On a week or more in Miami, a kitchen turns a hotel room into somewhere you can live, and cooking a few breakfasts and dinners yourself saves a stack of restaurant bills. Each hotel below shows a kitchen or kitchenette on its own website, and each entry says what's in it. We've grouped them by area rather than ranking them, so pick your neighborhood first.
Full kitchen or kitchenette: what is the difference
Hotels use the two words loosely, so it helps to know what each one usually means.
A full kitchen has a stovetop, a full-size fridge, a sink, often a dishwasher, and the pots and pans to cook with. You can make a proper dinner. A kitchenette is smaller and may have no burners at all. The Bayview Suite at Loews Miami Beach Hotel is a good example: a microwave, a sink and a full-size fridge, and no stovetop listed.
There's no single name for a hotel room with a kitchen. Hotels call them suites, studios, apartments or residences, which is why a search for "kitchen" misses some of them. At extended-stay brands like Staybridge Suites and TownePlace Suites, every room has one.
How to check before you book:
- Open the exact room type on the hotel's own website and look for "stovetop" or "cooktop". The word "kitchen" alone doesn't promise burners.
- On Marriott hotel pages, the rooms page answers "Do rooms have in-room kitchens?" and lists the equipment.
- If only some room types have a kitchen, book that room type. A standard room at the same hotel may have nothing.
- Still unsure? Call the front desk and ask what's in the kitchen of the room you want.
Miami hotels with kitchens at a glance
| Hotel | Area | Kitchen type | What the hotel lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Elser Hotel Miami | Downtown | Full kitchen | Full-size kitchen and washer/dryer in every suite, studio to three-bedroom |
| Fortune House Hotel Suites | Brickell | Full kitchen | Kitchen, living room and dining room in one- and two-bedroom suites |
| Element Miami Brickell | Brickell | Full kitchen | Stove, microwave, dishwasher and fridge in every room |
| Sentral Wynwood | Wynwood | Full kitchen | Full kitchen with fridge, dishwasher and microwave, plus washer/dryer |
| Hyde Suites Midtown Miami | Midtown | Kitchenette | Kitchenette in its studios and suites; appliances not listed |
| Residence Inn Miami Beach South Beach | South Beach | Kitchenette | Fridge, microwave, dishwasher, pots and pans; no stovetop listed |
| Loews Miami Beach Hotel | South Beach | Kitchenette in some suites | Microwave, sink and full-size fridge in suites such as the Bayview Suite |
| Carillon Miami Wellness Resort | North Beach | Full kitchen | Fully equipped kitchen in one- and two-bedroom apartments from 720 sq ft |
| Residence Inn Miami Sunny Isles Beach | Sunny Isles Beach | Kitchenette | Fridge, microwave, dishwasher, pots and pans; no stovetop listed |
| Residence Inn Miami Airport West/Doral | Doral | Full kitchen | Stovetop, fridge, microwave, dishwasher, pots and pans |
| TownePlace Suites Miami Airport | Near MIA | Full kitchen | Fridge, stovetop, microwave and dishwasher in every suite |
| Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area | Doral | Full kitchen | Stovetop, full-size fridge, microwave and dishwasher |
Brickell and Downtown
Stay here if you want to walk to restaurants and use the kitchen for breakfasts and the odd night in.
The Elser Hotel Miami in Downtown has one of the most complete setups on this page. Its suites run from studios up to three bedrooms, and all of them have a full-size kitchen and a washer/dryer, so you can live out of one for weeks.
Fortune House Hotel Suites in Brickell is all one- and two-bedroom suites with a kitchen and a separate dining room. That suits a family who wants to eat together at a real table.
Element Miami Brickell works well for a solo work trip. Rooms come with a stove, dishwasher and fridge, and the biggest suite sleeps eight if you're traveling as a group. For more hotels in the area, see our guide to hotels in Brickell.
Wynwood and Midtown
Sentral Wynwood is furnished studios and apartments, each with a full kitchen and a washer/dryer. If you want to cook, it's the stronger choice of the two.
Hyde Suites Midtown Miami, just north of Wynwood, gives every studio and suite a kitchenette. The hotel doesn't say what's in it, so plan on keeping breakfast and drinks cold rather than cooking dinner, or call and ask.
Miami Beach and Sunny Isles
On the beach, read the kitchen details closely: three of the four hotels here list no stovetop.
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort in North Beach is the only one of these four with a fully equipped kitchen in every unit. Its one- and two-bedroom apartments start at 720 square feet and each has a separate living room.
In South Beach, Residence Inn Miami Beach South Beach gives every suite a kitchenette with a dishwasher and pots and pans, and it runs a grocery delivery service. Marriott's page lists no stovetop, so ask before you plan to cook on burners.
Loews Miami Beach Hotel is a full resort where only some suites have a kitchenette. A microwave, sink and full-size fridge cover breakfasts and leftovers. For more choice in the neighborhood, see our guide to South Beach hotels.
About 10 miles north in a straight line, Residence Inn Miami Sunny Isles Beach has the same kitchenette setup as the South Beach one.
Near the airport and in Doral
The extended-stay chains cluster west of Miami International Airport (MIA), and this is where the kitchens are most complete. All three hotels here list a stovetop, fridge, microwave and dishwasher.
TownePlace Suites Miami Airport is the closest to MIA, about 1.7 miles in a straight line. Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area (about 3.1 miles) and Residence Inn Miami Airport West/Doral (about 3.7 miles) are in Doral. Staybridge also includes breakfast and hosts an evening social with a light meal or snacks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, which means fewer nights you need to cook.
Hotel chains that reliably have kitchens
These brands put a kitchen in every room, going by their own websites:
- Staybridge Suites (IHG): IHG says all rooms include fully equipped kitchens.
- TownePlace Suites (Marriott): every suite type has a full kitchen.
- Element (Marriott): kitchens include a microwave, cooktop, dishwasher and fridge.
- Homewood Suites (Hilton): Hilton describes fully equipped kitchens with full-size refrigerators.
- Residence Inn (Marriott): all three Miami-area Residence Inns on this page list an in-room kitchen in every suite.
Residence Inn shows why the brand is only half the answer. Only the Airport West/Doral hotel lists a stovetop; the South Beach and Sunny Isles pages do not. The brand tells you there's a kitchen. The hotel's own room page tells you what's in it.
Longer stays and aparthotels
An aparthotel is a building of furnished apartments you book like a hotel. For a stay of a month or more, start with the apartment-style hotels on this page.
The Elser Hotel Miami offers monthly stays with a 28-night minimum, weekly housekeeping and waived pet fees. Sentral Wynwood's furnished apartments come with a full kitchen and a washer/dryer, and Carillon Miami Wellness Resort's apartments pair a full kitchen with a separate living room.
For a long work stay near the airport, the three Doral and MIA hotels above are the practical choice, and Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area has a guest laundry. For more options, see our guide to long stay hotels in Miami.
When to book a Miami hotel with a kitchen
Winter is Miami's busy season, and the dry, warm months from December to March are when you'll have the least choice. If you need a kitchen for those dates, book the room first and plan the rest of the trip around it.
Art Basel Miami Beach runs December 4 to 6, 2026, so book early if your dates overlap.
Late summer and early fall are quieter, partly because they fall in hurricane season (June 1 to November 30). That's the easiest time to get a full-kitchen suite on short notice.
The hotels
Frequently asked questions
What is it called when a hotel room has a kitchen?+
There's no single term. Hotels call these rooms kitchenette rooms, suites, studios, apartments or residences. At extended-stay brands such as Staybridge Suites, TownePlace Suites and Element, every room has a kitchen, so you do not need to hunt for a special room type.
What hotel chain has kitchenettes?+
Staybridge Suites (IHG), TownePlace Suites and Element (Marriott), and Homewood Suites (Hilton) put a kitchen in every room. Residence Inn does too at the three Miami-area hotels on this page. In Miami, TownePlace Suites Miami Airport, Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area and Residence Inn Miami Airport West/Doral all list a stovetop, fridge, microwave and dishwasher.
How can you tell if a hotel room has a kitchen?+
Open the room type on the hotel's own website and look for "stovetop" or "cooktop". "Kitchen" or "kitchenette" on its own can mean just a microwave and a fridge. If only some room types have one, book that room type, and call the hotel if the listing is vague.
Which Miami Beach hotels have a kitchen?+
Carillon Miami Wellness Resort in North Beach has a fully equipped kitchen in every one- and two-bedroom apartment. Residence Inn Miami Beach South Beach has a kitchenette with a dishwasher in every suite, and Loews Miami Beach Hotel has kitchenettes in some suites. Further north, Residence Inn Miami Sunny Isles Beach has a kitchenette in every suite.
Are there hotels with full kitchens near Miami airport?+
Yes. TownePlace Suites Miami Airport is about 1.7 miles from MIA in a straight line, and Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area and Residence Inn Miami Airport West/Doral are about 3 to 4 miles away in Doral. All three list a stovetop, fridge, microwave and dishwasher.
Which Miami hotels have a washer and dryer in the room?+
The Elser Hotel Miami in Downtown and Sentral Wynwood both list a washer/dryer in the unit alongside a full kitchen. Staybridge Suites Miami Doral Area has a shared guest laundry.


