Hotel St. Michel
Like the Biltmore, this vintage Coral Gables charmer is a perfect example of the romance and Mediterranean flavor the city’s creators were aiming for back in the 1920s—except on a more intimate scale, at a fraction of the rates, and with the advantage of a location right in the downtown Gables, thus an easy stroll to a slew of dining, shopping, and cultural options. Built in 1926 as the Hotel Sevilla, later deteriorated into a flophouse, and restored in the early '80s, the vine-covered St. Michel proudly displays lovely original details including tile work, wood floors, ceiling fans in the hallways, and a vintage elevator (you have to ring the front-desk person to operate it for you). Alas, a 2024 "upgrade" modernized rooms, but stripped them of a lot of their charm. That, and noise problems, is forcing us to drop one of the stars from this listing.
Like the Biltmore, this vintage Coral Gables charmer is a perfect example of the romance and Mediterranean flavor the city’s creators were aiming for back in the 1920s—except on a more intimate scale, at a fraction of the rates, and with the advantage of a location right in the downtown Gables, thus an easy stroll to a slew of dining, shopping, and cultural options. Built in 1926 as the Hotel Sevilla, later deteriorated into a flophouse, and restored in the early '80s, the vine-covered St. Michel proudly displays lovely original details including tile work, wood floors, ceiling fans in the hallways, and a vintage elevator (you have to ring the front-desk person to operate it for you). Alas, a 2024 "upgrade" modernized rooms, but stripped them of a lot of their charm. That, and noise problems, is forcing us to drop one of the stars from this listing.
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