A private ferry drops you and your car off, and a personal attendant promptly hoses the sea water off your fender. You get a mimosa along with mineral water at check in, and your own personal golf cart to shuttle you about the grounds during your stay. It’s hard to believe that you’re just seven minutes away from South Beach.
Once upon a time, in 1925, Fisher Island was William Vanderbilt’s private retreat. Now it’s where society’s wealthiest go for their dose of Florida sun. It’s flashier than Palm Beach and more exclusive than Bal Harbour. The security is White House quality—50 security guards and stringent security clearance procedures for anyone coming on and off the island. The guest list reads like the back pages of Entertainment Weekly—everyone from Meg Ryan to Margaret Thatcher, and Oprah has a house here next door to her trainer. You could drop a few million dollars and buy a cottage here. Or, check in to the hotel, and, for a few days, you can at least pretend to be a billionaire.
The best thing about Fisher Island, you see, is not the hotel; it’s the opportunity to participate in the Fisher Island lifestyle. Here you can tee off your golf game on a course designed by PB Dye, practice your tennis on the same clay courts as Pete Sampras, and at the end of the day make sure to book a massage with Eduardo, formerly of the Brazilian rowing team.
Though hotel rates begin at an aspirational $315 a night, insiders insist that, for the true Fisher Island experience, you must book one of the cottages. Besides a $1,000 price tag, they come with a terrace and kitchen, all decorated in voluptuous Vanderbilt style—Regency mahogany furniture and thick carpets. You’ll find peacocks perching on the roof, and sometimes in your bathtub. And the jacuzzi in your garden is, according to experts, celestial. You won’t ever want to leave.
How to get there:
Fisher Island is 20 minutes from Miami's International Airport; 10 minutes away from Miami's business and Design District and 7 minutes away from Miami Beach. Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com to arrange a transfer.
Contact & location
1 Fisher Island Drive, Miami
+1.305.535.6020
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A private ferry drops you and your car off, and a personal attendant promptly hoses the sea water off your fender. You get a mimosa along with mineral water at check in, and your own personal golf cart to shuttle you about the grounds during your stay. It’s hard to believe that you’re just seven minutes away from South Beach.
Once upon a time, in 1925, Fisher Island was William Vanderbilt’s private retreat. Now it’s where society’s wealthiest go for their dose of Florida sun. It’s flashier than Palm Beach and more exclusive than Bal Harbour. The security is White House quality—50 security guards and stringent security clearance procedures for anyone coming on and off the island. The guest list reads like the back pages of Entertainment Weekly—everyone from Meg Ryan to Margaret Thatcher, and Oprah has a house here next door to her trainer. You could drop a few million dollars and buy a cottage here. Or, check in to the hotel, and, for a few days, you can at least pretend to be a billionaire.
The best thing about Fisher Island, you see, is not the hotel; it’s the opportunity to participate in the Fisher Island lifestyle. Here you can tee off your golf game on a course designed by PB Dye, practice your tennis on the same clay courts as Pete Sampras, and at the end of the day make sure to book a massage with Eduardo, formerly of the Brazilian rowing team.
Though hotel rates begin at an aspirational $315 a night, insiders insist that, for the true Fisher Island experience, you must book one of the cottages. Besides a $1,000 price tag, they come with a terrace and kitchen, all decorated in voluptuous Vanderbilt style—Regency mahogany furniture and thick carpets. You’ll find peacocks perching on the roof, and sometimes in your bathtub. And the jacuzzi in your garden is, according to experts, celestial. You won’t ever want to leave.
How to get there:
Fisher Island is 20 minutes from Miami's International Airport; 10 minutes away from Miami's business and Design District and 7 minutes away from Miami Beach. Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com to arrange a transfer.
Contact & location
1 Fisher Island Drive, Miami
+1.305.535.6020
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