Villa Sapphire

Eight-bedroom, 8.5-bath new-build in North Miami Beach across 5,350 sq ft, with a pool, spa, gazebo dining area and covered terrace, and a two-storey...

Location: North Miami Beach, United States

8 bedrooms, sleeps 18.

Price: From $4,050 USD per night

Villa Sapphire is a brand-new eight-bedroom house across 5,350 square feet in North Miami Beach, sleeping eighteen with eight full bathrooms plus a half. The ground floor holds a king junior master, four more bedrooms, a family room, the living room, the kitchen and dining. Upstairs are the master with its own balcony, three further bedrooms and a second living room, so the upstairs group has somewhere of its own in the evening. The backyard pairs a pool and spa with a gazebo for shaded outdoor dining, a covered terrace, a barbecue zone and a ping pong table. Three-night minimum. | Location: North Miami Beach, United States | Bedrooms: 8 | Guests: 18 | Price: From $4,050 USD per night | Top Amenities: Private pool, Spa, Ping pong table | Best For: Large families, Multi-generational trips, Group vacations

Villa Sapphire is a brand-new two-storey house built with comfort, design and beauty in mind. High ceilings, considered furniture, a spacious pool and an expansive backyard. Eight bedrooms with dedicated en-suite or Jack and Jill bathrooms throughout, so nobody in a group of eighteen is queueing for a shower.

North Miami Beach

North Miami Beach sits above the Miami Beach crowd and below Aventura, which is the sweet spot for a group this size: Bal Harbour Shops and Haulover Beach are a short drive east, Aventura Mall is north, and Oleta River State Park with its mangrove trails is close enough for a morning. The beaches up here are noticeably emptier than South Beach and you can park near them.

Inside the house

The ground floor carries a junior master, a family room, the living room, the kitchen, dining and four bedrooms. Upstairs holds the master with its own balcony, a second living room and three more bedrooms. That second living room is the detail that makes a two-storey rental work for eighteen people: the upstairs group is not forced down into everyone else's evening. Eight bedrooms, eight full bathrooms plus a half bath. Master with king bed and private balcony on the upper floor. Junior master with king bed and en-suite on the ground floor. Three further rooms with king beds, one queen room, one room with two queens. Separate living rooms on both floors. 5,350 sq ft of interior across two storeys. Laundry room, full kitchen, WiFi throughout

The backyard

Pool and spa sit in an expansive backyard with a gazebo set up for outdoor dining, which is the difference between eating outside and eating outside comfortably in August. A barbecue zone and a covered terrace handle the rest, and a ping pong table takes care of the hours between the pool and dinner. Pool and spa. Gazebo for shaded outdoor dining. Barbecue zone. Covered terrace. Ping pong table

Practicalities for a group of eighteen

Both Miami International and Fort Lauderdale serve this address in roughly half an hour, and Fort Lauderdale is often the cheaper arrival for a big group. There is a laundry room, which matters over a week. The three-night minimum makes this house viable for a long weekend, which most eight-bedroom houses are not. Miami International (MIA) around 30 minutes, Fort Lauderdale (FLL) around 25. Three-night minimum stay. Laundry room on site. Eight bathrooms plus a half, so no shared-bathroom bottleneck

Best For

Large families who need two separate living rooms. Multi-generational trips with rooms on both floors. Group vacations of up to eighteen. Long-weekend bookings, with a three-night minimum