Miami Beach
Casa Faena
A 1928 Mid-Beach apartment building by Martin L. Hampton, later the Claridge Hotel, now a small hotel in the Faena District.
- Built
- 1928built 1928 as the El Paraiso Apartments (an apartment building with a few hotel rooms); later the Claridge Hotel; the NRHP nomination dates it 1930
- Style
- Mediterranean Revival
- Architect
- Martin L. Hampton
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Martin L. Hampton, who also designed Miami Beach City Hall, designed the building, which opened in 1928 as the El Paraiso Apartments. It later operated as the Claridge Hotel, and during World War II the U.S. Army Air Forces leased it. The 2011 National Register nomination for the Collins Waterfront Architectural District lists it as a contributing Mediterranean Revival hotel. Rebranded as Casa Faena, it joined Historic Hotels of America in 2015 and is part of Alan Faena’s Faena District.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 3500 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.