The Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour

“The smallest, quietest luxury address in the village, hiding at the inlet end of Collins. Worth the wait.”

The village's third hotel is its best-kept secret: a boutique-scale Ritz-Carlton at the far northern tip of Collins, where the only thing past your balcony is the Haulover Inlet and open water. It has always traded scale for calm — a fraction of the rooms of the big resorts, a residential hush, and Artisan Beach House doing oceanfront brunch downstairs.

What to know right now: the hotel closed on April 7, 2026 for a full renovation and reopens in January 2027 as what the brand is calling an intimate coastal retreat. Historic rates started around $480; expect the new version to open higher. If your dates are 2027, book direct early — boutique room counts sell out fast, and the inlet-end quiet is exactly what the village's repeat guests fight over.