A Century of Miami Hospitality, One Chair at a Time

Hotel McAllister on Biscayne Bay — one of Miami's first skyscrapers, and home to the first McAllister beauty salon.

Historically Inspired

My family's devotion to Miami's hospitality industry spans more than a century. Back in the 1910s, my great-great-grandmother, Ms. E.C. McAllister, arrived on the shores of Biscayne Bay with a vision of the “Magic City.” At a time when women could not yet vote, she built one of Miami's first skyscrapers, at the heart of what is now downtown Miami, and established the McAllister Hotel, which opened on December 31, 1919. Her devotion to others and her love of this city built a reputation for world-class service that became an incredible destination for Miami's locals and visitors alike.

The McAllister Hotel quickly became a social hub for our emerging city and served as the backdrop for the lives of generations of Miamians to come. It's in that same spirit, and with that same devotion to others, that I established McAllister Spa in Miami Beach. At its inception, we thought hard about what salons once were in years gone by. We wanted to recapture their unique contribution to individual beauty, fashion, and community — the way salons of an earlier era, like coffeehouses today, served as places people gathered, not just places they were served. With a nod to that past elegance, and everything that defines beauty today, we set out to redefine what a spa and salon should be.

That is the why. The people who do it are the rest of it — a floor recruited from around the world, working in eight languages, seven days a week.

Fashion & Beauty, Focused on People

We are passionately focused on services that accentuate your physical beauty, and we work every day to cultivate an environment that feels like a home away from home — filled with friends and family, not just clients. Beauty and fashion are, by their nature, imperfect, and our staff is energized by that truth: it means our work is never finished. Our team of talented, friendly professionals has traveled the world and found a home with us in our hair salon, nail salon, and spa. I can't wait for you to experience the difference at McAllister Spa.