The Betsy - South Beach

Name

The Betsy - South Beach

Legal name

The Betsy – South Beach

Website

https://thebetsyhotel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Boutique Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Beachfront & Island Luxury Resorts (THAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beachfront & Coastal Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAI), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

Keywords

• Luxury boutique hotel
• Beachfront accommodations
• Hospitality services
• Wedding event venues
• Fine dining restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel Accommodations: Room and suite rentals across multiple room categories including Classic King, Classic Double, Balcony rooms, and Penthouse suites. Revenue generated from nightly rates with varying seasonal pricing.
2. Food & Beverage: Multiple dining venues including LT Steak & Seafood (Michelin-starred chef Laurent Tourondel), The Alley (Italian pizzeria), La Ventanita, Carlton Room Café, and In-room dining. Generates revenue from cover charges, food sales, and beverages.
3. Events & Weddings: Catering and venue rental for meetings, events, and weddings across multiple venues including Atrium, Ocean Front Deck, Carlton Room, and rooftop spaces. Revenue from venue rental, catering packages, and event planning services.
4. Retail - Cakes & Pastries: Sale of whole cakes ($45 each) and pastry items through Carlton Room Café. Cakes must be ordered 24 hours ahead for dining or take-away.
5. Wellness Services: Outdoor spa treatments, wellness programs including yoga sessions, and fitness facilities. Revenue from spa treatments and potentially fitness services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Betsy is a family-owned luxury boutique hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami Beach, offering nightly accommodations across multiple room and suite categories, multiple on-site dining venues, event and wedding spaces, an outdoor spa, pools, and an extensive cultural and arts programming calendar including live jazz, art exhibitions, and a writer's residency program.

Product overview

The Betsy Hotel - South Beach is a family-owned luxury boutique hotel offering accommodation, dining, wellness, and cultural programming. The property provides multiple room types and suites (including Skyline Penthouse and Royal Ocean View Suite), on-site dining venues (LT Steak & Seafood, The Alley, The Piano Bar, La Ventanita, Carlton Room Café, In-Room Dining), an outdoor spa, two pools (including rooftop infinity pool), fitness facilities with Peloton bikes, yoga programming, and extensive arts and culture amenities including live jazz, art exhibitions, the Writers Room program, and a poetry rail. Event services include meetings, weddings, and venues such as the Atrium and Ocean Front Deck. The hotel also offers a workation program, dog-friendly accommodations, and a literary series in partnership with Books & Books.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Accommodations (Rooms and Suites)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5000+ five-star reviews on TripAdvisor
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• South Beach Wine & Food FestivalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2019LT Steak & Seafood participates in the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival, sponsored by Food Network and Cooking Channel. Won Very Best Burger award in 2019.
• Books & BookscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Betsy Hotel & Books & Books launched a new literary series in Miami Beach, combining the hotel's writer-focused programming with the independent bookstore's literary expertise. This partnership supports the hotel's identity as a haven for writers and literature enthusiasts.
• Florida International University (FIU) Miami Beach Urban StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for the Zen and the Art series - 7 Monday night conversations with thought-leaders and artists. FIU Distinguished Professor John Stuart serves as host for various virtual salons. Partnership brings academic depth to the hotel's cultural programming.
• O, Miami Poetry FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for National Poetry Month programming at The Betsy - South Beach. Supports the hotel's literary identity and writer-focused positioning.
• Various Miami Cultural OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with Jewish Museum of Florida, Department of Religious Studies, Hillel, and Miami Beach Urban Studios for programs like 'We Bear Witness: Poetry and the Holocaust' event.
• Chef Laurent TourondelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichelin-starred Chef Laurent Tourondel serves as Culinary Partner, conceiving and crafting menus for LT Steak & Seafood and The Alley. His signature culinary program defines the hotel's dining identity.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Setai Miami Beach: Luxury boutique hotel on Collins Avenue, South Beach, competing head-to-head with The Betsy for high-end leisure and cultural travelers. Comparable in scale, room count, and direct-to-consumer luxury positioning, with strong F&B and spa offerings.
• Faena Hotel Miami Beach: Iconic luxury oceanfront hotel on Collins Avenue with distinct artistic/cultural programming and multiple dining venues. Directly competes for arts-oriented luxury travelers and wedding business in South Beach.
• 1 Hotel South Beach: Luxury lifestyle hotel on Collins Avenue with four pools, multiple restaurants, and a wellness focus. Competes for affluent leisure travelers seeking premium South Beach experiences with differentiated F&B and sustainability positioning.
• The Miami Beach EDITION: Marriott's lifestyle luxury brand on Collins Avenue with multiple dining outlets and a notable basement nightclub. Competes for design-conscious affluent travelers and group business in the same South Beach corridor.
• W South Beach: Marriott's W brand on Collins Avenue targeting lifestyle luxury travelers with a pool, dining, and event venues. Comparable upscale boutique-luxury positioning and overlapping guest demographic with The Betsy.

Broad incumbents

• The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach: Marriott's flagship luxury brand on Lincoln Road, South Beach, with extensive meeting space and multiple restaurants. A larger, established luxury operator that competes for the same affluent leisure and corporate segment as The Betsy but with greater scale.
• Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club: Iconic luxury resort in Surfside (north of Miami Beach) with Thomas Keller dining, beachfront pools, and a full spa. Competes for the same high-end Miami Beach-area luxury leisure and wedding business at the upper end of the segment.
• Loews Miami Beach Hotel: Full-service oceanfront hotel directly on South Beach with extensive meeting facilities, multiple restaurants, and a large pool deck. A broader-appeal competitor that overlaps with The Betsy on leisure and group segments.

Regional players

• The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort: Marriott's luxury flagship in Bal Harbour (north of Miami Beach) competing for affluent leisure and wedding business from the same Miami-area luxury traveler pool, though located outside South Beach.
• Acqualina Resort & Residences: Family-owned luxury beachfront resort in Sunny Isles Beach with multiple dining venues, a renowned spa, and residential component. Comparable independent, family-run luxury positioning and F&B depth to The Betsy, but serves the northern Miami luxury corridor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thebetsyhotel
• Xx.com/thebetsyhotel
• Facebookfacebook.com/thebetsyhotel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/948920

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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