{{short description|Hotel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox hotel | name = Delano Miami Beach | former_name = | status = under renovations | logo = Delano Hotel.svg | logo_size = 200px | image = Delano South Beach.jpg | caption = | location = Miami Beach, Florida, United States | coordinates = {{coord|25.7921|-80.1294|format=dms|type:landmark_region:US-FL|display=inline,title}} | address = 1685 Collins Avenue | opening_date = {{start date and age|1947}} | closing_date = {{start date and age|March 2020}} | developer = Rob and Rose Schwartz | architect = Robert Swartburg | operator = Ennismore | owner = Eldridge Industries | number_of_restaurants = | number_of_rooms = 194 | number_of_suites = 194 | floor_area = {{convert|2500|sqft}} | floor_count = 15 | parking = 700 | website = | footnotes = }} thumb|left|The Delano Hotel, South Beach, Miami Beach thumb|left|The Delano Hotel (pool and gardens), South Beach, Miami Beach thumb|left|The Delano Hotel, (their exotic Karnak Hall), South Beach, Miami Beach thumb|left|The Delano Hotel, (garden steps) South Beach, Miami Beach The '''Delano Miami Beach'''{{efn|Pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ə|l|ɑː|n|oʊ}} {{respell|DE|lə|NOH}} }} is an upscale resort hotel located in Miami Beach, Florida, currently under renovations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plans are underway to reopen the Delano South Beach |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Delano-Miami-Beach-reopening-plans-Ennismore-Accor |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=www.travelweekly.com |language=en}}</ref> The Delano was a part of the Morgans Hotel Group collection prior to MHG being purchased by SBE Entertainment Group. SBE Entertainment has since sold the hotel to Eldridge Industries, and the hotel has been closed to the public since March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2020/11/24/delano-south-beach-hotel-sold-to-eldridge.html |access-date=2022-03-17 |title=SBE sells Delano South Beach hotel to Eldridge|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> It is set to reopen in early 2026.<ref>https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41013413.html</ref>
The hotel is located directly on the beach. The Delano was known for its whimsical, art deco styling and its celebrity clientele, and its pool was one of the few hotel pools in Miami Beach where female toplessness was allowed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Muench-Pace|first=Dawn|title=Topless and Nude Beaches in Miami|url=http://gomiami.about.com/od/naturebeachesparks/a/ToplessBeaches.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=August 29, 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326014403/http://gomiami.about.com/od/naturebeachesparks/a/ToplessBeaches.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, the Delano South Beach was ranked in the American Institute of Architects list of "America's Favorite Architecture".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buildingonline.com/news/viewnews.pl?id=5896 |title=BuildingOnline eUpdate News: American Institute of Architects Releases Poll Showing ''America's Favorite Architecture'' | construction industry news |access-date=2011-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225001159/http://www.buildingonline.com/news/viewnews.pl?id=5896 |archive-date=2012-02-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the Delano South Beach on its list ''Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places''.<ref>[http://www.aiaflatop100.org/Current-Standings.cfm Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places]</ref> It is operated by Delano Hotels.
==History== Designed by architect B. Robert Swartburg Robert Swartburg, the Delano was built in 1947 by Rob and Rose Schwartz, and opened on December 15, 1948. At 14 stories plus a 35-foot tower, it was one of the tallest and earliest of the Postwar Modern, or MiMo, hotels in Miami Beach.<ref>{{cite news |title="Delano Rising 14 Floors on Oceanfront" |work=Miami Herald |date=August 29, 1948}}</ref> The 1994 renovations were designed by Philippe Starck.<ref>[http://www.aiaflatop100.org/building.cfm?idsBuilding=27 Delano Hotel at Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places]</ref> The hotel was named after US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
==Delano Hotels chain== '''Delano Hotels''' is an American hotel company headquartered in Miami. As of 2020, it has three hotels.
=== Current hotels === * Delano Miami Beach * Maison Delano Paris * Delano Dubai
=== Former hotels === * Delano Las Vegas – opened 2014, sold 2020, management ceased in 2024, now owned by MGM Resorts International and VICI Properties since 2020 and managed by W Hotels since 2024. {{clear}} ==Notes== {{notelist}}
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== External links == * [https://delanohotels.com/miami-beach/ Delano Miami Beach official website]
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Category:Hotels in Miami Beach, Florida Category:Art Deco hotels Category:Art Deco architecture in Florida Category:Hotels established in 1947 Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1947 Category:1947 establishments in Florida Category:Defunct hotels in Florida