Game Weekend

Miami

Hotels near Kaseya Center

Formerly Miami-Dade Arena, FTX Arena, and American Airlines Arena. 7 places to stay, with the neighborhood and game-night journey explained.

Full weekend guide

Downtown and Bayfront Park

The Elser Hotel

A downtown hotel of suites with full kitchens and balconies. Its FAQ calls Kaseya Center a 5-minute walk, with a rooftop pool bar and the Vice-Versa restaurant on site.

  • Walk route
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You must be 21 to check in, and a $59 nightly amenity fee applies. Parking is charged by the hour and day.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk along Biscayne Boulevard to the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. The Elser calls it a 5-minute walk and YVE a 7-minute walk.
Getting back
Walk back with the crowd, or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
398 NE 5th Street, Miami, FL 33132
Hotel website

Downtown and Bayfront Park

YVE Hotel Miami

A Biscayne Boulevard hotel across from Bayside Marketplace, with Celia’s Kitchen & Social Bar on site. Its FAQ puts Kaseya Center about a 7-minute walk away.

  • Walk route
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Valet is the only parking listed, at $67.10 a night, and a $28.25 destination fee applies. There’s no airport shuttle.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk along Biscayne Boulevard to the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. The Elser calls it a 5-minute walk and YVE a 7-minute walk.
Getting back
Walk back with the crowd, or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
146 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL 33132
Hotel website

Downtown and Bayfront Park

Kimpton EPIC Hotel

A waterfront hotel at the south end of downtown, steps from Bayfront Park, with Area 31 and Zuma on site. Its FAQ puts Kaseya Center a mile away.

  • Walk route
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The FAQ lists valet parking, and a $40 daily guest amenity fee applies. Its FAQ puts the arena a mile away, a longer walk than from The Elser or YVE.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk along Biscayne Boulevard to the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. The Elser calls it a 5-minute walk and YVE a 7-minute walk.
Getting back
Walk back with the crowd, or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
270 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL 33131
Hotel website

Downtown and Bayfront Park

InterContinental Miami

A bayfront hotel on the downtown waterfront, built around Henry Moore’s sculpture “The Spindle”.

  • Walk route
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The hotel publishes no nightly parking rate or walking time to the arena; confirm parking when you book.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk along Biscayne Boulevard to the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. The Elser calls it a 5-minute walk and YVE a 7-minute walk.
Getting back
Walk back with the crowd, or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
Hotel website

Brickell

EAST, Miami

A design hotel in Brickell City Centre with four pools and Sugar, a 40th-floor rooftop bar open late every night.

  • Rail / transit
  • Rideshare
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A $54 nightly destination fee applies, and the hotel may refuse check-in to guests under 21. The arena is a Metromover ride or a rideshare away.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Ride the free Metromover into downtown and take the Omni Loop to Park West Station, then walk east to Biscayne Boulevard. Or take a rideshare to Bayshore Drive and HEAT Boulevard.
Getting back
Ride the Metromover back before 10 p.m., or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard.
Address
788 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
Hotel website

South Beach

The Betsy Hotel, South Beach

An oceanfront hotel on the quiet end of Ocean Drive, with nightly live jazz at the Piano Bar, book talks and an in-house library.

  • Rideshare
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A $62 nightly resort fee applies, and it’s a rideshare across the bay to the arena each way.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take a rideshare to the drop-off at Bayshore Drive and HEAT Boulevard and enter at Gate 6.
Getting back
Book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard after the game, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Hotel website

South Beach

Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel

An oceanfront South Beach hotel near the Fillmore and New World Center. Its FAQ puts Kaseya Center 4.7 miles away.

  • Rideshare
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Valet parks cars off site, a $49 daily resort fee applies, and there’s no airport shuttle. The arena is a rideshare away.

Arena travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Take a rideshare to the drop-off at Bayshore Drive and HEAT Boulevard and enter at Gate 6.
Getting back
Book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard after the game, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
Address
1717 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Hotel website

Get to know the areas

Downtown and Bayfront ParkWalking to the arena on a game night

Stay along Biscayne Boulevard, between Bayfront Park and the arena, and walk to the game.

Bayfront Park, Bayside Marketplace and the museums of Maurice A. Ferré Park on the bay

To the arena
Walk along Biscayne Boulevard to the arena at 601 Biscayne Boulevard. The Elser calls it a 5-minute walk and YVE a 7-minute walk.
After the game
Walk back with the crowd, or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
The tradeoff
Published overnight valet rates run from $58 at Kimpton EPIC to $84 at The Elser, and most of these hotels add a nightly amenity or destination fee.

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BrickellMore restaurants and bars around the hotel

Stay in Miami’s financial district, around Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village, and ride the free Metromover or a rideshare to the game.

High-rise hotels, Brickell City Centre and Mary Brickell Village, with the Miami River on the north edge

To the arena
Ride the free Metromover into downtown and take the Omni Loop to Park West Station, then walk east to Biscayne Boulevard. Or take a rideshare to Bayshore Drive and HEAT Boulevard.
After the game
Ride the Metromover back before 10 p.m., or book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard.
The tradeoff
It’s a ride to the arena each way. The free Metromover stops at 10 p.m., so after a late finish you take a rideshare back.

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South BeachA beach weekend with a Heat game in it

Stay on Ocean Drive or Collins Avenue by the beach and take a rideshare across the bay to the game.

Art Deco hotels, Ocean Drive and the beach

To the arena
Take a rideshare to the drop-off at Bayshore Drive and HEAT Boulevard and enter at Gate 6.
After the game
Book a rideshare pickup on HEAT Boulevard after the game, where the arena asks drivers to pick up.
The tradeoff
It’s a rideshare or drive across the bay each way; the Surfcomber puts the arena 4.7 miles away. Both hotels here add a nightly resort fee.

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