A poolside terrace with grey chaise lounges, a fringed umbrella and an orange Balfour tote and sun hat, The Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach
Nº 18Hospitality PhotographyMiami Beach

The Balfour

An Ocean Drive original, all clean lines and Miami light.

Hospitality photography for The Balfour Hotel, a 1920s Art Deco landmark on Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive.

Ocean Drive, in its original geometry — Deco lines softened by sea air.

Shot across the hotel and its facade, where the hard edges of the 1920s meet the ease of the beach a block away.

The hotel bar with rattan stools and arched cane liquor cabinets, The Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach
A lounge with striped sofas, an arc lamp and a wood coffee table by tall windows, The Balfour Hotel
The back bar of arched cane cabinets and bottles above rattan stools, The Balfour Hotel
A dining room with woven-back chairs and a colourful framed artwork over the mantel, The Balfour Hotel
A lounge of rattan armchairs and a floral sofa with fresh flowers by the street windows, The Balfour Hotel
A guest-room detail — a four-poster bed, a shaded sconce and a leather tray on the nightstand, The Balfour Hotel
A courtyard plunge pool framed by palms and an arched wall, a rattan settee below, The Balfour Hotel
A cane settee with a cushion on a wood deck against a dark stone wall, The Balfour Hotel
Palms and lounge chairs in the hotel courtyard, The Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach
The hotel's Art Deco concrete tower and balconies against the sky, The Balfour Hotel, Miami Beach
A guest-room bedside — a four-poster, a brass sconce and green wainscot, The Balfour Hotel
A guest room with a four-poster bed and a shuttered door over a herringbone floor, The Balfour Hotel
A poolside deck with grey chaises, a fringed umbrella and an orange Balfour tote and sun hat, The Balfour Hotel

The lines are nearly a century old. The light does the rest.

Ocean Drive, Miami Beach.

The Balfour Hotel · Miami BeachJacob Sigala