COMO Hotels and Resorts is opening a new beachside hotel in Miami in Autumn 2013; the 74-room property will be located in an original 1920s building in the historic Art Deco district, offering direct access to Miami's iconic South Beach.

A COMO Shambhala wellness area, seafood restaurant featuring COMO cuisine, along with COMO's impeccable service and contemporary design will be key highlights in line with COMO's brand values.

Interiors will be by the Italian designer Paola Navone who is also creating interiors at COMO's latest island resort, Point Yamu by COMO, Phuket, in Thailand, opening November 2013.

The Miami opening will be COMO's fourth city property, joining London's Halkin hotel and Metropolitan by COMO, London, as well as the Metropolitan by COMO, Bangkok.