AKA has revealed its design transformation at the 36-story Hotel AKA Brickell, located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami.
After acquiring the 201-key property in 2021, AKA has invested $16 million into the property with a design reimagination led by architecture firm Gabellini Sheppard Associates (Gabellini Sheppard) and includes:
- An elevated, personalized sense of arrival that meets guests with a fluid and seamless welcome experience within the porte cochere that leads into the new lobby
- A lounge that feels like a sophisticated oasis after exiting the elevator on the 25th floor
- ADRIFT Mare, a restaurant and bar by Michelin-starred Chef David Myers
Prior to the renovations, guests had to travel to the 25th floor to enter the lobby, whereas now guests are immediately transported the moment they step onto the property with an outdoor greeting area for guests to enjoy while they wait for a car service, which then leads into the newly designed, ground-floor lobby lined with light-oak wood-paneled walls and reflected by satin bronze mirrors.
After check-in, guests ascend to the newly debuted 25th floor, where they enter Hotel AKA Brickell's lounge that feels like a floating living room with views of the Miami skyline and lush tropical greenery surrounding the space. Custom patterned stone ebbs and flows across the floors.
Other amenities at Hotel AKA Brickell include a rooftop with a pool and adjacent Sky Bar + Grill; an enhanced Technogym fitness center; a spa (Leaf Spa), and an open-air event space known as the Sky Lawn.