Home of Miami Heat
The Heat's downtown arena on Biscayne Bay, walkable to Brickell and the Miami waterfront.
Metromover and Metrorail (Government Center/Freedom Tower) serve the arena; walkable from downtown hotels.
Miami (MIA) ~8 mi; Fort Lauderdale (FLL) ~25 mi.
601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Capacity 19,600 • Opened 1999
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Ranked by Hotelstrips — not a booking provider. Each area is scored on access, transit, nightlife, family fit and price.
The best all-round Miami base — walk to the Heat and ride out to the others.
~1 mi • Metromover/rideshare
Best overall~1 mi • Metromover/rideshare
Miami's sleek high-rise downtown, walkable to Kaseya Center with the best concentration of hotels, rooftop bars and dining in the city.
The best all-round Miami base — walk to the Heat and ride out to the others.
Best for nightlife~5 mi • rideshare
The iconic beach-and-nightlife strip across the bay — sun by day, world-famous clubs by night, with rideshare access to the venues.
Stay on the beach if the trip is as much about Miami as the game.