotel set?
The Faena Hotel Miami Beach operates as one of the principal Miami Beach ultra-luxury hotels alongside The Setai, the EDITION Miami Beach, and the broader Collins Avenue ultra-luxury cluster. The Faena's structural differentiators are the Damien Hirst-anchored art programme, the Francis Mallmann and Paul Qui restaurant programme, the Faena Theater cultural programming, and the 4,000-square-foot signature suite product. The Aman Miami Beach project under construction at 3425 Collins Avenue will enter the same Faena District in 2027 as an additional ultra-luxury option.