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Coconut Grove, Miami — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Coconut Grove is Miami's oldest neighbourhood, a shaded bayside quarter of old estates and Bahamian streets.
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Where to stay in Coconut Grove
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Beds cluster near the bay. Coconut Grove keeps its lodgings close to Main Highway, where the tree-lined blocks near Plymouth Congregational Church suit visitors who want quiet evenings over Miami's downtown noise. The waterfront edge draws sailors and anyone happier near a marina.
Pick your street by what you want at the door.
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Around Main Highway
The village spine of shops, cafés, and the theatre where Main Highway threads through the old centre.Find hotels in Around Main HighwayCouples wanting calm streets and garden walks over downtown noise.By Plymouth Congregational Church
Shaded estate blocks near the limestone Church in the Garden, quiet after dark and thick with old trees.Find hotels in By Plymouth Congregational ChurchSailors and boaters who want the waterfront and a berth nearby.The bay edge
Marina-side lodgings looking over Biscayne Bay, close to the sailing docks and open water.Find hotels in The bay edgeHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Miami
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Museums & Galleries
1- Lowe Art Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
1- Plymouth Congregational Church Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Marjory Stoneman Douglas House Heritage
- El Jardin Heritage
- Trapp Homestead Heritage
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About Coconut Grove
What are the main landmarks in Coconut Grove?
Plymouth Congregational Church anchors the district, its walls cut from native oolitic limestone and set in a garden off Main Highway. Nearby stand the grand estate houses. El Jardin was one of the mansions raised along the shore, and the modest Marjory Stoneman Douglas House recalls the writer who lived among the Grove's trees.
The Trapp Homestead marks the neighbourhood's earlier settler days, while the Lowe Art Museum draws visitors from the wider Miami area. Old and small sit beside grand.
What is the history of Coconut Grove?
Bahamian labourers settled the Grove in the 1880s, raising shotgun-style homes along Charles Avenue and giving the neighbourhood its first Black community as estate money began arriving on the shore. Estate builders soon followed. The Trapp Homestead survives from those settler decades, and writers such as Marjory Stoneman Douglas were later drawn to the shaded streets.
It grew as its own village before Miami absorbed it.
Where is Coconut Grove?
Coconut Grove sits on the shore of Biscayne Bay in southern Miami, a low subtropical quarter thick with canopy and threaded by Main Highway.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Coconut Grove?
Around Main Highway: First-timers who want the Grove's walkable core at the door.. By Plymouth Congregational Church: Couples wanting calm streets and garden walks over downtown noise.. The bay edge: Sailors and boaters who want the waterfront and a berth nearby..
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Updated October 2026